A curated listing of global health funding opportunities.
About
At the General Assembly, hosted by WHO in Geneva 3 to 4 December, the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R) coalition of research funders launched a new funding mechanism, "Global Research Improving Pandemic Preparedness (GRIPP)". This initiative aims to improve collaboration between international research funders around the world, improving our research responses to future outbreaks, epidemics and wider health emergencies.
The first GRIPP call, focused on strengthening the clinical research ecosystem in LMICs to improve clinical trial good practices aligned with WHO guidance and GloPID-R Roadmap for Clinical Trial Coordination, will be launched in early 2025.
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The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Australia, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) UK are inviting applications for ambitious platform studies in areas of unmet medical need. The platform must be internationally collaborative, with joint leads based in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Applications to this funding opportunity must describe a platform trial seeking to evaluate a number of specified technologies. Each technology must have sufficient clinical, human proof of concept to justify a definitive efficacy study. This call is for either Phase 2 or Phase 3 focused platforms, where there is a pipeline of technologies which justifies a platform approach. This call will not support funding for studies aiming to run platforms seamlessly from phase 2 into phase 3. See call specifications for more details.
The funder is holding a webinar (1.5hrs) to support applicants to this funding opportunity on 19 November 2024, 08:00 UK (UTC+0)/19:00 AEDT (UTC+11). To register for the webinar, please sign up via their online form.
Amount: Aiming to fund 1 to 3 platforms for up to 7 Years. NHMRC and MRFF will fund the Australian research component and the NIHR will fund the UK research component of successful applications.
Learn more about the NIHR: Australia-UK platform studies in areas of unmet clinical need
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The British Academy is inviting proposals for the next round of its International Interdisciplinary Research programme. Projects will be led by UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences working with international partners and wishing to develop interdisciplinary projects that range across all SHAPE and STEM disciplines on the theme of Transnational and Planetary Challenges.
The Academy will only accept applications that focus on one or more of transnational and planetary challenge domains - including on Global health, particularly the rising threat posed by pandemic disease and the linkages among human, animal, and environmental health (“One Health”). Other areas include earth system governance, digital and other transformative technologies, and outer space governance.
ELIGIBILITY
Early-career, Established researcher, Mid-career, Postdoctoral or equivalent research, Senior researcher
Amount
The total funding per award is up to £300,000 over 2 years.
Deadline
17 September 2025; 17:00 British Summer Time (BST)
The Writing Workshops seek to cultivate professional networks and mentorship and provide access for early-career researchers in developing countries to the academic requirements of journals, and to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to publish in these journals. The British Academy is inviting proposals for Writing Workshops in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries.
- Maximum award: £30,000.
- Criteria: Funding must be used in the direct delivery of the workshops, and can cover travel and related expenses.
- Award length: 2 years
- Deadline: 17 September 2025, 17:00 UK time
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Apply for funding to generate critical data that builds confidence in developing a new or repurposed medicine, medical device, diagnostic test, or other medical intervention.
The concept for the product should be backed by prior funding. Projects should focus on one high-risk step, not multiple, to ensure efficient management. This step must address the crucial missing evidence needed to rapidly de-risk onward development or determine failure.
criteria
- Award range: £50,000 - £300,000
- Deadline: 12 November 2025, 4pm UK time
- Eligibility: you must be based at a research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding
Apply for the MRC Gap fund for early-stage development of new healthcare interventions
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Funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics.You can apply for academically-led translational projects that aim to either:
- improve prevention, diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of significant health needs;
- develop research tools that increase the efficiency of developing interventions.
Criteria
- Total fund: £11,000,000
- Deadline: 19 November 2025, 4:00pm UK time
- Criteria: employment at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.
Apply to the MRC: Developmental Pathway Funding scheme