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1 | Global Funding Opportunities for Research Related to COVID-19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Date of announcement | Application Deadline (if known) | Country | Headline | Short summary | Amount (local currency) | Agency or Funder | Links to announcement or call | Eligibility (if available) | Foreigners eligible? (where known) | Link to awardees (if any) | Keywords (disciplines) | GPS coordinates | Foreigners eligible yes/no | |||||||||||||||
3 | EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis | Spain |  | Call for immediate action against COVID-19 in Spain | Contributions must improve treatment, diagnosis or the public health response to the COVID-19 epidemic. | €24M (total) | Instituto de Salud Carlos III | https://www.isciii.es/QueHacemos/Financiacion/Paginas/SolicitudExpresionesInteresCoVid19.aspx | Researchers, academic institutions, businesses, NGOs | √ | Diagnosis, Therapeutics, Vaccines, Epidemiology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Pathogenesis, Immunology, Social and Policy Countermeasures | 40.475483, -3.689996 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | 31-Mar-2020 | 31-Dec-2020 | France |  | Empowering life sciences with innovative technologies to fight COVID-19 | Projects should include areas from at least one core technologies – microfluidics; biophotonics and waves; image analysis and Big Data – and one end-use application. | €15,000 - €30,000 | DIM ELICIT | https://dim-elicit.fr/call/special-call-for-proposals-development-of-innovative-technologies-methods-to-fight-sars-cov-2/?mc_cid=f13cb8065e&mc_eid=3c2f9ad023 | Research teams from the Ile de France region | x | Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Photonics, Image Analysis, Microfluidics | 48.840574, 2.310672 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | 4-Jun-2020 | International | Scientific collaboration between Muslim countries | Grants available to enable collaborating groups in different IsDB countries to buy research equipment and strengthen facilities to enhance their partnership and productivity and to support the mobility of scientists between the participating institutions for training purposes. | $50,000 (U.S.dollars) per research group | The World Academy of Sciences and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) | https://twas.org/opportunity/isdb-twas-joint-research-technology-transfer-grant-2020-quick-response-research-covid-19 | IsDB Member Countries, only PhD holders | x | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Epidemiology | 21.475683, 39.201954 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | 21-Mar-2020 | Denmark |  | Biomedical research to mitigate the impact of the virus: CLOSED CALL | Projects should be patient-oriented with a direct impact, and quick to initiate. | DKK 30M | Lundbeck Foundation | https://www.lundbeckfonden.com/en/the-lundbeck-foundation-pledges-dkk-30-million-to-coronavirus-research/ | Applicants must be affiliated with Danish universities or hospitals, local authorities, patient associations, think-tanks or similar organisations | x | https://www.lundbeckfonden.com/en/closing-the-coronavirus-fund-final-dkk-10-million-goes-to-eight-projects/ | Patient-oriented Research, Medical Research | 55.721964, 12.579870 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | 14-Apr-2020 | Denmark | | Near-market proposals for diagnosis, management and treatment. | Innovation Fund Denmark is seeking interdisciplinary projects to mitigate the impact of the outbreak on citizens, the healthcare system or the social economy through diagnosis, management and/or treatment. The call excludes pure and early-stage research. | DKK 50M | Innovation Fund Denmark | https://innovationsfonden.dk/en/programmes/grand-solutions/extraordinary-grand-solutions-call-covid-19 | Any legal entity | √ | Diagnostics, Treatment, Disease Management | 56.154052, 10.212582 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | 1-Apr-2020 | 01 April 2021, applications reviewed on a rolling basis | UK |  | Rapid response call for UK-led research into COVID-19 | UKRI calls for projects with potential to deliver a significant contribution to the understanding, prevention or management of the COVID-19 outbreak within 12 months. | UK - 80% of full economic costs. Overseas - 100% direct costs only | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department of Health and Social Care | https://mrc.ukri.org/funding/browse/ukri-nihr-covid-19/ukri-nihr-covid-19-rolling-call/ | Pricinpal investigator must be hosted by an institution eligible for UKRI funding. | √ (As co-investigators) | Virology, Immunology, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, Epidemiology, Mitigation, Protective Equipment, Communications, Public health preparedness and response, Vaccines, Disease Management | 51.566673, -1.785517 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | 1-Apr-2020 | 1-June-2020 | International | Curbing the spread of COVID-19 in Muslim countries | The Islamic Development Bank is looking for projects supporting preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic in its member states. Funding categories include new ideas, capacity building, scaling up and commercialisation of innovative projects. | Up to $1M (U.S. dollars) | IsDB | https://www.isdb-engage.org/en/challenge/call-for-innovation-via-transform-fund-2020 | Scientists, innovators, SMEs | √ | Community Health, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurs, Environment, Development, Innovation, Population Health, Sustainability | 21.475519, 39.202136 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | 18-May-2020 | UK | | Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on people living with HIV | Priority areas include epidemiology, health care system management, and biomarkers indicative of disease susceptibility, severity and progression. | £1.5M | ViiV Healthcare | https://viivhealthcare.com/en-gb/media/company-statements/our-commitment-to-solutions--the-viiv-healthcare-global-hiv-and-/ | Applicants must be affiliated with a clinical institution | √ | Vulnerable Groups, Disease Management, Data Science, Epidemiology, HIV | 51.488159, -0.316678 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | 25-May-2020 | International | Funding competition: tech-focused ideas for e-learning during pandemic-induced school closures | Projects focusing distance learning and education in low- and middle-income countries will compete to be invited to virtual EdTech Pitch Days with a global network of potential funders. | EdTech Hub, mEducation Alliance and Global Innovation Exchange | https://edtechhub.org/coronavirus/call-for-ideas/ | √ | Industry, Education | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 14-Apr-2020 | 31-Aug-2021 | EU |  | Flexible, wearable electronics to reduce the spread of COVID-19 | Wanted: companies looking to use smart, flexible and wearable electronics in prevention, diagnosis and therapy. Projects will be evaluated in the nearest of five cut-off days: 5 June 2020 (particularly for COVID-19- related projects), 23 September 2020, 15 January 2021, 7 May 2020 and 31 August 2021. | up to €100,000 | SmartEEs2 | https://smartees.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SMARTEES2-CALL-FOR-APPLICATION-EXPERIMENTS_V1.0.pdf | SMEs and Mid-cap companies | √ | Industry, Electronics | 50.843727, 4.382191 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | EU | | Fast track access to research facilities for Central European researchers | Quick access to use selected instruments – including NMR, synchrotron, X-ray scattering and X-ray diffraction – for research topics related to COVID-19. | Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CERIC) | https://www.ceric-eric.eu/2020/03/10/covid-19-fast-track-access/ | Researchers of any nationality working in Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, North Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia or Ukraine. | √ | Health | 45°38'38.7"N 13°50'55.6"E | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 30-Sep-2020 | UK | | Medical robotics for contagious diseases | Projects should propose robotics solutions for medical purposes, including drones. | £15.000 | UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems Network | https://www.ukras.org/robotics-week/challenges/medical-robotics-for-contagious-diseases-challenge-2020/ | Robotics | 51.566765, -1.785560 | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 14-Apr-2020 | UK | | Using space to mitigate pandemics | Applicants should use space technology by using space-based products and services to improve the UK healthcare ecosystem impacted by the pandemic | Up to 80% for SMEs, universities and research institutes; up to 50% for larger companies | European Space Agency (ESA) and UK Space Agency (UKSA) | https://business.esa.int/space-for-uk-covid-19#LatestInfo | Universities, Research Institutes, Companies, Consortia | √ | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Industry | 51.566934, -1.784610 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | EU |  | Call for innovative health solutions with immediate benefit in the fight against COVID-19 | Solutions should address a real COVID-19 need, filling a gap or aiming to reduce the significant burden currently being felt across healthcare in Europe. | EIT Health | https://eithealth.wufoo.com/forms/covid19-eit-health-connecting-innovators/ | SMEs, Organisations | √ | All Disciplines | 49.528519, 8.469736 | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Lebanon |  | Open call for project proposals on Health Technology solutions | Proposals shoud include test kits, respiratory devices, protective equipment or mobile applications for detection, tracing, and information sharing, that can respond to the current emergency medical needs for Lebanon. | Berytech | https://berytech.org/programs/healthtech-solutions-initiative/ | Industry, Innovation, Respiration, Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Machine Learning | 33.891684, 35.505466 | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 12-Mar-2020 | 12-May-2020 | France |  | Innovative solutions to tackle transnational problems | The Forum is looking for projects and initiatives on the governance of health, AI, social and economic response to the pandemic. Successful applicants wll present their projects to the third edition of the Paris Peace Forum, from 11 to 13 November 2020. | Paris Peace Forum | https://parispeaceforum.org/call-for-projects/ | √ | Innovation, Governance, Health, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Environment, Sustainability, Education, Social Sciences, Economics, Peace, Security | 48.855026, 2.347702 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | 7-Apr-2020 | 28-April-2020 | Finland |  | Redirect existing research towards the mitigation and prevention of the effects of the outbreak | The goal of this call is to redirect projects funded by the Academy of Finland towards COVID-19 research. | €8.45M | Academy of Finland | https://www.aka.fi/en/funding/apply-for-funding/research-environment/call-for-applications-special-funding-for-research-on-covid-19-epidemic-and-the-mitigation-of-its-effects/ | Principal investigators must already have funding from the Academy of Finland. The funding cannot be used to launch entirely new research or new research consortia. | x | All Disciplines | 60.178539, 24.955448 | No | |||||||||||||||
21 | 27-Mar-2020 | 29-May-2020 | Sweden |  | Convert products or activities so that they deal with the challenges of COVID-19 | Projects should be capable of implementation within 6 to 12 months and focus on the new challenges posed by the outbreak. | SEK50M | Vinnova | https://www.vinnova.se/en/calls-for-proposals/innovationer-i-krisens-spar/innovations-in-the-wake-of-the-crisis-2020-01813/ | Companies and organisations developing products or actions that could be converted to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Project must have at least one developing partner and one partner who will benefit from the project. | Innovation, Business | 59.332710, 18.061037 | |||||||||||||||||
22 | 31-August-2020 | Sweden | | Grants to secure access to data or research materials | Proposals have to demonstrate an urgent need to secure future access to data or other research materials | Variable (depends on cost of urgent needs) | Formas | https://formas.se/en/start-page/archive/calls/2020-03-26-urgent-grants-2020-to-secure-access-to-data-or-research-materials.html | Researchers with doctoral degree from a Swedish university, college or other Swedish public organisation | x | Environment, Agricultural Sciences, Spatial Planning | 59.339033, 18.056245 | No | ||||||||||||||||
23 | 7-May-2020 | France | | Mitigating risk in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic | The AXA Research Fund is earmarking a total of €5M of its project funding budget to develop responses to infectious diseases and COVID-19, including post-crisis solution building. | €250 000 per project | AXA Research Fund | https://www.axa-research.org/fr/page/call-for-proposals-mitigating-risk-in-the-wake-of-the-covid-19-pandemic | PhD holders from AXA Research Fund academic institutions. | √ | Data Science, Epidemiology, Social Sciences, Economics, Health, Environment | 48°52'17.5"N 2°18'47.9"E | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
24 | 1-Apr-2020 | 31-December-2020 | Lithuania |  | Calling all Lithuanian researchers | Use open-access data to produce recommendations on how to minimise or halt the spread of the coronavirus. | €700,000 | Research Council of Lithuania | https://www.lmt.lt/lt/mokslo-finansavimas/kalendorinis-kvietimu-planas/2287/kvietimas-540 | Lithuanian institution included in the Register of Education and Science Institutions or the Academy of Science. | x | All Disciplines | 54.686367, 25.284883 | No | |||||||||||||||
25 | 15-May-2020 | EU | | Sharing European COVID-19 patients' data | The EHDEN project is looking for Data Partners able to share their data on COVID-19 patients in order to accelerate data analysis and support evidence-based decision-making. | €1M | European Health Data & Evidence Network | https://www.ehden.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-19-Data-Partner-Call-Description-v1.4.pdf | Organisations based in an EU member state or Horizon 2020-associated country | √ | Data Science | 50.835131, 4.354707 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
26 | Application will be evaluaed on a rolling basis | UK |  | Rapid Response Call for Bristol University's academic staff. | Proposals must be for research work in the area of the novel coronavirus / COVID-19 | £500 - £5,000 per project | University of Bristol | http://www.bristol.ac.uk/blackwell/funding/covid-19/ | Academic staff members at the University of Bristol | x | All Disciplines | 51°27'29.0"N 2°36'29.3"W | No | ||||||||||||||||
27 | UK | | Wanted: proposals needing rapid access to the Diamond synchrotron | Priority call for projects directly related to SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins. | Not specified | Diamond Light Source | https://www.diamond.ac.uk/covid-19/for-scientists/rapid-access.html | Protein researchers in academia and industry | Medical Research, Chemistry, Biology, Biomaterials, Epidemiology | 51°34'28.1"N 1°18'39.4"W | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 3-April-2020 | UK | | Join a research collaboration using data science to support acute care management and clinical decision making | Teams winning support will rapidly trial data science and machine learning methods onnew national DECOVID data resource of COVID 19 data. | Not specified | The Alan Turing Institute | https://www.turing.ac.uk/work-turing/research-and-funding-calls/call-covid-19-rapid-response-data-science-taskforce | UK-based data science teams with strong experience in working with health and clinical data applications | x | Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence | 51°31'48.1"N 0°07'39.6"W | No | ||||||||||||||||
29 | 19-April-2020 | Turkey |  | Support for trainee researchers | Support to undergraduate, postgraduate, doctorate and postdoctoral students for diagnosis and treatment projects related to COVID-19 | Up to TL 6,000 per month | TÜBİTAK | https://tto.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/blog/tubitak-star-trainee-researcher-scholarship-program | Undergraduate, postgraduate, doctorate and postdoctoral researchers | x | Diagnostics, Treatment, Prevention | 39.904729, 32.859128 | No | ||||||||||||||||
30 | Sweden |  | X-ray facilities for COVID-19 research | Rapid access for groups who require instrument time for projects to discover more about the virus, vaccine, diagnostics or treatment. | Not specified | MAX IV | https://www.maxiv.lu.se/covid-19/ | Vaccines, Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Virology, Health | 55°42'40.0"N 13°12'04.3"E | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 30-March-2020 | Sweden | | Open call for COVID-19 proposals for researchers based in Sweden | Help create a comprehensive program to combat the coronavirus pandemic. | Not specified | SciLifeLab | https://www.scilifelab.se/covid-19/open-call | Researchers or infrastructure staff scientists in Sweden affiliated to a university or institute. | x | https://www.scilifelab.se/news/scilifelab-coordinates-major-efforts-in-diagnostics-and-research-on-the-coronavirus/ | Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Biology, Health | 59°21'01.0"N 18°01'23.5"E | No | |||||||||||||||
32 | 23-Mar-2020 | 27-March-2020 | EU |  | Grants for EIC-funded companies working on COVID-19 | Funding opportunity for all EIC-backed SMEs that can contribute to possible solutions to help combat the current pandemic and its consequences. | Not specified | European Innovation Council (EIC) | https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/eic-epitching-covid-19 | EIC-funded companies working in COVID-19 related issues. | Vaccines, Therapeutics, Diagnostics | 50°51'22.2"N 4°21'35.5"E | |||||||||||||||||
33 | 1-Apr-2020 | 24-April-2020 | Serbia |  | Personal protection: innovative products and technological solutions | Solutions will aim to protect service providers and caregivers from COVID-19 and to minimize the risk of transmission with personal protective and medical equipment. | Not specified yet | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Serbia | https://www.rs.undp.org/content/serbia/en/home/presscenter/articles/2020/covid-19-challenge-launched--calling-for-innovation-in-a-time-of.html | Public companies, commercial organisations/businesses, research institutions registered in Serbia | x | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Social Sciences, Sustainability | 44°49'03.4"N 20°25'13.3"E | No | |||||||||||||||
34 | 4-May-2020 | Finland |  | Art against COVID-19 | Proposals should be related to the following themes: state of emergency, radical change, resilience, artistic practice in the future, alone together. Three deadlines: 30.3, 20.4, 04.05. | The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes (SKTI) | https://finnland-institut.de/open-call-together-alone-english/ | Finnish and Finland-based artists and artist groups | x | Art | 60°09'32.8"N 24°57'30.9"E | No | |||||||||||||||||
35 | 15-Apr-2020 | 15-May-2020 | International | While waiting for a vaccine: multilateral call for short- to medium-term solutions | Funding for a consortium with at least two participating countries and with financial help from national funding organisations. | Variable (depends on national funding body) | Eureka | https://www.eurekanetwork.org/content/multilateral-call-solutions-covid-19-echo-period | Organisations from Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain and Turkey | √ | Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Health, Smart Technologies, Mobility, Education | 50.840128, 4.397797 | |||||||||||||||||
36 | 4-June-2020 | International | Research funding in Islamic countries | Joint call from the UN World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and the Islamic Development Bank for Research (IsDB) for epidemiology, diagnostic and treatments research in member states of the IsDB | $100,000 per grant | IsDB and TWAS | https://twas.org/opportunity/isdb-twas-joint-research-technology-transfer-grant-2020-quick-response-research-covid-19 | Each principal applicant must be a national of an IsDB country | x | Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Therapeutics | 45°42'14.9"N 13°43'09.7"E | No | |||||||||||||||||
37 | 1-Apr-2020 | 1-October-2020 | EU | | AMable: Fighting shortages in products and problems in medical care | Provide solutions, involving additive manufacturing, to a set of challenges including a lack of equipment, helpful tools, replacement parts or parts that enable additional functionality | €350,000 | AMable consortium | https://www.amable.eu/fileadmin/amable/documents/call-for-proposals-covid19/AMable_COVID-19_GuideForApplicants_TH_v0100.pdf | Individuals or companies registered within the EU or in a country linked to Horizon 2020. Research and technology development organisations are not eligible, nor consortia. | √ | Industry | 50°47'07.6"N 6°02'48.9"E | Yes | |||||||||||||||
38 | 10-Apr-2020 | 30-April-2020 | Luxembourg |  | Startups vs COVID-19 | Developing technological solutions, products or services to tackle the economic, societal and health impact of the pandemic. | €150,000 per project | Ministry of the Economy | https://www.startupluxembourg.com/hubfs/StartupsVSCovid19_Call%20for%20proposals_09042020.pdf | All types of young companies with less than 5 years of existence, established in Luxembourg | x | Economics, Social Sciences, Health | 49°36'48.9"N 6°07'38.6"E | No | |||||||||||||||
39 | 11-Apr-2020 | 30-April-2020 | Belgium |  | Consortia sought to accelerate developments on COVID-19 | The projects will focus on prophylactics, therapeutics and diagnostics to contribute in the short term to dealing with the current outbreak. Proposals must be made by a consortium to increase their likelihood of impact. | €50,000 - €300,000 per project | Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (FWO) | https://www.fwo.be/en/news/calls/special-covid-19-projects/ | Private companies, academia, international organisations, public bodies (preferably including a Flemish hospital or a Belgian government agency active in the field of care and public health) | Prevention, Therapeutics, Diagnostics | 50°50'21.5"N 4°21'55.2"E | |||||||||||||||||
40 | 7-April-2020 | Belgium | | Call for COVID-19 medical or non-medical research projects: CLOSED | The proposals focused on prevention, diagnostics, treatment and/or (medical or non-medical) consequences of COVID-19. | €50,000 | Ghent University | https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/bof/covid | Ghent University staff or visiting professors only. | x | https://www.ugent.be/nl/onderzoek/financiering/bof/selectie/overzicht.htm | Prevention, Diagnostics, Treatment | 51°02'49.0"N 3°43'40.3"E | No | |||||||||||||||
41 | 10-Apr-2020 | 17-April-2020 | EU |  | DIH-Hero project | Funded through Horizon 2020, this call will focus on projects in robotics healthcare. | €1M | European Commission | https://dih-hero.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DIH-HERO_Applicant_Guide_COVID-19.pdf | SMEs and slightly larger companies | √ | Robotics, Diagnostics, Rehabilitation | 47°28'12.1"N 19°03'35.4"E | Yes | |||||||||||||||
42 | 15-May-2020 | Luxembourg |  | Interdisciplinary call for urgent research projects | Projects must be aligned with WHO Bluebook (March 2020 version), with a particular interest in development and use of text and data mining techniques. | €50,000 per project | Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) | https://www.fnr.lu/funding-instruments/covid-19 | Public research institutions , non-profit associations, societal impact companies (SIS), and foundations engaged in research in Luxembourg | x | All Disciplines, Data Science | 49°30'17.5"N 5°56'53.8"E | No | ||||||||||||||||
43 | 25-Mar-2020 | Open until further notice | Ireland |  | Rapid-response call to fund research on the impacts of the pandemic on the Irish society. | Projects should be based on interdisciplinary approaches to develop innovative solutions to tackle the different aspects of the crisis – or on repurposing existing approaches. | Awards depend on justification of need | Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland | http://www.sfi.ie/funding/funding-calls/covid19-rapid-response/SFI-EI-IDA-COVID-19-Rapid-Response-Call.pdf | Clients or employees of one of the following government agencies Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Údaras Na Gaeltachta or Local Enterprise Office (LEO) | All Disciplines | 53°20'02.5"N 6°15'38.5"W | |||||||||||||||||
44 | 8-Apr-2020 | EU | | EIT calls for innovative proposals to address COVID-19 | The EIT partnership is looking to make an immediate response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Topics such as vaccine and drug discovery/development will not be funded.) | €600,000 | EIT Health | https://eithealth.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-19-Rapid-Response-Proposal-one-pager-1.pdf | Projects led by EIT Health Core or Associate Partner, in a consortium with at least two partners | √ | All Disciplines, Drug Development | 47°28'12.1"N 19°03'35.4"E | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
45 | 3-Apr-2020 | 17-Apr-2020 | UK |  | Call for proposals from businesses to make UK more resilient to COVID-19 pandemic | Support for UK businesses to focus on emerging or increasing social and industrial needs during and following the Covid-19 pandemic. | £20M | Innovate UK | https://www.apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/covid19/overview.html#eligibility | UK registered businesses (sole traders are not eligible to apply) | x | Business, Social Sciences | 51°34'02.2"N 1°47'02.7"W | No | |||||||||||||||
46 | 1-Apr-2020 | 13-Apr-2020 | France |  | North and South: projects linking France with a less-developed country | Opportunities for resource-limited countries to collaborate with French researchers on COVID-19 diagnostics and countermeasures | €4M | Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le Sida et les Hépatites Virales (ANRS) | http://www.anrs.fr/sites/default/files/2020-04/reglement-appel-projets-covid-19.pdf | One team based in France associated with a team based in a resource-limited country | √ | Diagnostics, Therapeutics | 48°49'36.1"N 2°21'55.7"E | Yes | |||||||||||||||
47 | 13-Apr-2020 | UK | | Urgent call for research to support the response to COVID-19 in humanitarian settings | This call focuses on priorities related to the current COVID-19 outbreak in humanitarian settings in low and middle-income countries. Vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics will not be funded. Two further deadlines on 20 April 2020. and 4 May 2020. | Not stated | Elrha | https://www.elrha.org/funding-opportunity/research-to-support-covid-19-response-in-humanitarian-settings/ | Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in camps or urban settings, and conflict affected people, in low and middle income countries | √ | Data Science, Social Sciences, Health Systems | 51°28'56.8"N 3°11'22.0"W | No | ||||||||||||||||
48 | 22-Apr-2020 | Lebanon |  | CNRS-Lebanon flash call on projects on COVID-19 management | A wide-ranging opportunity for projects related to – among others – diagnostic tools, use of big data analysis, robotic devices, virology, co-infection and social media to manage COVID-19. | 10 - 20 M Lebanese Pound per year | National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) | http://www.cnrs.edu.lb/english/call-of-interest/calls-for-proposals-by-cnrs/covid-19-management-lebano | Diagnostics, Treatment, Data Science, Therapeutics, Robotics, Social Media | 33°52'17.6"N 35°29'34.1"E | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | 3-Apr-2020 | 17-Apr-2020 | EU |  | Funding opportunity for research in sub-Saharan Africa | The EU launches an the emergency funding mechanism to support projects on COVID-19 management and prevention in sub-Saharan Africa. | €500,000 per project | European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) | http://www.edctp.org/call/mobilisation-of-funding-for-covid-19-research-in-sub-saharan-africa/ | EU member states and member states of EDCTP (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) | √ (subject to certain conditions) | Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Therapeutics | 33°54'14.6"S 18°34'09.3"E | Yes | |||||||||||||||
50 | 31-Mar-2020 | 20-Apr-2020 | EU |  | Enlisting space-based technologies in the fight against COVID-19 | Companies are invited to propose projects using at least one space-based technology to improve the management of COVID-19 in diagnostics, therapeutics, mental health and education (e-learning) | 50% of the acceptable cost (up to €1M per project) | European Space Agency (ESA) | https://business.esa.int/funding/invitation-to-tender/space-response-to-covid-19-outbreak | Candidates from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK | √ | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Education, Social Sciences, Mental Health, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning | 50°50'38.0"N 4°23'12.2"E | Yes | |||||||||||||||
51 | 2-Apr-2020 | 1-May-2020 | Belgium |  | Grants available for researchers in Belgium | Funding to support reasearchers from FNRS and universities of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Priorities lie on epidemiological and translational studies, immunology and prevention of the virus. | €60,000 | Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) | http://www.frs-fnrs.be/docs/Reglement-et-documents/CUR_Mini-guide_2020_FR.pdf | Researchers from FNRS or the six universities part of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (ULB, UCLouvain, ULiege, UMons, UNamur, USL) | √ | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Vaccines, Immunology, Epidemiology, Economics | 50°50'22.1"N 4°21'55.0"E | Yes | |||||||||||||||
52 | 30-Mar-2020 | 8-Apr-2020 | UK |  | Scottish Government funding for COVID-19 research in the field of therapeutics, diagnostics, experimental medicine, data science and social science | The call will support Scottish universities in their result-oriented research to come up with clinical practice and policy outcomes. | £1.25M per proposal | Scottish Government | https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/covid19/ | Scottish universities | x | Data science, Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Social Sciences, Experimental Medicine | 55°57'13.5"N 3°11'02.1"W | No | |||||||||||||||
53 | 30-Mar-2020 | Netherlands |  | Dutch research call focuses on data collection | Funding for research involving data collection for a better response and understanding of COVID-19 oubreak | € 1.5M | Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) | https://www.nwo.nl/algemeen/over-nwo/coronavirus/coronavirus | Dutch researchers | x | Data Science | 52°04'50.2"N 4°20'39.7"E | No | ||||||||||||||||
54 | 31-Mar-2020 | None | UK |  | Wanted: innovative research on the understanding of and response to COVID-19 | A call for innovative proposals on health, social, economic and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak for up to 18 months duration. | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | https://www.ukri.org/funding/funding-opportunities/ukri-open-call-for-research-and-innovation-ideas-to-address-covid-19/ | UK-based entities | √ (International collaboration is permitted, so long as the research is of relevance to the UK) | All Disciplines | 51°34'01.1"N 1°47'07.3"W | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
55 | None | UK |  | Projects in Wales to support Covid-19 resilience | The funding for to purchase equipment, adjustments to existing processes and implementation of new processes. The project should benefit Wales in relation to the response to the Co-Vid 19 outbreak. | Not specified | Welsh Government | https://businesswales.gov.wales/expertisewales/covid-19-resilience-innovation-project-support | Businesses based in Wales | x | Innovation, Business | 51°51'20.3"N 4°19'05.7"W | No | ||||||||||||||||
56 | 6-Apr-2020 | 30-Sep-2020 | Austria |  | Austrian funding for research on therapeutics, and on social, economic, and legal impacts of SARS-CoV-2 | An interdisciplinary call for proposals for researchers based in Austria to address the prevention, early detection, containment, causes and effects of diseases such as SARS-CoV-2. Proposals from other disciplines are also welcome. | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) | https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/news-and-media-relations/news/detail/nid/20200326-2500/ | Applicants based in Austria | All Disciplines | 48°13'10.7"N 16°21'07.6"E | ||||||||||||||||||
57 | 8-Apr-2020 | Switzerland |  | A Swiss funding call for research on COVID-19 diagnostics, immunology and interventions | Support for researchers from four partner universities in Switzerland on diagnostics, human immune response, medical interventions and disease management. | 0.5M to 2.5M CHF | Botnar Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH) at University of Basel & ETH Zurich | https://brc.ch/ftc/ | Researchers from its four partner institutions (University of Basel, ETH Zurich, University Children’s Hospital Basel and Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute)/ Multi-institutional consortia and collaborations with national or international researchers are encouraged. | √ | Diagnostics, Immunology, Therapeutics | 47°33'57.6"N 7°36'09.2"E | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
58 | 30-Mar-2020 | 14-Apr-2020 | Poland |  | Top-up funding for research on therapeutic strategies and diagnostic methods for COVID-19 | Polish investigators already working on COVID-19 are offered rapid, flexible and additional funding to allow them to intensify their research. | PLN 10M | National Science Center | http://ncn.gov.pl/aktualnosci/2020-03-30-oglaszamy-konkurs-na-finansowanie-badan-nad-covid-19?language=en | Must hold a PhD | x | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Prevention, Social Sciences | 50°02'50.0"N 19°55'48.9"E | No | |||||||||||||||
59 | 30-Mar-2020 | 15-Apr-2020 | Spain (and Portugal) |  | Call for projects to support to clinical and translational proposals to address the COVID-19 emergency | The call will specifically give support to clinical and translational proposals that include clearly targeted technologies or projects to prevent, treat, monitor, or diagnose the COVID-19 disease. | €300,000 | 'La Caixa'' Foundation | https://caixaimpulse.com/programme?program_id=PROGRAMME_COVID_19&program_section=CALL | Non-profit legal entities based in Spain or Portugal. | x (Only Portuguese and Spanish researchers) | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Clinical Studies, Prevention | 41°24'08.7"N 2°10'13.0"E | No | |||||||||||||||
60 | 31-Mar-2020 | 28-May-2020 | Portugal |  | Data Science and AI to strengthen public administration responses | A call for data processing projects principally in the medical sector to respond to COVID-19 and to contribute to new responses to future pandemics. | €240,000 per applicant | Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) | https://www.fct.pt/apoios/projectos/concursos/datascience/index.phtml.en | Non-business entities in the R&I system (higher education institutions, State or international laboratories based in Portugal, private non-profit institutions, other public and private, non-profit institutions) | Data Science, Artificial Intelligence | 38°42'49.9"N 9°09'09.7"W | |||||||||||||||||
61 | 4-Feb-2020 | 27-Feb-2020 | UK |  | Rapid Response Call for "Active intervention development" and "Diagnosing and understanding COVID-19" | Research is to focus on vaccines and therapeutics; and on diagnostics, clinical investigations, anthropology investigations, and development of technologies, platforms or systems to accelerate the R&D of diagnostics. | £20M | National Institute for Health Research | https://mrc.ukri.org/funding/browse/2019-ncov-rapid-response-call/2019-ncov-rapid-response-call/ | Hosted by a UK institution eligible for UKRI funding. Overseas research organisations in affected countries providing important local engagement can be co-investigators | √ | www.nihr.ac.uk/news/covid-19-vaccine-and-therapies-research-boosted-by-six-new-projects-in-105-million-rapid-funding-round/24489 | Vaccines, Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Behavioural Sciences | 51°26'50.8"N 0°19'36.3"W | Yes | ||||||||||||||
62 | 23-Mar-2020 | 1-Apr-2020 | UK |  | Funding from the 'Techforce 19' programme to support those in need during the COVID-19 outbreak. | Government funding for innovators who can support the elderly, vulnerable and self-isolating in the community (not in clinical settings) during COVID-19 to apply for government funding of up to £25,000 to test their solution. | up to £25,000 per company | NHSX (Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement) and managed by PUBLIC | https://techforce19.uk/ | Technology companies, Innovators | √ (technology has to be deployed in the UK) | Digital Platforms, Innovation | 51°29'53.4"N 0°07'59.4"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
63 | 3-Apr-2020 | UK |  | The British Medical Association Foundation for Medical Research is looking to fund COVID-19 research | A £65,000 grant to promote COVID-19 research; the application does not restrict the area of research. | £65,000 | British Medical Association Foundation for Medical Research | http://www.bmafoundationmr.org.uk/applying-for-funding/ | UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists in the UK | x | Medical Research | 51°31'33.9"N 0°07'44.5"W | No | ||||||||||||||||
64 | Applications will be evaluated on a weekly basis | EU |  | EOSC funding to respond to COVID-19 pandemic | Funding opportunities for stakeholders using cloud-based technologies to respond to the public health emergencies. | €45,000 | European Open Science Cloud Secretariat (EOSC) | https://www.eoscsecretariat.eu/sites/default/files/eoscsecretariat_-_fast_track_process_for_covid-19_co-creation_requests.pdf | EU Member State or Horizon 2020 associated country | √ | Cloud, Virology, Therapeutics | 50°50'31.8"N 4°23'01.9"E | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
65 | Open until further notice | UK |  | Article processing charges waived for coronavirus papers | Journal publisher Emerald will not charge for publishing coronavirus papers. | £20,000 | Emerald Publishing Ltd | https://www.emeraldpublishing.com/coronavirus/ | Not restricted | √ | All Disciplines | 53.8474° N, 1.8338° W | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
66 | 24-Mar-2020 | Open until further notice | Belgium |  | Advanced computing resources for research into COVID-19 | PRACE, the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe, wants to hear how its resources can contribute to the mitigation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Resources vary | Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe | http://prace-ri.eu/prace-support-to-mitigate-impact-of-covid-19-pandemic/ | Academia, Research institutes, Commercial organisations based in Europe | √ (entities based in Europe) | High-performance Computing, Bioinformatics, Biology, Virology, Therapeutics, Vaccines | 50°50'13.6"N 4°22'14.1"E | Yes | |||||||||||||||
67 | 11-Mar-2020 | 31-Mar-2020 | Norway |  | Emergency Call for Collaborative and Knowledge-building Proposals | Applications should be focused on collaboration and knowledge-building around COVID-19 in relation to democracy, administration and renewal, and global development. | NOK 30M | The Research Council of Norway | https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/call-for-proposals/2020/covid-19-emergency-call-proposals-collaborative-and-knowledge-building-projects-for-the-fight-against-coronavirus-disease-covid-19/ | Approved Norwegian research organisations | x | Patient Management, Public Health | 59°54'49.5"N 10°38'41.8"E | No | |||||||||||||||
68 | 11-Mar-2020 | 4-Jun-2020 | Denmark |  | Societal Responses to and Preparedness for Emerging Viral Infections | Support for in-depth, collaborative projects with up to three groups to accelerate society’s preparedness for and early detection of emerging viral diseases. | DKK 20M | Novo Nordisk Foundation | https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grants/societal-responses-to-and-preparedness-for-emerging-viral-infections-2020/ | The main applicant and host institution must be anchored in Denmark. The host institution could be any Danish public research institution. | x | Surveillance, Diagnostics, Epidemiology, Modelling, Policy | 55°43'38.6"N 12°35'01.9"E | No | |||||||||||||||
69 | 24-Mar-2020 | 5-Apr-2020 | Portugal |  | Special support for rapid implementation projects | A call for R&D projects that can quickly contribute to improving the response of health systems to the impact of COVID-19, contributing to better patient management and the implementation of public health measures. | € 1.5M | Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) | https://www.fct.pt/apoios/research4covid19/index.phtml.en | Portugal-based entities only | x | Prevention, Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Clinical Studies, Epidemiology | 38°42'37.2"N 9°09'11.6"W | No | |||||||||||||||
70 | 17-Mar-2020 | 18-May-2020 | Israel |  | Call for Proposals for R&D Plans of Industrial Products for the Prevention and Treatment of the COVID-19 | Submission of applications for assistance with R&D and technological innovation plans. The final date for applications is 18 May, but there are multiple submission dates before that time: 30 March, 20 April, and 4 May. | 30% to 70% of approved R&D expenses | Israel Innovation Authority | https://innovationisrael.org.il/en/opencall/industrial-products-for-prevention-of-coronavirus | Companies in the manufacturing industry in a variety of fields | Industry, Innovation, Practical Demonstrations, Prototype Development, Prevention, Treatment | 31°44'57.9"N 35°11'12.3"E | |||||||||||||||||
71 | 17-Mar-2020 | 26-Mar-2020 | Israel |  | Projects in the Development, Piloting and Demonstration stages to cope with the Coronavirus | Israeli technology companies are urged to submit R&D plans, including projects in the development, piloting and demonstration stages, to deal with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic | 20% – 50% of approved R&D expenses | Israel Innovation Authority | https://innovationisrael.org.il/en/opencall/piloting-and-demo-stages-to-fight-coronavirus | Israeli technology companies | x | All Disciplines | 31°44'57.9"N 35°11'12.3"E | No | |||||||||||||||
72 | 19-Mar-2020 | 17-Apr-2020 | UK |  | BSAC COVID-19 Funding Call | A COVID-19 funding call to support researchers in microbiology in better understanding and addressing COVID-19 outbreak. | up to £25,000 | British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | http://bsac.org.uk/bsac-covid-19-funding-call/ | Very broad, including early career researchers and clinical trainees. Note that applications are not normally encouraged from principal investigators and co-workers in receipt of grants in excess of £100K (or local equivalent) in the past two years. See stage.bsac.org.uk/funding/ for details. | √ | Bacteriology, Virology, Fungal Infections, Therapeutics | 52°29'10.8"N 1°54'31.8"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
73 | 22-Mar-2020 | 8-Apr-2020 | Austria |  | Emergency call for COVID-19 research in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak | A rapid call to Austria businesses for COVID-19 projects lasting no longer than 12 months. To accelerate decision making, this call has a deadline of 8 April; a second call will have a deadline of 11 May. | € 21 million | Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG) | https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibung/emergencycall-covid-19 | Austrian companies planning a research and development project in accordance with the KLIPHA-COVID19 tender guidelines | x | Virology, Infection, Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Clinical Studies | 48°13'36.8"N 16°21'52.4"E | No | |||||||||||||||
74 | 22-Mar-2020 | 11-May-2020 | Austria |  | Emergency call for COVID-19 research in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak | A rapid call to Austria businesses for COVID-19 projects lasting no longer than 12 months. The second part of the rapid call (the first part has a deadline of 8 April). | € 21 million | Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG) | https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibung/emergencycall-covid-19 | Austrian companies planning a research and development project in accordance with the KLIPHA-COVID19 tender guidelines | x | Virology, Infection, Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Clinical Studies | 48°13'36.8"N 16°21'52.4"E | No | |||||||||||||||
75 | 24-Mar-2020 | 9-Apr-2020 | Ireland |  | COVID-19 Pandemic Rapid Response Funding Call (COV19 2020) | A rapid response mechanism to fund research that will provide evidence for the Irish national and global efforts to deal with the virus outbreak. | up to €200,000 | Health Research Board, Ireland | https://www.hrb.ie/funding/funding-schemes/all-funding-schemes/grant/covid-19-pandemic-rapid-response-funding-call-cov19-2020/ | Experts matched to the nature and context of the project | Decision expected: 21 April 2020 | Health Services Research, Clinical Studies, Population Health | 53°20'21.2"N 6°14'40.0"W | ||||||||||||||||
76 | 20-Mar-2020 | 4-Jun-2020 | UK |  | Development and testing of therapeutics to treat COVID-19 | A £10 million fund to support research to accelerate the development and testing of therapeutics that can be rapidly deployed to treat the symptoms of COVID-19. UK-based medical research charity LifeArc is seeking applications from academics or companies with therapeutics that could be repurposed or repositioned for use in COVID-19 patients. | £10M | LifeArc | https://www.lifearc.org/funding/covid-19-funding/ | Academics, NHS employees or companies that have therapeutics that could be repurposed or repositioned for use in COVID-19 patients | √ | Treatment, Clinical Studies | 51°31'31.7"N 0°07'41.8"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
77 | 13-Mar-2020 | 31-Dec-2020 | UK | | Travel and subsistence funding to support Low- and Middle-Income Country engagement during the COVID-19 outbreak | Travel and subsistence funding to appropriately qualified public health professionals, clinicians and academics who wish to offer science and technical advice to support the immediate response to COVID-19 in low and middle-income countries. | NIHR | https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/travel-and-subsistence-funding-to-support-lmic-engagement-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/24407 | Travel, Low and Middle-Income Countries, LMIC | 51°26'50.8"N 0°19'36.3"W | |||||||||||||||||||
78 | No deadline | UK |  | Epidemic Preparedness: COVID-19 | This call aims to strengthen the evidence base to better prevent and control coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemics and to increase research and response capacity. Part of an existing partnership between Wellcome and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) through the Joint Initiative on Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response to help low- and middle-income countries prepare for and tackle epidemics. | Up to £2M | Wellcome Trust & UK Department for International Development (DFID) | https://wellcome.ac.uk/grant-funding/schemes/epidemic-preparedness-covid-19 | PhD plus significant postdoctoral experience in an academic research organisation, a not-for-profit or government body, a private sector organisation | √ (Apart from mainland China) | Clinical Studies, Treatment, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Social Sciences, Ethics, Immunology, Pathophysiology | 51°33'43.5"N 0°08'24.6"W | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
79 | 19-Mar-2020 | 1-Sep-2020 | Germany |  | Coronavirus: DFG Launches Call for Multidisciplinary Research into Epidemics and Pandemics | Multidisciplinary projects addressing the prevention, early detection, containment and investigation of the causes, impacts and management of epidemics and pandemics, taking the example of SARS-CoV-2 and other microorganisms and viruses pathogenic to humans. | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) | https://www.dfg.de/en/service/press/press_releases/2020/press_release_no_8/index.html | Researchers who have completed their academic training (a doctorate as a rule) | √ (But must be working in Germany or at a German research institution abroad) | Multidisciplinary Research, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, Economics, Fundamental Research | 50°41'58.4"N 7°08'51.9"E | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
80 | 2-Jan-2020 | 2-Dec-2020 | EU |  | Advancing knowledge for the clinical and public health response | Advance our understanding of the novel coronavirus epidemic, contribute to more efficient clinical management of patients infected with the virus, as well as public health preparedness and response | €47.5M | European Commission | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/sc1-phe-coronavirus-2020 | Annex A | ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/cap/h2020/sc1-phe-coronavirus-2020/1880130-flash_call_info_(call_results)_en.pdf | Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Clinical Studies, Social Sciences | 50°50'37.8"N 4°22'48.2"E | ||||||||||||||||
81 | 6-Jun-2019 | 20-Mar-2020 | EU |  | EIC Accelerator Pilot | A European Commission call for startups and SMEs with technologies and innovations that could help in treating, testing, monitoring or other aspects of the coronavirus outbreak to apply urgently to the next round of funding from the European Innovation Council. | €164M | European Commission | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/eic-smeinst-2018-20 | Annex A | Innovation, Business | 50°50'37.8"N 4°22'48.2"E | |||||||||||||||||
82 | 3-Mar-2020 | 31-Mar-2020 | EU | | IMI2 - Call 21 | Development of antivirals as well as other types of therapeutics to address a rapid response to the current COVID-19 outbreak; therapeutics to address the current and/or future coronavirus outbreaks; diagnostics, ensuring rapid evaluation of candidates based on existing technologies; fast and reliable tools that go beyond the state of the art for detection of COVID-19 carriers and symptomatic individuals suspected of COVID-19 infection. | €45M | IMI | https://www.imi.europa.eu/apply-funding/open-calls/imi2-call-21 | See funding call for eligibility rules | Therapeutics, Drug Development, Diagnostics | 50°50'06.6"N 4°21'17.0"E | |||||||||||||||||
83 | 4-Mar-2020 | 25-Mar-2020 | Switzerland |  | Special Call on Coronaviruses | Any aspect of coronavirus research. Applicants may request up to 300,000 francs for projects lasting up to 24 months. Bigger grants are conceivable, provided the applicant has good reasons for requesting a higher amount. The SNSF will endeavour to communicate its funding decisions by mid-May 2020 so that researchers can start work as soon as possible. | CHF 5M | Swiss Nation Science Foundation | http://www.snf.ch/en/funding/programmes/coronavirus/Pages/default.aspx | √ (Provided you work in Switzerland, or have “close links” with the country) | Virology, Epidemiology, Clinical Studies, Drug Development, Diagnostics, Infection | 46°56'57.6"N 7°25'56.7"E | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
84 | 3-Mar-2020 | 5-Nov-2020 | Germany |  | Call for funding to research COVID-19 | The biology of the virus and its transmission, animal and environmental research on the origin of the virus, including control measures at the human-animal interface, epidemiological studies, clinical characterization and clinical management, infection prevention and control, Research and development of medicines and other therapeutic methods, accompanying research and ELISA research. | €10M | Federal Ministry of Education and Research | www.dlr.de/pt/Portaldata/45/Resources/Dokumente/GF/2020_03_02_Call_announcement_covid19.pdf www.gesundheitsforschung-bmbf.de/de/10592.php | Must comply with uniform standards for quality assurance of biomaterial banks, patient registers, IT networking, animal studies, including ARRIVE guidelines | x | Virology, Epidemiology, Clinical Studies, Drug Development, Diagnostics | 50.70342°N 7.13917°E | No | |||||||||||||||
85 | 17-Mar-2020 | Switzerland | | COVID-19 Response Fund | Strengthening local and national healthcare infrastructure including funding of additional medical personnel, sourcing of medicines and medical equipment, Establishing digital platforms for COVID-19 related data collection, remote delivery of healthcare and effective dissemination of important public health information, Creating new or enhancing new community health programs specific to the pandemic response | $20M | Novartis | https://www.novartis.com/news/media-releases/novartis-announces-broad-range-initiatives-respond-covid-19-pandemic-creates-usd-20-million-global-fund-support-impacted-communities?utm_campaign=2020-media-release | √ | Infrastructure, Digital Platforms, Community Health | 47°34'19.6"N 7°34'50.6"E | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
86 | 19-Mar-2020 | Spain |  | Urgent request for expressions of interest for extraordinary financing of research projects on sars-voc-2 and covid19 disease | Proposals must be appropriate to the emergency situation and, therefore, allow immediate implementation and start-up in the National Health System, with concrete, early results applicable to the current situation. Proposals that develop new preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic tools may be presented. There may also be projects for the development of vaccines, analysis of their efficacy and applicability | €24M | Carlos III Health Institute | http://www.ciencia.gob.es/portal/site/MICINN/menuitem.edc7f2029a2be27d7010721001432ea0/?vgnextoid=ce5f02b0cf3f0710VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4346846085f90210VgnVCM1000001034e20aRCRD&utm_campaign=ndp-convo-covid-19-isciii&utm_medium=email&utm_source=acumbamail | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Vaccines, Social Sciences, Economics, Disease Management, Epidemiology, Artificial Intelligence | 40°28'31.8"N 3°41'24.0"W | |||||||||||||||||||
87 | 6-Mar-2020 | 16-Mar-2020 | Norway |  | COVID-19 Emergency Call for Proposals: Project Outlines for Call Concerning the Fight Against Coronavirus Disease | Our aim is to support research that will enable us to understand and contain the new COVID-19, as well as to improve efficient patient management and public health (national and international) preparedness and response to the current and analogous outbreaks that may come in the future. | NOK 30M | Research Council of Norway | https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/call-for-proposals/2020/emergency-call-proposals-project-outline-covid-19/ | Approved Norwegian research organisations | x | Development, Health, Welfare, Culture, Social Sciences | 59°54'48.8"N 10°38'43.6"E | No | |||||||||||||||
88 | 6-Mar-2020 | 23-Mar-2020 | France |  | Flash call COVID-19 | Targeted on four priorities identified by the WHO : 1) epidemiological and translational studies; 2) the pathophysiology of the disease (not including vaccines); 3) infection prevention and control measures in the healthcare setting (including the best ways to protect health workers) and in community settings; 4) Ethics and the humanities and social sciences associated with the response. | €3M | French Agence Nationale de la Recherche | https://anr.fr/en/call-for-proposals-details/call/flash-call-covid-19/ | Scientists from research institutes/organizations or company with French headquarters | x | Epidemiology, Translational Studies, Pathophysiology, Infection, Ethics, Humanities, Social Sciences | 48°50'43.3"N 2°22'40.6"E | No | |||||||||||||||
89 | 30-Jan-2020 | 14-Feb-2020 | Norway |  | Proven vaccine technologies, applicable for large scale manufacturing, for rapid response against novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV | The objective of this Call for Proposals is to rapidly develop and manufacture a proven vaccine approach that can be used against the 2019-nCoV. This call aims to complement CEPI’s 2019-nCoV portfolio and candidates should have large-scale manufacturing capabilities for 2019-nCoV. The organization must be willing to transfer their vaccine technology to a global network of large-scale manufacturing. | Norwegian Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations | https://cepi.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Call-text_CfP2_019-nCoV_30.01.2020-1.pdf | Non-profit research organisations, for-profit companies, international organisations and foundations, joint R&D ventures, government research organisations, and academic institutions. Hold a vaccine technology that has already been proven. Propose only one 2019-nCoV vaccine candidate per application. Have the capacity to start vaccine manufacturing in at short notice. Be an organization that must be willing to transfer their vaccine technology to a global network of large-scale manufacturers and ideally has its own large-scale manufacturing capabilities | √ | Vaccines, Drug Development | 59°56'00.4"N 10°45'29.3"E | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
90 | 18-Mar-2020 | 18-Jun-2020 | Denmark |  | Support for projects seeking to mitigate the health consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Denmark | Support for projects seeking to mitigate the health consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Denmark | DKK 50M | Novo Nordisk Foundation | https://novonordiskfonden.dk/da/grants/stoette-af-projekter-der-soeger-at-afboede-de-sundhedsmaessige-konsekvenser-af-co | Public institutions / authorities or private non-profit organizations (eg NGOs) in Denmark participating in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic | x | Treatment, Prevention, Communications, Disease Management, Social Sciences, Special Health Needs, Vulnerable Groups | 55°43'38.6"N 12°35'01.9"E | No | |||||||||||||||
91 | Passed | Austria |  | WWTF COVID-19 Rapid Response Call: grantees chosen | 24 research projects from various scientific disciplines were selected from all submissions, which will be funded with up to € 50,000 to focus in particular on diagnostic tests, therapies and vaccinations. | €50,000 per project | Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWFT) | https://www.wwtf.at/covid/index.php?lang=EN&ID=9824#O9824 | √ | List of awardees | All Disciplines | 48°13'06.9"N 16°21'51.7"E | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
92 | 4-Feb-2020 | 13-Feb-2020 | UK |  | Proposals invited for research into the novel coronavirus | A call for proposals for better understanding of diagnosis, prevention and management of the virus | £20 million | UK Research and Innovation & National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) | https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-and-ukri-launch-20-million-funding-call-for-novel-coronavirus-research/23942 | UK academia, industry experts and international partners | √ | Vaccines, Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Epidemiology | 51°34'01.1"N 1°47'07.3"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
93 | AFRICA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 25-Mar-2020 | 2-Apr-2020 | Africa | Call for African startups and SMEs to tackle the COVID-19 in Africa | Projects should aim at improving and accelerating African governments’ response to the challenges of the pandemic. | Not specified | Smart Africa Secretariat | https://smartafrica.org/careers_archive/emergency-call-for-proposals-digital-solutions-for-governments-to-tackle-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-in-africa/ | African startups and innovative SMEs or other African entities | x | All Disciplines | 1°56'46.8"S 30°03'34.3"E | No | ||||||||||||||||
95 | 4-Apr-2020 | 30-Apr-2020 | South Africa |  | Digitisation in a time of crisis | Proposals are sought on the benefits or costs of digitisation in a time of crisis. A proposal could be in partnership with a government, private sector or NGO with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. | $250,000 per project (U.S dollars) | Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) | https://www.povertyactionlab.org/initiative/digital-identification-finance-initiative-africa | J-PAL affiliates, J-PAL postdocs, and DigiFI Africa invited researchers. African scholars based at an African academic institution in sub-Saharan Africa and based outside Africa | Data Science | 33°57'24.6"S 18°27'57.1"E | |||||||||||||||||
96 | 15-Mar-2020 | Nigeria |  | Funds for projects based on African languages targeted at the semi-urban and rural population across Africa | Projects should aim at educating the public, supporting the most vulnerable, the food value chain and the local production of essential medical supplies. Projects can be focused on a particular African country, the African continent or the world at large. | $5,000 per project (U.S dollars) | Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) & Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) | https://cchubnigeria.com/call-for-projects-funding-and-design-support-for-covid-19-projects/ | All Disciplines | 6°30'16.3"N 3°22'40.9"E | |||||||||||||||||||
97 | OCEANIA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 25-Mar-2020 | 14-Apr-2020 | Australia |  | Antiviral development grant opportunity | Projects should focus on research to rapidly identify antiviral candidates targeting SARS-CoV-2 and accelerate treatments that can be made available to treat affected Australians | $8M (AUD) | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | https://www.grants.gov.au/?event=public.GO.show&GOUUID=98BA604A-C470-9356-F51C97145F508093 | Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Administering Institutions | x | Vaccines, Therapeutics | 35°16'55.3"S 149°07'27.8"E | ||||||||||||||||
99 | 27-Mar-2020 | 8-Apr-2020 | Australia | | Australasian Leadership Computing Grants | The call will provide access to leadership-class computing resources for projects related to COVID-19. | National Research Infrastructure for Australia (NCRIS) & National Computational Infrastructure Australia (NCI) | http://nci.org.au/sites/default/files/documents/2020-03/ALCG2020%20COVID-19%20Special%20call_Information%20for%20Ap | Australian higher education institution or research institute, or publicly funded research agency based in Australia. | x | All Disciplines | 35°16'53.3"S 149°06'53.7"E | No | ||||||||||||||||
100 | 21-Mar-2020 | Australia |  | Fast-tracking research into treatments for COVID-19 | Fast-track research into anti-viral treatments and clinical trials to better treat and manage COVID-19 patients with severe acute respiratory distress. | $13M AUD | Australian Government, Department of Health | https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/fast-tracking-research-into-treatments-for-covid-19 | Therapeutics, Respiration, Disease Management, Infection | 35°16'38.7"S 149°07'40.6"E | |||||||||||||||||||
101 | 23/03/2020 | 4-Jun-2020 | Australia | | MRFF – 2020 Respiratory Medicine Clinical Trials Research on COVID-19 Grant Opportunity | Proposals sought for a clinical trial that accelerates the implementation of treatments for severe acute respiratory distress in patients infected with COVID-19 in order to support the response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia. | $5M AUD | Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | https://www.grants.gov.au/?event=public.GO.show&GOUUID=341E3C7A-9516-311D-915D5D11DFB9AAB4 | Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Administering Institutions | Therapeutics, Vaccines, Clinical Studies, Treatment | 35°16'55.3"S 149°07'27.8"E | |||||||||||||||||
102 | 3-Feb-2020 | 16-Mar-2020 | New Zealand |  | 2020 COVID-19 and Emerging Infectious Diseases Grant | Research relating to COVID-19 that strengthens New Zealand’s research capacity and response to emerging infections disease threats. Must provide evidence within a short- to medium-term timeframe, with project durations up to 24 months. | $2M (NZ dollars) | New Zealand Health Research Council | https://gateway.hrc.govt.nz/funding/researcher-initiated-proposals/2020-covid-19-and-emerging-infectious-diseases-grant | Must be based in New Zealand and employed with a New Zealand host organisation. Collaborating researchers from outside New Zealand can, at the HRC’s discretion, be included as named investigators on an HRC contract. See project for details. | x | All Disciplines | 36°51'20.9"S 174°46'13.0"E | No | |||||||||||||||
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104 | 15-Apr-2020 | Singapore |  | Calling all startups | Funding for startups working on tech-based solutions to problems created by COVID-19 | $500,000 (U.S. dollars) | Antler Innovation Pte Ltd | https://www.antler.co/news/antler-launches-covid-19-competition-to-invest-in-startups | Open to startups from anywhere in the world. | √ | All Disciplines | 1°18'07.6"N 103°51'06.8"E | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
105 | 23-Apr-2020 | India |  | Support Grants for COVID-19 proposals in South Asia | Projects will examine problems that minorities are facing in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | €750-€1,000 per project | The South Asia Collective | http://thesouthasiacollective.org/covid19grants/ | Projects should held in the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | All Disciplines | 28°33'15.8"N 77°12'30.5"E | ||||||||||||||||||
106 | 24-Mar-2020 | 15-Apr-2020 | India | | Rapid research on the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 | Projects should focus on detection, treatment, support crisis management capabilities, enhanced resilience and recovery of India's workers, and small businesses during the pandemic. | $1M (U.S dollars) | Omidyar Network India | https://www.omidyarnetwork.in/blog/omidyar-network-india-announces-rapid-response-funding-for-covid-19-commits-rs-7-5-crore-us-1-million-towards-solutions-focussed-on-next-half-billion | NGOs, research organisations, social entrepreneurs, and for-profit businesses, and partner organisations | x | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Data Science, Computing, Social Sciences | 19°03'17.8"N 72°51'04.3"E | No | |||||||||||||||
107 | 12-Apr-2020 | Pakistan |  | Covid-19 research call as part of the Competitive Research Program | An opportunity for private and public sector research in the fields of technology and material developement, infection prevention and control, and epidemiology. | Rs. 20M per project | Pakistan Science Foundation | http://www.psf.gov.pk/crp.aspx | Researchers, research consortia, academia/R&D/industry collaborations | x | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Data Science, Epidemiology | 33°43'29.0"N 73°05'54.7"E | No | ||||||||||||||||
108 | 3-Apr-2020 | Pakistan | | With the support of the World Bank, funding for applied research and commercialisation | Funding for universities, technologists and researchers with innovative proposals, including seed funding, to provide solutions applicapel to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Rs. 15M max. | Higher Education Commission & World Bank | https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/HECAnnouncements/Pages/RRII.aspx | Universities, technologists, researchers | x | Artificial Intelligence, Data Sciences, Epidemiology, Therapeutics, Diagnostics | 33°40'26.0"N 73°03'16.6"E | No | ||||||||||||||||
109 | 19-Mar-2020 | 13-Apr-2020 | Japan |  | Development and Promotion of Innovative Drugs for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases | Rather than focusing on existing infectious disease research, the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development particularly wants proposals based on innovative ideas and approaches through technology transfer from different fields and multidisciplinary fusion. | 3.000-5.000 JP¥ per task per year | Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development | http://www.amed.go.jp/koubo/01/06/0106B_00020.html | Japanese research institutions only. | x | Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Prevention | 35°41'14.5"N 139°45'52.2"E | No | |||||||||||||||
110 | 19-Mar-2020 | 30-Mar-2020 | India | | Support for vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics that are scalable and have commercial potential – explicitly not a research fellowship: CLOSED | A call for proposals to accelerate development of diagnostics, vaccines, novel therapeutics and re-purposing of drugs | Budget depends on the proposed activities | Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) | https://birac.nic.in/?id=45&scheme_type=32 | SMEs, Limited liability Partnership (LLP), Public or Private Research Institute, University and Non-academic Individuals. | x | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Vaccines | 28°35'05.4"N 77°14'14.9"E | No | |||||||||||||||
111 | 19-Mar-2020 | 30-Mar-2020 | India | | IRHPA COVID 2020 Call | A special call specifically designed for COVID-19 and related respiratory viral infections to ramp up national R&D efforts for new antivirals, vaccines, and affordable diagnostics. | Not specified | Science & Engineering Research Board, India | https://dst.gov.in/pressrelease/proposals-invited-covid-19-related-respiratory-viral-infections | One of the participating institutions should have access to Biosafety Level 3 and above facilities, along with expertise of handling respiratory viruses as per WHO/Govt. of India protocols. | x | Therapeutics, Vaccines, Diagnostics | 28.61°N 77.23°E | No | |||||||||||||||
112 | 24/02/2020 | 20-Mar-2020 | China |  | COVID-19 public health emergency - response, governance and impact | Foresighted, basic, retrospective and evidence-based joint research surrounding four aspects in the epidemic prevention and control in terms of responses and management, governance mechanism, economic impact and countermeasures, and social governance. | ¥ 500,000 - ¥ 800,000 per project | National Science Foundation of China | https://www.glopid-r.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covid-19-public-health-emergency-response-governance-and-impact.pdf | 2020 NSDC application guidelines | Epidemiology, Prevention, Governance, Economics, Social Sciences | 40°00'17.0"N 116°20'24.2"E | |||||||||||||||||
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114 | 17-Apr-2020 | 5-May-20 | International | Open call under the NATO Innovation Challenge | Call for innovative solutions from industry to assist NATO in security and responding to crisis situations. | NATO and Dutch Ministry of Defense | https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_175199.htm | Entrepreneurs, designers, inventors, engineers, scientists, coders | √ | Industry, Artifical Intelligence, Machine Learning, Engineering, Data Science | 50.877567, 4.427370 | ||||||||||||||||||
115 | 4-May-20 | US |  | More effective procurement for the COVID-19 emergency | Projects will collect and analyze data related to emergency procurement with the objective of improving efficiency, and effectiveness during the pandemic | $3,000 (U.S. dollars) | Open Contracting Partership and Hivos | https://open-contracting-partnership.forms.fm/covid-19-research-opportunity/forms/7895 | Organizations or individuals from any country | √ | Data Science | 38.914651, -77.021114 | |||||||||||||||||
116 | 21-Apr-2020 | 29-May-20 | US | | Combatting COVID-19 at national borders | Focusing on the vulnerabilities emerging in the COVID-19 pandemic, applicants should propose ways to prevent, contain, and mitigate threats posed by biological and chemical actors at national borders and points of entry. | Up to $5M (U.S. dollars) per project, total $15M (U.S. dollars) | Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=326469 | NGOs and academic institutions | √ | Governance, Disease Management, Mitigation, Political Science, Population Health, Prevention, Rapid Detection, Travel | 38.894424, -77.048384 | ||||||||||||||||
117 | 20-Apr-2020 | 30-May-20 | US | | Understanding the pathobiology and clinical implications of SARS-CoV-2 | Proposals may address the biology of respiratory viruses, epidemiological approaches to them, development of novel therapeutics and vaccines, deciding host factors and individual, regional, or social factors affecting community spread of COVID-19. | $100,000 (U.S. dollars) per year, for up to two years | American Lung Association | https://www.lung.org/getmedia/9ff5f39f-ca59-44cb-ace1-96f0df4a7687/covid-19-and-emerging-respiratory-viruses-research-rfp-w-award-application-guide.pdf | Applicants must hold a PhD and work in a non-profit academic institution | Epidemiology, Therapeutics, Vaccines, Virology, Respiration, Pathogenesis | 41.886485, -87.630008 | |||||||||||||||||
118 | 17-May-20 | US | | Internet-based solutions for responses to COVID-19 | Proposals should rework known Internet-based technical solutions and apply them to COVID-19 in areas such as humanitarian aid, education, disinformation, and pandemic preparedness. | $250,000 - $500,000 (U.S. dollars) | Internet Society Foundation | https://www.isocfoundation.org/grant-programme/emergency-response-grant-programme-covid19/ | United States public charity or equivalent | √ | Education, Informatics, Telemedicine, Digital Platforms, Innovation | 38.952524, -77.350912 | |||||||||||||||||
119 | On a rolling basis | US | | Top-up award for existing PCORI-funded Engagement Award projects | Funding for existing PCORI-funded projects that wish to adapt or alter their original aims to produce useful knowledge or research related to COVID-19. | Up to $150,000 (U.S.) | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | https://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/announcement/covid-19-related-enhancements-engagement-awards | Only PCORI-funded project leads with active Engagement Award contracts are eligible | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Telemedicine | 38.903530, -77.042888 | ||||||||||||||||||
120 | 23-Apr-2020 | 11-Nov-2020 | US |  | Competitive revision and administrative supplements to clinical and translational awardees | Additional support for current Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) award recipients for digital health platforms, planning of COVID-19 trials and clinical study data. | Not limited | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-TR-20-028.html | Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) award recipients | x | Clinical Studies, Translational Studies, Digital Health | 39.022459, -77.136802 | ||||||||||||||||
121 | 27-Apr-2020 | 20-Jun-2020 | US |  | Competitive revison for Common Fund grants and cooperative agreements | The Office of Strategic Coordination is offering additional funding to existing grantholders who revise their studies to incorporate innovative ways to prepare, prevent and respond to the outbreak, domestically or internationally. Any relevant research field is welcomed. | Not limited | NIH Office of Strategic Coordination | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RM-20-015.html | NIH grantees have to submit to PA-20-135 competitve revision | x | All Disciplines | |||||||||||||||||
122 | 27-Apr-2020 | 6-Oct-2020 | US |  | Initiating Phase I/II clinical trials on patients at risk or already infected | Projects should leverage clinical trials expertise to rapidly intiate clinical trials for prevention and/or treatment for COVID-19 | Not limited | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HL-20-782.html | Must already possess an NHLBI Phase I-III clinical trial award | x | Clinical Studies, Prevention, Therapeutics | 39.004180, -77.101211 | ||||||||||||||||
123 | 8-Apr-2020 | 22-Jun-2020 | US |  | Funding support for clinical trials | Funding for clinical trials to evaluate new drugs, devices, clinical guidance, approaches and technologies aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19. Projects may range from proof-of-concept to large-scale trials. Funding cannot be used for animal studies. | $30M (U.S.) | US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=326173 | Principal investigator must be at level of Assistant Professor or equivalent. | √ | Treatment, Clinical Studies, Drug Development, Vaccines | 39.434983, -77.431151 | ||||||||||||||||
124 | 7-Apr-2020 | 30-Apr-2020 | US |  | Transatlantic call for new coronavirus treatment proposals | A call for novel therapies, broad-spectrum antivirals, next-generation vaccines that may target new corona strains, multiple corona viruses or more than one type of virus, and strategies for first responders and emergency medical personnel. Successful candidates will also be given guidance in drug development. | $150,000 (U.S.) guaranteed, with the potential to receive up to $1 million | Harrington Discovery Institute | https://www.uhhospitals.org/harrington-discovery-institute/funding-and-programs/harrington-scholar-award-coronavirus | Project lead must have an MD, PhD or equivalent. | √ (US, Canada, UK) | Treatment, Clinical Studies, Drug Development, Vaccines, Emergency Medicine | 41.509311, -81.605342 | ||||||||||||||||
125 | 11-May-2020 | US |  | Research into emergency medicine response to COVID-19 | Grants from $10,000 to $50,000 for research that aims to improve emergency patient care, hospital response, or protective equipment design, cleaning and re-use. | $100,000 (U.S.) total | Emergency Medicine Foundation | https://www.emfoundation.org/grants/apply-for-a-grant/ | Project leader must be an emergency physician. | Emergency Medicine, All Disciplines | 32.920067, -97.015665 | ||||||||||||||||||
126 | 23-Apr-2020 | 8-Jun-2020 | US | | Exploring education in a time of pandemic | Grants for researchers aiming to understand the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on education as well as those working to reimagine educational opportunities. | Up to $50,000 (U.S.) | Spencer Foundation | https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/research-grants-on-education-covid-19-related-special-grant-cycle | Principal investigator must have a PhD or relevant experience in education-related research | √ | Education | 41.893280, -87.623802 | ||||||||||||||||
127 | 23-Apr-2020 | 11-May-2020 | Canada |  | Canadian researchers called to contribute to the national and global COVID-19 response | The funding for rapid research in a variety of fields responding to the current phase of COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and around the globe, which is focused on slowing and stopping the spread of the virus. | C$107.9M | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?all=1&masterList=true&next=1&prog=3309&resultCount=25&sort=program&type=EXACT&view=currentOpps&language=E | The principal applicant must be an independent researcher appointed at a CIHR eligible institution. Some projects require collaboration with an institution in a low- to middle-income country. | √ (But see Eligibility) | Vaccines, Therapeutics, Diagnostics, LMIC, Social Sciences, Data Science | 45.419895, -75.692889 | ||||||||||||||||
128 | Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis | US | | Open call for proposals for the COVID-19 Google Research Credits Program | Research projects for potential treatments, techniques and datasets will be prioritised according to their impact on public health. Preference will be given to projects that plan to make their datasets publicly available and referenceable. | $5,000 (U.S.) in GCP credits. PhD awards $1,000 (U.S.) | https://edu.google.com/programs/faqs/?modal_active=none#academic-research-credits-program | A commercial, nonprofit, government or academic research institution based in a country where Google Credits Program credits are approved. | √ | Therapeutics, Data Science, Diagnostics, Health, Cloud | 37.422489, -122.084624 | ||||||||||||||||||
129 | 17-Apr-2020 | 27-Apr-2020 | US | | Rapid development, deployment and testing of the National Emergency Telecritical Care Network | Projects should use integrated technologies and clinical workflows to contribute to traditional and non-traditional and temporary healthcare facilities. | $7M (U.S. dollars) | U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) | https://beta.sam.gov/opp/f3012b9082ca4d109c171ad4349f7306/view | Applicants offered support will need to be or become members of the MTEC consortium. | x | Communications, Engineering, Physics | 38°52'19.3"N 77°03'23.0"W | ||||||||||||||||
130 | 1-May-2020 | US | | The impacts of COVID-19 on health services, access, outcomes and costs. | Proposals should produce new knowledge on the healthcare response to the pandemic, identify challenges and generate data to address the many facets of the evolving pandemic. | $25,000 (U.S. dollars) | UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research (CHPR), the Center for Health and Technology (CHT), and the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE) | https://health.ucdavis.edu/chpr/research/covid19proposal_index.html | All full-time members of the UC Davis faculty | x | Health, Epidemiology, Data Science, Therapeutics | 38.558222, -121.460774 | |||||||||||||||||
131 | 30-May-2020 | Mexico |  | Binational projects based in the University of Mexico or the University of California | A call for binational collaborative innovation, product development, and applied research that aims to mitigate the health, social, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding available in two stages: $10,000 and $25,000. | $35,000 (U.S dollars) | National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), University of California (UC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico | https://hiaucb.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/uc-unam-rfp-english_final_april21.pdf | Any active member of UC or UNAM (faculty, students, staff, visiting scholars, fellows, etc). Non-faculty researchers must identify a faculty mentor from their institution. | x | Social Sciences, Economics, Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Health, Biology, Epidemiology, Vaccines | 19.323834, -99.187347 | |||||||||||||||||
132 | 15-May-2020 | Latin America | Call for Proposals for Latin America and the Caribbean regions | Proposals should focus on the coordination of policies and solutions at the regional level aiming at preventing and dealing with the consequences of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean | $7M (U.S dollars) | Inter-American Development Bank | https://www.iadb.org/en/sector/trade/regional-public-goods/annual-calls | x | Diagnostics, Therapeutics | 38.899798, -77.030140 | |||||||||||||||||||
133 | 23-Apr-2020 | Canada | | Funding package for COVID-19 medical research and vaccine development | Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has pledged an extra C$1.1 billion to bolster vaccine research, clinical trials and national testing to fight COVID-19. | C$1 billion | Government of Canada | https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/23/prime-minister-announces-new-support-covid-19-medical-research-and | √ | Vaccines, Health, Epidemiology, Virology | 45.423483, -75.700518 | ||||||||||||||||||
134 | 1-Jun-2020 | Canada | | Stimulating Canadian collaboration on COVID-19 research and analysis | Funding is available to boost cooperation in the natural sciences and engineering between academic researchers and public, not-for-profit and industry partners | C$50,000 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/COVID-19/index_eng.asp | University researchers collaborating with private-sector, public-sector or not-for-profit organisations | x | Natural Sciences, Engineering | 45.418521, -75.703119 | |||||||||||||||||
135 | 1-Apr-2020 | 1-May-2020 | US | | An open innovation effort to design a rapidly deployable mechanical ventilator | The CoVent-19 Challenge is fostering the innovation of a rapidly deployable, minimum viable mechanical ventilator for patients with COVID-19 related ventilator-dependent lung injury. The goal is to close the gap between our actual resources and those in need around the world. | $10,000 (U.S. dollars) | CoVent-19 Challenge | https://www.coventchallenge.com/ | Engineers, innovators, designers | √ | Innovation | 42°21'40.9"N 71°04'06.0"W | ||||||||||||||||
136 | 31-Jul-2020 | US |  | The 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge for technology solutions to the pandemic | Open call for developers, visionaries, and problem solvers to build open source technology solutions that address three main areas: crisis communication during an emergency, ways to improve remote learning, and how to inspire cooperative local communities. | $200,000 (U.S. dollars) | IBM | https://developer.ibm.com/callforcode/getstarted/covid-19/ | Developers, designers, and entrepreneurs over the age of 18 or the age of majority in their jurisdiction. Not eligible: Employees of IBM, David Clark Cause, and governmental agencies | √ | Industry, Health, Therapeutics, Data Sciences, Artificial Intelligence | 41.109789, -73.722871 | |||||||||||||||||
137 | 17-Apr-2020 | 22-May-2020 | US | | A call for patient-centered proposals | Projects should focus on the emerging research needs of clinicians, policymakers, hospitals, and health systems for patient-centred care during the pandemic | $21M | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | https://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/announcement/engagement-award-special-cycle-covid-19 | All applicants must adhere to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy on education in the protection of human subject participants in the conduct of research. | x | Health, Therapeutics | 38°54'13.2"N 77°02'34.4"W | ||||||||||||||||
138 | 12-Jun-2020 | US |  | Translate promising preclinical findings into products for clinical applications | Projects should include emerging viral diseases and respiratory health topics – and be relevant to the healthcare needs of military service members, veterans, military beneficiaries, and/or the American public. | $25M (U.S. dollars) | U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) | https://www.grants.gov/custom/viewOppDetails.jsp?oppId=326175#relatedDocumentsTab | Government agencies, eligible non-DoD organization, DoD laboratory, DoD military treatment facility, and/or DoD activity embedded within a civilian medical centre | x | Epidemiology, Health, Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Virology, Biology | 38°52'19.3"N 77°03'23.0"W | No | ||||||||||||||||
139 | 13-Jul-2020 | US |  | Distance Learning and Telemedicine program for rural communities | The Distance Learning and Telemedicine program will assist rural communities in the use of modern telecommunications and the Internet for education and health care | $1M (U.S. dollars) | U.S. Department of Agriculture | https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/distance-learning-telemedicine-grants | Legal entity, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, a state or local unit of government, a consortium | x | Education, Telemedicine, Health | 38°53'18.1"N 77°00'54.5"W | No | ||||||||||||||||
140 | US | A one-stop shop for defence industry, commercial companies and academia to share creative ideas with federal agencies to combat the virus | The U.S. Air Force is accepting proposals for solutions to problems that government personnel are facing during the pandemic. | U.S. Air Force | https://www.afwerx.af.mil/coronavirus.html | Commercial companies and academia | All Disciplines | 38°52'19.5"N 77°03'22.6"W | |||||||||||||||||||||
141 | 15-Apr-2020 | 21-May-2020 | US |  | Improve systems-of-care for patients with metastatic breast cancer during the pandemic | Funding for initiatives to support patients with metastatic breast cancer who receive oral cancer medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic. | $1,000,000 (U.S. dollars) | Pfizer | https://pfe-pfizercom-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/rfp_files/GMG_2020-Oncology-L_COVID-19-ContinuityCarePatientsMetastaticBreastCancer.pdf | Hospitals; cancer centres; healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional associations; laboratories; government agencies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare improvement. (Not individuals or medical practice groups.) | x | Oncology, Health | 40°45'01.3"N 73°58'21.5"W | No | |||||||||||||||
142 | 13-Apr-2020 | 22-May-2020 | US |  | Grants for organisations to work on COVID-19 healthcare education and best practice | The funding will support healthcare providers focused on the recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and care management of patients with COVID-19. | $5,000,000 (U.S. dollars) | Pfizer | https://pfe-pfizercom-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/GMG_2020GMG_G-COVID-19.pdf | Medical, dental, nursing, allied health, and/or pharmacy professional schools; healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional associations; government agencies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare improvement. (Not individuals or medical practice groups.) | √ | Medical Research, Dental Science, Health, Virology, Epidemiology, Therapeutics, Diagnostics | 40°45'01.3"N 73°58'21.5"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
143 | Applications will be evalued on a rolling basis | US |  | Top-up funding for patient-centred outcomes research | Support to enable existing projects to address prevention, diagnosis, treatment, supply of critical resources and other issues facing the COVID-19 crisis. | $500,000 (U.S. dollars) | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | https://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/announcement/covid-19-related-enhancements-research-awards | Principal investigators already receiving grants from the PCORI | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Telemedicine | 38°54'13.2"N 77°02'34.4"W | ||||||||||||||||||
144 | 1-Apr-2020 | 12-May-2020 | US | | Grants for rural tribes and tribal organisations at risk of COVID-19. | The funding will assist tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health organisations, and health service providers to tribes to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. | $15,000,000 (U.S. dollars) | Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=325942 | Tribes, tribal organisations, urban Indian health organisations, and health service providers to tribes serving rural communities | x | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Telemedicine | 39°03'46.6"N 77°06'49.1"W | No | |||||||||||||||
145 | 31-Mar-2020 | Applications suspended pending discussion of project proposals received so far. | US | | Mozilla opens call for proposals for technology projects to respond to COVID-19 | Proposals should include hardware and software such as open-source ventilators or a browser plugin that combats COVID-related misinformation. | $50,000 (U.S. dollars) per project | Mozilla Open Source Support Program (MOSS) | https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2020/03/31/moss-launches-covid-19-solutions-fund/ | Any kind of legal entity. | √ | Computing | 37°23'14.9"N 122°03'36.6"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
146 | 13-Mar-2020 | 17-Mar-2020 | International | Calls for Rapid and Impactful Study Proposals on Behavioural and Psychological Aspects of COVID-19 | Join a network of labs from 70 countries in the world to help understand the behavioral and psychological aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak. (No funding involved.) | Psychological Science Accelerator (PSA) | https://psysciacc.org/2020/03/13/the-psa-calls-for-rapid-and-impactful-study-proposals-on-covid-19/ | √ | Psychology, Data Science, Health | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
147 | 10-Apr-2020 | 30-Apr-2020 | US |  | COVID-19 Rapid response proposals for Tufts University reseachers | Proposals should generate new knowledge and/or change clinical practice with focus on treatmet and diagnosis. | $300,000 (U.S. dollars) | Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center | https://viceprovost.tufts.edu/news/2020/04/10/call-for-proposals-for-covid-19-rapid-response-seed-funding-program/ | Employees of Tufts University or Tufts Medical Center, but applicants may partner with collaborators at community-based, local non-profit organisations | x | Therapeutics, Diagnostics | 42°24'31.2"N 71°07'05.8"W | No | |||||||||||||||
148 | 25-Feb-2020 | 18-Jun-2020 | US | | International call for tech-based solutions | MIT Solve is looking for tech innovations to improve individual hygiene, develop low-cost rapid diagnostics and data tools to inform decision-makers and support health workers. | $1.5M (U.S. dollars) | MIT Solve | https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/health-security-pandemics | Open to individuals, research teams and organisations | √ | Diagnostics, Data Science, Disease Management | 42.360130, -71.094124 | Yes | |||||||||||||||
149 | 9-Apr-2020 | 30-Jun-2020 | US | | Rapid-response proposals in any field of study | The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability is calling for proposals for faculty research related to the global COVID-19 pandemic. | $5,000 - $10,000 (U.S. dollars) | The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/04/cornell-atkinson-calls-covid-19-rapid-response-proposals | Full-time faculty members of the Cornell University | x | All Disciplines | 42°26'53.1"N 76°28'26.5"W | No | |||||||||||||||
150 | 16-Apr-2020 | Colombia |  | Solutions that address the impact of the outbreak | The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation is looking for scientific and technological solutions related to diagnosis, treatment , mitigation and monitoring. | COP$ 26M | Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia | https://minciencias.gov.co/convocatorias/invitacion-para-presentacion-propuestas/invitacion-presentar-proyectos-que-contribuyan | Research institutes and organisations | https://minciencias.gov.co/sites/default/files/proyectos_financiables_invitacion_1015-2020-_ajustado_firmado.pdf | Diagnostics, Treatment, Mitigation, Monitoring | 4.645177, -74.099162 | |||||||||||||||||
151 | 15-Apr-2020 | 27-Apr-2020 | Mexico |  | Multidisciplinary call for projects | A broad-based call for research with goals deliverable in the short term. | MEX$ 5M | CONACYT (National Council of Science and Technology) | https://bit.ly/3bfsPC4 | Research institutes, organisations and MSMEs registered at the Mexican National Register of R&D Institutions and companies | x | Health, Diagnostics, Treatment, Epidemiology | 19.364529, -99.181533 | No | |||||||||||||||
152 | 28-Apr-2020 | International | An opportunity for local women’s organisations to respond to COVID-19 in crisis settings | Funding for projects that focus on working on women, peace and security and humanitarian issues; and on providing gender-responsive responses to the COVID19 crisis. | $200,000 (U.S dollars) | Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) | https://wphfund.org/call-for-proposal-covid19/ | Civil-society organizations in all 25 WPHF eligible countries | x | Women, Peace, Security, Social Sciences | 40°44'59.8"N 73°58'23.5"W | No | |||||||||||||||||
153 | 10-Apr-2020 | Mexico | | Using satellite technology to decrease the impact of COVID-19 in the Mexican society | Proposals will use space technology to decrease contagion among the population, support for the most vulnerable groups, mitigate the impact of the pandemic and reactivate the economy and psychological support for people in confinement. | Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM) | http://haciaelespacio.aem.gob.mx/revistadigital/docs/1585755132MEM_CONAVID19.pdf | Maximum size of research group is 5, all at least 18 years old, with no restriction on educational qualification. | x | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Social Sciences, Psychology | 19°21'40.1"N 99°11'00.6"W | No | |||||||||||||||||
154 | 6-Apr-2020 | 19-May-2020 | Canada |  | Rapid research for British Columbia | First call for funding projects on COVID-19 prevention, diagnostics, countermeasures and its impact on the population of British Columbia. | C$150,000 | Michael Smith Foundation For Health Research (MSFHR) | https://www.msfhr.org/news/features/msfhr-launches-covid-19-research-response-fund-first-call-proposals | Researchers based in British Columbia and affiliated with an eligible BC host institution that has a signed memorandum of understanding with MSFHR | x | Epidemiology, Prevention, Diagnostics | 49°15'47.0"N 123°06'34.3"W | No | |||||||||||||||
155 | 5-Apr-2020 | 20-Apr-2020 | Canada | | Low-cost sensor system for COVID-19 patient monitoring | Project for monitoring system with a less than 25$ cost per unit, to monitor temperature and blood pressure. | CA$2,3M | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/101.nsf/eng/00078.html | Small business based in Canada | x | Monitoring | 50°58'32.9"N 120°14'46.7"W | No | |||||||||||||||
156 | 5-Apr-2020 | 20-Apr-2020 | Canada | | Point of Care and Home Diagnostic Kit for COVID-19 | The challenge: to develop a home diagnostic kit, without using a nasopharyngeal swab, that can detect COVID-19 within 3 days of the start of symptoms. | CA$2,3M | Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/101.nsf/eng/00100.html | Small business based in Canada | x | Diagnostics | 50°58'32.9"N 120°14'46.7"W | No | |||||||||||||||
157 | 7-Apr-2020 | 13-Apr-2020 | Canada | | Made in Canada filtration material for the manufacture of N95 respirators and surgical masks | Finding alternative filtration material to manufacture N95 respirators and surgical masks for healthcare workers. | CA$6M | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/101.nsf/eng/00102.html | Business for-profit based in Canada | x | Industry, Respiration, Protective Equipment | 50°58'32.9"N 120°14'46.7"W | No | |||||||||||||||
158 | 18-Mar-2020 | 6-May-2020 | US | | Call for students to join the fight against the spread of COVID-19 | Open call for students aged 13 to 17 from around the world to form virtual teams to develop technology-based solutions to slow the spread of COVID-19. | $500 travel scholarship (U.S dollars) | The New York Academy of Sciences | https://www.nyas.org/challenges/combating-covid-19/?tab=overview | All countries except those subject to U.S. sanctions | √ | All Disciplines | 40°42'49.0"N 74°00'43.2"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
159 | 3-Apr-2020 | 9-Apr-2020 | Canada |  | Call for proposals to accelerate solutions that minimize the impacts of COVID-19 | Solutions should aim at identifing risk areas, educating the population and preventing new contamination. Effective solutions should include educational and preventive measures against COVID-19. | $1M (U.S dollars) | Vale | http://www.vale.com/canada/EN/sustainability/Pages/covid-19-challenge.aspx | Companies, startups, institutions, government, universities, and individuals | All Disciplines | 43°38'47.7"N 79°22'46.7"W | |||||||||||||||||
160 | 10-Apr-2020 | Canada | | Innovative ideas to develop solution to combat the pandemic | The ''Roche Canada COVID-19 Innovation Challenge'' is looking for applicants from various backgrounds to address the COVID-19 pandemic | C$50,000 per program | Hoffmann-La Roche Limited | https://www.rochecanada.com/en/about-roche/funding-opportunities/covid-19.html | Individuals, corporations, partnerships or other organizations based in Canada | x | Biology, Data Science, Therapeutics, Pathophysiology, Social Sciences | 43°36'24.9"N 79°45'10.0"W | No | ||||||||||||||||
161 | 30-Mar-2020 | 29-Jun-2020 | US | | Inaugural Elevate Prize to address health security and pandemics such as COVID-19 | Applications should focus on how can help communities around the world prepare for, detect, and respond to emerging pandemics and health security threats such as COVID-19 | $300,000 (U.S dollars) per project | Elevate Prize Foundation | Individual applicants must be affiliated with a legally established entity | √ | All Disciplines | 25°46'13.1"N 80°07'57.3"W | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
162 | Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis | US |  | Innovative approaches to reporting on the novel coronavirus crisis | Proposals will involve a strategic and concerted effort by multiple journalists and/or newsrooms to pursue a reporting project together, leveraging resources, expertise, and publication platforms. | $5,000 - $10,000 (U.S dollars) | Pulitzer Center | Newsrooms and independent journalists | √ | Communications | 38°54'34.2"N 77°02'27.8"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
163 | 2-Apr-2020 | 6-Apr-2020 | Brazil |  | Prevention and combat of outbreaks, endemics, epidemics and pandemics | Support for postgraduate researchers in fields such as epidemiology, infection, microbiology, immunology, bioengineering and bioinformatics. | R$70M | Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) | Researchers of post-graduate program coordinated by CAPES | x | Epidemiology, Infection, Microbiology, Immunology, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics | 15°47'16.7"S 47°52'41.5"W | No | ||||||||||||||||
164 | US |  | Private-public consortium opens up high-performance computing capabilities to researchers worldwide. | Research proposals around the world relating to the COVID-19 virus will be matched with appropriate high-performance computing facilities from among the consortium partners. | White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Department of Energy and IBM | https://covid19-hpc-consortium.org/ | √ | Computing, Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, Modelling | 38°53'58.8"N 77°02'20.4"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
165 | 23-Mar-2020 | 10-Apr-2020 | US |  | Call for proposals on how we can help children, parents, and educators deal with the Covid-19 crisis around the world. | The project aims to study on what the extent to which technology can accelerate learning and skills for both children and adults in low- and middle-income countries | The Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF) - World Bank | http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/238541584990183760/SIEF-Call5-CallForProposals-032320d.pdf?deliveryName=FCP_5_DM57424 | Only World Bank task team leaders and their respective units are eligible to apply | √ (The evaluation must take place in a World Bank client country.) | Education, Social Sciences | 38°53'57.0"N 77°02'32.7"W | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
166 | 3-Apr-2020 | Canada |  | Funding opportunities on projects on AI and COVID-19: CLOSED | A targeted call for AI and COVID-19 interdisciplinary research collaborations to spark innovative, high-risk/high-reward ideas and projects | C$15,000 | Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) | CIFAR Program Member or CIFAR AI Chair | √ | Artificial Intelligence, Vaccines | 43°39'34.7"N 79°23'22.8"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
167 | 5-Mar-2020 | 18-Jun-2020 | US |  | MIT wants to back tech innovations to help track the spread of an emerging outbreak | The research will focus in particular how to improve individual hygiene, develop low-cost rapid diagnostics, analyse data, and provide tools to support and protect health workers. | $10,000 (U.S. dollars) | Massachusets Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve | https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/health-security-pandemics | Individual, organisations from around the world | √ | Diagnostics, Data Science, Disease Management | 42°21'33.7"N 71°05'35.5"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
168 | 11-Mar-2020 | 29-Jun-2020 | US |  | Support for preclinical research into countermeasures against COVID-19 | Support for the preclinical development of therapeutics or vaccines to fight infectious diseases/pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2. (Clinical trials will not be supported.) | $4,050,000 (U.S. dollars) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-028.html | Higher Education Institutions, Nonprofits and For-Profit Organizations,State Governments ini the US. | x (Except "foreign components" as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement) | Immunology, Diagnostics | 39°00'10.8"N 77°06'16.1"W | No | |||||||||||||||
169 | 30-Jun-2020 | US |  | Amazon Web Services offers its customers support to find diagnostic solutions | Support for innovation in rapid and accurate patient testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and other diagnostic solutions to mitigate future outbreaks. | $20M (U.S dollars) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/nonprofits/disaster-response/diagnostic-dev-initiative/ | Research institutions, research consortia, and private entities that are AWS customers. Individuals must apply on behalf of their organization and not in their personal capacity. | √ | Diagnostics, Vaccines | 47°37'20.6"N 122°20'11.4"W | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
170 | 10-May-2018 | 9-Sep-2020 | US | | Funding for research into mechanisms of immunoregulation | Grants to identify key immune regulatory genes, signaling pathways, or mechanisms to contribute to the knowledge of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. | $275,000 (for two- year project) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-781.html | Higher Education Institutions, Nonprofits and For-Profit Organizations,State Governments ini the US. | x (Except "foreign components" as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement) | Therapeutics, Vaccines, Diagnostics, Prevention | 39°00'10.8"N 77°06'16.1"W | No | |||||||||||||||
171 | 5-Apr-2020 | US | | A call to focus on lessons from the impacts of COVID-19 on marginalised populations | The AHW is interested in understanding and mitigating the health equity and social justice dimensions of the pandemic. | up to $25,000 per award | Alliance for a Healthier World (AHW) | https://www.ahealthierworld.jhu.edu/launchpad-covid-19-rfa | Full-time faculty or staff from Johns Hopkins University | x | Social Sciences, Economics | 39°19'47.8"N 76°37'14.1"W | No | ||||||||||||||||
172 | 27-Mar-2020 | 5-Apr-2021 | US | | Existing calls welcome proposals to develop medical countermeasures against SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 | NIAID announces that a number of existing calls will particularly welcome research objectives related to pathogenicity, transmission, medical countermeasures, pre-clinical testing of vaccines and therapeutics. | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AI-20-031.html | Pathogenicity, Vaccines, Therapeutics | 39°00'10.8"N 77°06'16.1"W | |||||||||||||||||||
173 | 25-Mar-2020 | 25-Mar-2021 | US | | Emergency competitive revisions for research on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 | Competitive revisions to active grants in projects focusing on viral natural history, pathogenicity, transmission, as well as projects developing medical countermeasures and suitable animal models for pre-clinical testing of vaccines and therapeutics against 2019-nCoV. | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | Existing NIAID grantholders | Pathogenicity, Vaccines, Therapeutics | 39°00'10.8"N 77°06'16.1"W | |||||||||||||||||||
174 | 15-Mar-2020 | 15-Apr-2020 | US | | Request for proposals focused on the development of medical technologies to combat COVID-19 | US Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is looking to rapidly accelerate the inquiry, testing, and fielding of new 21st-century capabilities, employing novel technologies and approaches to the detection of exposure, prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19 and future emerging threats. | To be defined | Department of Defense (DoD) | https://beta.sam.gov/opp/53badf9fb02349e78839a541495efc6a/view | Must be a member of the MTEC consortium to receive a grant, although membership is not required to make an application. | √ | Physics, Engineering, Biology, Prevention, Therapeutics, Diagnostics | 38°52'19.3"N 77°03'23.0"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
175 | 30-Apr-2020 | US |  | Fast-track grant for research on non-animal approaches to investigate mechanisms, medicines, and vaccines for COVID-19 | The aim of the call is to gather information and stimulate funding of the development of non-animal, human biology-based models to help coordinate and accelerate responses to current and emerging pandemics | up to $40,000 (U.S. dollars) | Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) | https://caat.jhsph.edu/programs/grants/covid19.html | Academic group, non-profit, or small or medium enterprise | √ | Vaccines, Computing, Biology | 39°17'54.6"N 76°35'24.9"W | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
176 | 31-Mar-2020 | 16-May-2020 | US | | Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus | The research will focus on genomic studies to prevent, diagnose and treat viral respiratory diseases. | $250.000 (U.S. dollars) per year | U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HG-20-030.html | Existing NHGRI grantholders | All Disciplines | 39°00'10.8"N 77°06'16.1"W | |||||||||||||||||
177 | 21-May-2020 | US |  | Research into the impact of COVID-19 on social and living conditions in U.S. | The research will analyse social, political, economic, or psychological effects of COVID-19 on social and living conditions in the U.S. | $175.000 (U.S. dollars) | Russell Sage Foundation | https://www.russellsage.org/how-to-apply | All nationalities are eligible to apply and applicants do not have to reside in the U.S. | √ | Social Sciences, Political Science, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences | 40°45'57.0"N 73°58'01.2"W | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
178 | 27-Mar-2020 | 5-Jun-2020 | US | | Emergency competitive revisions for research on repurposing existing therapeutics to address COVID-19. | NCATS is particularly interested in projects that repurpose existing drugs or biologics (existing therapeutics) that have already begun. | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-TR-20-012.html | Existing NCATS grantholders | Therapeutics, Computing | 39°00'13.4"N 77°06'04.8"W | ||||||||||||||||||
179 | 22-Mar-2020 | 6-Apr-2020 | Brazil |  | Call for the development of technologies for products, services and processes to tackle COVID-19 | Part of the third phase of the PIPE programme, aimed at Innovative Research for SMEs. Its objective is to support research for SMEs which have conducted innovative research in the past. | R$20M | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and FINEP | http://fapesp.br/14087 | Brazilian SMEs based in the state of São Paulo. | x | Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Clinical Studies, Behavioural Sciences | 23°32'10.7"S 46°42'51.3"W | No | |||||||||||||||
180 | 26-Mar-2020 | 14-Apr-2020 | Brazil |  | Emergency support for emerging viruses research and ongoing projects | Three separate calls to support networking, top up existing grantholders, and support projects already selected for funding. | R$25M | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | http://www.faperj.br/downloads/A%C3%87%C3%83O_EMERGENCIAL_FAPERJ_COVID-19_FINAL.pdf | Companies and researchers from education and research Institutions based in Rio de Janeiro. | x | Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Clinical Studies | 22°54'16.3"S 43°10'26.0"W | No | |||||||||||||||
181 | 1-May-2020 | US | | CDC launches Coronavirus Response Fellowships | Research opportunity on COVID-19 response with emphasis on cross-coordination of federal disaster recovery efforts and public health-specific needs. | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/CDC-CSTLTS-2020-0086 | Degree candidates or holders in one of the relevant fields from the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States. | x | Communications, Health, Medical Research, Mathematics, Statistics | 33°47'58.3"N 84°19'40.9"W | No | |||||||||||||||||
182 | 24-Mar-2020 | 4-May-2020 | US | | Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program is looking for applications to address informatics solutions | The proposals will focus on the use of informatics to advance COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-TR-20-011.html | √ | Diagnostics, Informatics, Therapeutics, Vaccines | 39°00'13.6"N 77°06'04.9"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
183 | 21-Mar-2020 | 22-Jun-2020 | Brazil |  | Supplement for rapid implementation towards young researchers, CEPIDs and CPEs | This funding opportunity will be a complementary financial support for researchers financed by grants from Tematico program, Centres of Research, Innovation and Diffusion (CEPID), Engineering Research Centres (CPEs) and Young researchers | R$10M | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) | http://fapesp.br/14082 | Researchers financed in the areas of Tematico, Young Researcher, CEPID and CPE | x | Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Clinical Studies, Behavioural Sciences | 23°32'10.7"S 46°42'51.3"W | No | |||||||||||||||
184 | 20-Mar-2020 | 10-Sep-2020 | US |  | A special request for technology-driven proposals to address the COVID-19 pandemic | The call will support Principal Investigators from a CITRIS campus to address COVID-19 from technological angle. | $50,000 (U.S dollars) per project | Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and Banatao Institute | Researchers with Principal Investigator status on any of the four CITRIS campuses: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, and UC Santa Cruz | x | Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Data Science | 37°52'29.8"N 122°15'30.6"W | No | ||||||||||||||||
185 | 27-Mar-2020 | 10-Apr-2020 | Argentina |  | An Argentinian call aimed at improving the country's capacity to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Research grants are offered in the fields of diagnosis, prevention, treatment other aspects related to COVID-19. | $100,000 (U.S. dollars) per project | La Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación, el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (Agencia I+D+i ) | http://www.agencia.mincyt.gob.ar/frontend/agencia/convocatoria/437 | Inter-American Development Bank members | √ | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Prevention | 34°35'55.1"S 58°22'43.7"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
186 | Canada |  | A Pandemic Response Challenge Program to meet COVID-19 related needs | Accelerate the development of diagnostics and medical countermeasures for a rapid front-line response to protect and treat Canadians. | C$15M | National Research Council of Canada | Researchers at Canadian and international universities, government departments, colleges, and highly innovative firms with relevant expertise. | Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Vaccines, Digital Health | 50°58'32.9"N 120°14'46.7"W | ||||||||||||||||||||
187 | 2-Mar-2020 | 30-Jun-2020 | US |  | An urgent call for proposals for assays, vaccines, disease models and advanced manufacturing techniques. | BARDA is seeking abstract submissions for the following: Diagnostic assays, screening and model development, vaccines, advanced manufacturing. | $750,000 (U.S dollars) | Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) | http://beta.sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/03ec9cd25385417e8dca1219cb4fc240/download?api_key=null&token= | Not specified, but a call with the relevant Program Manager is strongly encouraged. | Diagnostics, Nonclinical Model Development and Screening, Vaccines | 38°53'11.3"N 77°00'52.7"W | |||||||||||||||||
188 | 4-Mar-2020 | 31-Oct-2020 | US |  | Broad opportunities for research funding related to COVID-19 | BARDA is looking to help the development of products to diagnose, prevent or treat novel coronavirus infections. (BARDA will only accept submissions related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus or the COVID-19 disease until further notice.) | Unlimited | Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) | Single entities or teams from private sector organizations, Government laboratories, and academic institutions. | Diagnostics, Vaccines, Therapeutics, Prevention, Respiration | 38°53'08.3"N 77°00'52.3"W | ||||||||||||||||||
189 | 6-Apr-2020 | US |  | AHA Rapid Response Grant COVID-19 and Its Cardiovascular Impact | Cardiovascular-focused applications that will contribute to understanding the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, clinical manifestations, clinical management (including critical care management) and social behaviors which can lead to dissemination, containment, and complications of COVID-19. | up to $100,000 (U.S. dollars) | American Heart Association | Not specified | √ (Non-US collaborating institutions allowed, but the lead institution must be in the US) | Pathogenesis, Diagnostics, Prevention, Clinical Studies, Social Sciences | 32°52'44.6"N 96°45'34.2"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
190 | 5-Mar-2020 | US |  | DCL: Provisioning Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to Further Research on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | Non-medical, Non-clinical-care research that can be used immediately to better understand how to model and understand the spread of COVID-19; to inform and educate about the science of virus transmission and prevention; and to encourage the development of processes and actions to address this global challenge. | $200K (U.S. dollars) | U.S. National Science Foundation | qualified scientists, engineers and educators from Institutions of Higher Education, Non-profit, Non-academic Organizations, For-profit Organizations, State and Local Governments, Foreign Organizations, | √ | Computing, Social Sciences, Education, Disease Management | 38°48'05.8"N 77°04'12.9"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
191 | 4-Mar-2020 | US |  | RAPID: Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | The National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting proposals to conduct non-medical, non-clinical-care research that can be used immediately to explore how to model and understand the spread of COVID-19, to inform and educate about the science of virus transmission and prevention, and to encourage the development of processes and actions to address this global challenge. | $200K (U.S. dollars) | U.S. National Science Foundation | qualified scientists, engineers and educators from Institutions of Higher Education, Non-profit, Non-academic Organizations, For-profit Organizations, State and Local Governments, Foreign Organizations, | √ | Social Sciences, Education, Disease Management | 38°48'05.8"N 77°04'12.9"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
192 | 6-Feb-2020 | 6-Feb-2021 | US |  | Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) | Competitive revisions to active grants in projects focusing on viral natural history, pathogenicity, transmission, as well as projects developing medical countermeasures and suitable animal models for pre-clinical testing of vaccines and therapeutics against 2019-nCoV. | Not limited | U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) - NIAID & NIGMS | Existing grantholders wishing to expand the scope of their research. | √ | Virology, Pathogenicity, Epidemiology, Treatment, Vaccines, Drug Development, Prediction | 39°03'48.8"N 77°06'43.2"W , 38°59'52.4"N 77°05'59.5"W | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
193 | 19-Mar-2020 | 6-Feb-2021 | US | | NIAID’s Multi-Pronged Response to the COVID-2019 Outbreak | Research in response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019). Additional funding to a currently funded grant to meet increased costs that are within the scope of the approved project, but that were unforeseen when the new or competing renewal application was awarded. | Not limited | U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) - NIAID | Grantees currently supported by active NIH (National Institute of Allergy and Infectius Diseases) funding | Therapeutics, Vaccines, Immunology | 39°03'48.6"N 77°06'43.5"W | ||||||||||||||||||
194 | 17-Mar-2020 | 5-Oct-2020 | US |  | Applied Research to Address The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emerging Public Health Emergency | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center of Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) issues this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) under the provisions of FAR 35.016 and FAR 6.102(d)(2) which provides for the competitive selection of research proposals. Contracts that are awarded based on responses to this BAA are as a result of full and open competition and therefore in full compliance with the provisions of PL 98-369, "The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984." | $10M (U.S. dollars) | U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HL-20-757.html | educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, not for profit organizations, state and local government, and private industry for research and development | √ | Diagnostics, Innovation, Infection, Clinical Research | 33°47'58.5"N 84°19'40.9"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
195 | 12-Mar-2020 | US | | Invitation for COVID-19 scientific questions | DOE is asking for your ideas about how it and the National Labs might contribute resources to help address COVID-19 through science and technology efforts and collaborations. | DOE Resources | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) | https://science.osti.gov/-/media/sc-1/pdf/COVID-19-letter.pdf?la=en&hash=2A142317F56F185FC3E2CEF0AEAD6CACB3E70C7F | High-performance Computing, Virology, Epidemiology, Drug Development, Countermeasures | 38°53'18.8"N 77°01'33.1"W | |||||||||||||||||||
196 | 19-Mar-2020 | 31-Mar-2020 | US |  | Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus | Competitive revisions and additional resourcing for a currently funded grant to meet increased costs that are within the scope of the approved project, but that were unforeseen when the new or competing renewal application was awarded. NIDA is especially interested in data on the risks and outcomes for COVID-19 infection in individuals suffering from substance use disorders. | $100K (U.S. dollars) direct costs/yr | U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) - NIDA | Grantees currently supported by the NIDA. | Addiction, Respiration, Therapeutics, Social Sciences | 39°03'02.0"N 77°07'14.5"W | ||||||||||||||||||
197 | 17-Mar-2020 | 10-May-2020 | US |  | Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | Competitive revisions and additional resourcing for a currently funded grant to meet increased costs that are within the scope of the approved project but unforeseen when the new or competing renewal application was awarded. Topics of specific interest to NHLBI include host response, associations with heart, lung, and blood (HLB) diseases, potential impacts on transfusion safety, and clinical outcomes of infected individuals. | Not limited | U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) - NHLBI | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HL-20-757.html | Respiration, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Infection | 39°03'05.1"N 77°07'13.6"W | ||||||||||||||||||
198 | 2-Jan-2020 | 18-Feb-2020 | Canada |  | Rapid Research Funding Opportunity | Accelerate the development, testing and implementation of medical and social countermeasures. | C$26.75M | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Principal applicant must be independent researcher, appointed at a CIHR eligible institution; team must include an applicant from OECD-defined Low- or Middle-Income Country | √ (Must include an applicant from OECD-defined Low- or Middle-Income Countgry) | cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51908.html | Medical Research, Social Sciences | 45°25'11.6"N 75°41'34.3"W | Yes | |||||||||||||||
