Funding News & Opportunities No.32 of 2026
Below find open funding opportunities. Note
that some of the opportunities have very tight deadlines.
1. Research grants
2. Awards
3. Scholarships/Fellowships
1.Research Grants
HEALTH
Title:Population approaches to increasing awareness of the
relationship between alcohol and cancer risk
Funder:National Institutes of Health
Link:https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-221.html
Deadline:January 8, 2027
Title:Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers
Funder:Wellcome
Link:https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/starter-grants-clinical-lecturers
Deadline:Various dates
Title:Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Planning
Grant Program (U34 Clinical Trials Optional)
Funder:National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 26, 2027
ARCHITECTURE
Title: Deb Mitchell Research Grant
Funder:Landscape Architecture Foundation
URL:https://www.lafoundation.org/what-we-do/research/deb-mitchell-grant
Deadline:Continuous
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
Title:The Coral Accelerator Program (CAP)
Funder:Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform
Link:https://cordap.org/cordaps-cap-2026-is-now-open/
Deadline:October 19, 2026
Title:Richardson Travel Bursary
Funder:SCI
Link:https://www.soci.org/awards/travel-bursaries/richardson-travel-bursary
Deadline:Deadline: 31 Oct 26
ARTS/SOCIAL SCIENCE
Title:British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants
scheme
Funder:British Academy
Deadline:28th October 2026
STEM
Title:Charting AI’s Role in Scientific Discovery
Funder:Renaissance Philanthropy
URL:https://www.renaissancephilanthropy.org/insights/charting-ai-in-scientific-discovery
Deadline:Rolling
2.AWARDS/PRIZES/CHALLENGES
Title:BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and
Synchronization- Next Generation Sensor Technology Development (U01 Clinical
Trial Optional), Funder:National Institutes of Health
Deadline:June 16, 2027
Title:Curt Bergfors Foundation — Food Planet Prize
Funder:Terra Viva Grants
URL:https://foodplanetprize.org/foundation/prize/
Deadline: all year round.
Tittle:Wellcome Career Development Awards
Funder:wellcome
URL:https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/wellcome-career-development-awards
Deadline:Open
Title:Warren Alpert Foundation — Warren Alpert Prize
Funder:Warren Alpert Foundation
URL:https://www.warrenalpert.org/
Deadline:Nov 9, 2026
Title:IUPAC-Zhejiang NHU International Award
Link:https://iupac.org/2027-iupac-zhejiang-nhu-international-award/
Deadline:30 September 2026
3. SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
Title:PhD Fellowships for Health Professionals
Funder:Wellcome
Link:https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/phd-fellowships-health-professionals
Deadline:various
Title:Nokia Visiting Professors Scholarship
Funder:Nokia Foundation
URL:https://www.nokiafoundation.com/visiting-professor
Deadline:5 November 2026
Title: Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme for Engineering
Funder: SPREE
URL:https://research.ubuntunet.net/opportunity/intra-africa-academic-mobility-scheme-for-engineering/
Deadline: Various dates depending on programme selected
Title: Sophie Danforth Fund Grants for Conservation
Worldwide
Funder: Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund (SDCBF)
URL:https://www.advance-africa.com/Sophie-Danforth-Fund-Grants-for-Conservation-Worldwide.html
Deadline: Accepted all year round
Funding News & Opportunities No.31 of 2026
Below find open funding opportunities. Note
that some of the opportunities have very tight deadlines.
1. Research grants
2. Awards
3. Scholarships/Fellowships
1.Research Grants
HEALTH
Title:CHALLENGE PROGRAMME 2027 – Heat and Hypertension –
understanding the mechanisms of interaction
Funder:The Novo Nordisk Foundation
Deadline:7 October 2026
Title:Collaborative Network for Vaccine Research in West and
East Africa
Funder:IDRC-CRDI
Link:https://www.nrf.go.ke/collaborative-network-for-vaccine-research-in-west-and-east-africa/
Deadline:14th October 2026
Title:Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related
Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: January 8, 2027
Title:Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Planning
Grant Program (U34 Clinical Trials Optional)
Funder:National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 26, 2027
ARCHITECTURE
Title: Deb Mitchell Research Grant
Funder:Landscape Architecture Foundation
URL:https://www.lafoundation.org/what-we-do/research/deb-mitchell-grant
Deadline:Continuous
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
Title:The Challenge Programme 2027-Harnessing novel
Earth-abundant materials for sustainable technologies
Funder:Novo Nordisk Foundation
Deadline:7 October 2026 2:00pm (Copenhagen time)
Title:Richardson Travel Bursary
Funder:SCI
Link:https://www.soci.org/awards/travel-bursaries/richardson-travel-bursary
Deadline:Deadline: 31 Oct 26
STEM
Title:Charting AI’s Role in Scientific Discovery
Funder:Renaissance Philanthropy
URL:https://www.renaissancephilanthropy.org/insights/charting-ai-in-scientific-discovery
Deadline:Rolling
2.AWARDS/PRIZES/CHALLENGES
Title:Curt Bergfors Foundation — Food Planet Prize
Funder:Terra Viva Grants
URL:https://foodplanetprize.org/foundation/prize/
Deadline: all year round.
Tittle:Wellcome Career Development Awards
Funder:wellcome
URL:https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/wellcome-career-development-awards
Deadline:Open
Title:Warren Alpert Foundation — Warren Alpert Prize
Funder:Warren Alpert Foundation
URL:https://www.warrenalpert.org/
Deadline:Nov 9, 2026
Title:IUPAC-Zhejiang NHU International Award
Link:https://iupac.org/2027-iupac-zhejiang-nhu-international-award/
Deadline:30 September 2026
3. SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
Title:Nokia Visiting Professors Scholarship
Funder:Nokia Foundation
URL:https://www.nokiafoundation.com/visiting-professor
Deadline:5 November 2026
Title:The Chevening Scholarships
Funder:UK Universities
URL:https://www.chevening.org/apply/
Deadline:06 October 2026
Title: Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme for Engineering
Funder: SPREE
URL:https://research.ubuntunet.net/opportunity/intra-africa-academic-mobility-scheme-for-engineering/
Deadline: Various dates depending on programme selected
Title: Sophie Danforth Fund Grants for Conservation
Worldwide
Funder: Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund (SDCBF)
URL:https://www.advance-africa.com/Sophie-Danforth-Fund-Grants-for-Conservation-Worldwide.html
Deadline: Accepted all year round
Funding News & Opportunities No.30 of 2026
Below find open funding opportunities. Note
that some of the opportunities have very tight deadlines.
1. Research grants
2. Awards
3. Scholarships/Fellowships
1.Research Grants
HEALTH
Title:Collaborative Network for Vaccine Research in West and
East Africa
Funder:IDRC-CRDI
Link:https://www.nrf.go.ke/collaborative-network-for-vaccine-research-in-west-and-east-africa/
Deadline:14th October 2026
Title:Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related
Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funder:National Institutes of Health
Deadline: January 8, 2027
Title:Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Planning
Grant Program (U34 Clinical Trials Optional)
Funder:National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 26, 2027
Title:CHALLENGE PROGRAMME 2027 – Advancing Next Generation
AMR Diagnostics for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Funder:Novo Nordisk Foundation
Deadline: 7 October 2026
Title:Cancer Research Institute — Lloyd J. Old STAR Program
Funder:Cancer Research Institute (CRI)
URL:https://www.cancerresearch.org/lloyd-j-old-star-program
Deadline: Jan 15, 2027
ARTS/SOCIAL SCIENCE
Title:Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
Conference and Workshop Grants
Funder:Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological
Research
URL:https://wennergren.org/program/conference-and-workshop-grant/
Deadline: Dec 1, 2026
Title:Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational
Efforts (IGNITE): Assay Development and Neurotherapeutic Agent Identification
(R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funder:National Institutes of Health
DeadlineOctober 21, 2027
Call for Applications: Academic Development Grant
EDUCATION
Title:Environmental Research and Education Foundation
Funder:Environmental Research and Education Foundation
(EREF)
URLhttps://erefdn.infoready4.com/
Deadline:Dec 1, 2026
STEM
Title:Pilot projects to enhance utility and usage of data
sets from the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC)
(R03 Clinical Trials Not allowed)
Funder:National Institutes of Health
Deadline:October 21, 2027
Title:Coefficient Giving Career Development and Transition
Funding
Funder:Coefficient Giving
Deadline:Rolling
Title:Simons Foundation — Solar Radiation Management Grants
Funder:Simons Foundation
URLhttps://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/solar-radiation-management/
Deadline:Oct 6, 2026
2.AWARDS/PRIZES/CHALLENGES
Tittle:Wellcome Career Development Awards
Funder:wellcome
URL:https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/wellcome-career-development-awards
DeadlineOpen
Title:Warren Alpert Foundation — Warren Alpert Prize
Funder:Warren Alpert Foundation
URL:https://www.warrenalpert.org/
Deadline:Nov 9, 2026
Title:Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical
Trial Required)
Funder:National Institutes of Health
Deadline:December 4, 2026
Title:Wellcome Discovery Awards
Funder:Welcome Trust
URL:https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/wellcome-discovery-awards
Deadline:22 September 2026
3. SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
Title:Faraday Discovery Fellowships
Funder:The Royal Society
Link:https://royalsociety.org/grants/faraday-discovery-fellowships/
Deadline:22 September 2026
Title:The Chevening Scholarships
Funder:UK Universities
URL:https://www.chevening.org/apply/
Deadline:06 October 2026
Title: Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme for Engineering
Funder: SPREE
URL:https://research.ubuntunet.net/opportunity/intra-africa-academic-mobility-scheme-for-engineering/
Deadline: Various dates depending on programme selected
Title: Sophie Danforth Fund Grants for Conservation
Worldwide
Funder: Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund (SDCBF)
URL:https://www.advance-africa.com/Sophie-Danforth-Fund-Grants-for-Conservation-Worldwide.html
Deadline: Accepted all year round
Title:2027-2028 Wilson Center Research Fellowship
Funder:Woodrow Wilson Center
URL:https://www.wilsoncenter.org/research-fellowship
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Title:ICGEB Fellowships in Pathogen Detection and
Biosecurity (Africa)- September 2026
Deadline:30th September 2026
Funding News & Opportunities No.29 of 2026
Below find open funding opportunities. Note
that some of the opportunities have very tight deadlines.
1. Research
grants
2. Awards
3. Scholarships/Fellowships
1. Research Grants
HEALTH
Title:MicroMAX Collaborative Research Grants 2027
Funder:Novo Nordisk Foundation
URL:https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grant/micromax-collaborative-research-grants/
Deadline:15 September 2026
Title:Collaborative Network for Vaccine Research in West and
East Africa
Funder:IDRC-CRDI
Link:https://www.nrf.go.ke/collaborative-network-for-vaccine-research-in-west-and-east-africa/
Deadline:14th October 2026
Title:Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related
Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: January 8, 2027
Title:National Glaucoma Research Request for Proposals
Funder: BrightFocus Foundation
URLhttps://www.brightfocus.org/about/for-scientists/apply-for-a-research-grant/glaucoma-apply-for-grant/
Deadline: September 24, 2026
STEM
Title:Call for proposals to enhance the recovery and
recycling of strategic and critical raw materials (CRMs) from electronic
waste.
Funder:Eu Horizon
Deadline:17th September 2026
Title:Charting AI’s Role in Scientific Discovery
Funder:Renaissance Philanthropy
URL:https://www.renaissancephilanthropy.org/insights/charting-ai-in-scientific-discovery
Deadline:Rolling
Title:Supporting STISA 2034: SGCI Multilateral Research Call
advancing Africa’s Science, Technology and Innovation priorities
Funder: IDRC/SGCI - Supporting STISA 2034: SGCI Multilateral Research Call
Deadline: September 25, 2026,
2.AWARDS/PRIZES/CHALLENGES
Title:2027 IUPAC-Zhejiang NHU International Award for
Advancements in Green Chemistry – Call for Nominations
Funder:ICGCSD
URL:https://iupac.org/2027-iupac-zhejiang-nhu-international-award/
Deadline:30th September 2026
Title:Curt Bergfors Foundation — Food Planet Prize
Funder:Terra Viva Grants
URL:https://foodplanetprize.org/foundation/prize/
Deadline: all year round.
Tittle:Wellcome Career Development Awards
Funder:wellcome
URL:https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/wellcome-career-development-awards
DeadlineOpen
Title:Wellcome Discovery Awards
Funder:Welcome Trust
URL:https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/wellcome-discovery-awards
Deadline:22 September 2026
3. SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
Title:Faraday Discovery Fellowships
Funder:The Royal Society
Link:https://royalsociety.org/grants/faraday-discovery-fellowships/
Deadline:22 September 2026
Title:The Chevening Scholarships
Funder:UK Universities
URL:https://www.chevening.org/apply/
Deadline:06 October 2026
Title: Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme for Engineering
Funder: SPREE
URL:https://research.ubuntunet.net/opportunity/intra-africa-academic-mobility-scheme-for-engineering/
Deadline: Various dates depending on programme selected
Title: Sophie Danforth Fund Grants for Conservation
Worldwide
Funder: Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund (SDCBF)
URL:https://www.advance-africa.com/Sophie-Danforth-Fund-Grants-for-Conservation-Worldwide.html
Deadline: Accepted all year round
Title:2027-2028 Wilson Center Research Fellowship
Funder:Woodrow Wilson Center
URL:https://www.wilsoncenter.org/research-fellowship
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Title:ICGEB Fellowships in Pathogen Detection and
Biosecurity (Africa)- September 2026
Deadline:30th September 2026
Title: Funds for Women Journalists Worldwide 2026
Funder: International Women Media Foundation (IWMF)
URL:https://www.advance-africa.com/Funds-for-Women-Journalists-Worldwide.html
Deadline: All year round.