Science|Business Database: Coronavirus Funding Opportunities

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As a service to the global R&D community, Science|Business has compiled this database of funding opportunities. Users are encouraged to let us know of funding calls that could be incorporated into the database. Please email all suggestions to [email protected]. The database will be updated daily. For rapid news about COVID-19, see our live blog.

The role of genomics in fighting COVID-19

Date added: 06 May 2020

Support for regional projects that use genomics to address specific, short-term needs of industry, not-for-profit bodies and the public sector in relation to COVID-19 through research in collaboration with these organisations.

Amount
Up to 250,000 CAD per region, total 1.5M CAD
Agency or Funder
Genome British Columbia
Eligibility (if available)

Regional organisations and researchers from Genome Centres

Foreign participation? (where known)
No

A Pandemic Response Challenge Program to meet COVID-19 related needs

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Accelerate the development of diagnostics and medical countermeasures for a rapid front-line response to protect and treat Canadians.

Amount
C$15M
Agency or Funder
National Research Council of Canada
Eligibility (if available)

Researchers at Canadian and international universities, government departments, colleges, and highly innovative firms with relevant expertise.

Rapid Research Funding Opportunity

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Accelerate the development, testing and implementation of medical and social countermeasures.

Amount
C$26.75M
Agency or Funder
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Eligibility (if available)

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

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Funding opportunities on projects on AI and COVID-19: CLOSED

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

A targeted call for AI and COVID-19 interdisciplinary research collaborations to spark innovative, high-risk/high-reward ideas and projects

Amount
C$15,000
Agency or Funder
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
Eligibility (if available)

CIFAR Program Member or CIFAR AI Chair

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Call for proposals to accelerate solutions that minimize the impacts of COVID-19

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

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.

Amount
$1M (U.S dollars)
Agency or Funder
Vale
Eligibility (if available)

Companies, startups, institutions, government, universities, and individuals

Date application deadline

Innovative ideas to develop solution to combat the pandemic

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The ''Roche Canada COVID-19 Innovation Challenge'' is looking for applicants from various backgrounds to address the COVID-19 pandemic

Amount
C$50,000 per program
Agency or Funder
Hoffmann-La Roche Limited
Eligibility (if available)

Individuals, corporations, partnerships or other organizations based in Canada

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Made in Canada filtration material for the manufacture of N95 respirators and surgical masks

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Finding alternative filtration material to manufacture N95 respirators and surgical masks for healthcare workers.

Amount
CA$6M
Agency or Funder
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Eligibility (if available)

Business for-profit based in Canada

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Point of Care and Home Diagnostic Kit for COVID-19

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

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.

Amount
CA$2,3M
Agency or Funder
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Eligibility (if available)

Small business based in Canada

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Rapid solutions to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and inform the public-health response

Date added: 11 May 2020

Funding for organisations with solutions that can be implemented immediately to contribute to support decision-making, as well as to inform the clinical and public health response.

Amount
Not specified
Agency or Funder
Government of Ontario
Eligibility (if available)

Universities and colleges, research hospitals, non-profit research institutes

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Canadian researchers called to contribute to the national and global COVID-19 response

Date added: 05 May 2020

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.

Amount
C$107.9M
Agency or Funder
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Eligibility (if available)

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.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Rapid research for British Columbia

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

First call for funding projects on COVID-19 prevention, diagnostics, countermeasures and its impact on the population of British Columbia.

Amount
C$150,000
Agency or Funder
Michael Smith Foundation For Health Research (MSFHR)
Eligibility (if available)

Researchers based in British Columbia and affiliated with an eligible BC host institution that has a signed memorandum of understanding with MSFHR

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Stimulating Canadian collaboration on COVID-19 research and analysis

Date added: 27 Apr 2020

Funding is available to boost cooperation in the natural sciences and engineering between academic researchers and public, not-for-profit and industry partners

Amount
C$50,000
Agency or Funder
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Eligibility (if available)

University researchers collaborating with private-sector, public-sector or not-for-profit organisations

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

COVID-19 humanities and social sciences research in Canada

Date added: 13 May 2020

Projects should aim to understand the impact of the pandemic, design and implement recovery measures, or build long-term disaster preparedness plans.

Amount
$7,000 - $25,000 (CAD)
Agency or Funder
The Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Eligibility (if available)

Researchers or teams of researchers affiliated with a Canadian university. Foreign universities can be co-applicants

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Social sciences and humanities research in Canadian universities

Date added: 25 May 2020

Projects should aim to understand the different social, political and economic impacts of pandemics, design or implement recovery measures, and build long-term resilience and preparedness.

Amount
$7,000 to $25,000 CAD
Agency or Funder
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Eligibility (if available)

Researchers affiliated to Canadian postsecondary institutions; international institutions accepted as co-applicants.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline