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.

Open call for proposals for the COVID-19 Google Research Credits Program

Date added: 05 May 2020

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.

Amount
$5.000 (U.S.) in GCP credits. PhD awards $1,000 (U.S.)
Agency or Funder
Google
Eligibility (if available)

A commercial, nonprofit, government or academic research institution based in a country where Google Credits Program credits are approved.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes

Fast track access to research facilities for Central European researchers

Date added: 27 Apr 2020

Quick access to use selected instruments – including NMR, synchrotron, X-ray scattering and X-ray diffraction – for research topics related to COVID-19.

Agency or Funder
Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium
Eligibility (if available)

Researchers of any nationality working in Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, North Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia or Ukraine.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes

COVID-19 Emergency Call for Proposals: Project Outlines for Call Concerning the Fight Against Coronavirus Disease

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

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

Amount
NOK 30M
Agency or Funder
Research Council of Norway
Eligibility (if available)

Approved Norwegian research organisations

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Calls for Rapid and Impactful Study Proposals on Behavioural and Psychological Aspects of COVID-19

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

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.)

Agency or Funder
Psychological Science Accelerator (PSA)
Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Multidisciplinary call for projects

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

A broad-based call for research with goals deliverable in the short term.

Amount
MEX$ 5M
Agency or Funder
CONACYT (National Council of Science and Technology)
Eligibility (if available)

Research institutes, organisations and MSMEs registered at the Mexican National Register of R&D Institutions and companies

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Startups vs COVID-19

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Developing technological solutions, products or services to tackle the economic, societal and health impact of the pandemic.

Amount
€150,000 per project
Agency or Funder
Ministry of the Economy
Eligibility (if available)

All types of young companies with less than 5 years of existence, established in Luxembourg

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

CDC launches Coronavirus Response Fellowships

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Research opportunity on COVID-19 response with emphasis on cross-coordination of federal disaster recovery efforts and public health-specific needs.

Agency or Funder
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Eligibility (if available)

Degree candidates or holders in one of the relevant fields from the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States.

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

The impacts of COVID-19 on health services, access, outcomes and costs.

Date added: 05 May 2020

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.

Amount
$25.000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, the Center for Health and Technology, and the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
Eligibility (if available)

All full-time members of the UC Davis faculty

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Mitigating risk in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

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.

Amount
€250 000 per project
Agency or Funder
AXA Research Fund
Eligibility (if available)

PhD holders from AXA Research Fund academic institutions.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

While waiting for a vaccine: multilateral call for short- to medium-term solutions

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Funding for a consortium with at least two participating countries and with financial help from national funding organisations.

Amount
Variable (depends on national funding body)
Agency or Funder
Eureka
Eligibility (if available)

Organisations from Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain and Turkey

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Improve systems-of-care for patients with metastatic breast cancer during the pandemic

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Funding for initiatives to support patients with metastatic breast cancer who receive oral
cancer medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amount
$1,000,000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Pfizer
Eligibility (if available)

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.)

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

A call for patient-centered proposals

Date added: 05 May 2020

Projects should focus on the emerging research needs of clinicians, policymakers, hospitals, and health systems for patient-centred care during the pandemic

Amount
$21M
Agency or Funder
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Eligibility (if available)

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.

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Grants for organisations to work on COVID-19 healthcare education and best practice

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The funding will support healthcare providers focused on the recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and care management of patients with COVID-19.

Amount
$5,000,000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Pfizer
Eligibility (if available)

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.)

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Binational projects based in the University of Mexico or the University of California

Date added: 27 Apr 2020

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.

Amount
$35.000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
National Autonomous University of Mexico, University of California, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
Eligibility (if available)

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.

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Translate promising preclinical findings into products for clinical applications

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

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.

Amount
$25M (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
Eligibility (if available)

Government agencies, eligible non-DoD organization, DoD laboratory, DoD military treatment facility, and/or DoD activity embedded within a civilian medical centre

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Distance Learning and Telemedicine program for rural communities

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The Distance Learning and Telemedicine program will assist rural communities in the use of modern telecommunications and the Internet for education and health care

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

Legal entity, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, a state or local unit of government, a consortium

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline