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.

Rapid Response Call for "Active intervention development" and "Diagnosing and understanding COVID-19"

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

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.

Amount
£20M
Agency or Funder
National Institute for Health Research
Eligibility (if available)

Hosted by a UK institution eligible for UKRI funding. Overseas research organisations in affected countries providing important local engagement can be co-investigators

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Call for the development of technologies for products, services and processes to tackle COVID-19

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

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.

Amount
R$20M
Agency or Funder
São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and FINEP
Eligibility (if available)

Brazilian SMEs based in the state of São Paulo.

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Short-term solutions for the COVID-19 emergency in Paraguay

Date added: 11 May 2020

Funding for public and private research into COVID-19 in the areas of epidemiological studies, diagnostics, therapeutics, behavioural science, mental health, and the development of medical and ICT devices.

Amount
PYG 300M to PYG 1B, up to 90% of project costs
Agency or Funder
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Paraguay
Eligibility (if available)

Universities, NGOs, private and public sector organisations

Date application deadline

Research into the impact of COVID-19 on social and living conditions in U.S.

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The research will analyse social, political, economic, or psychological effects of COVID-19 on social and living conditions in the U.S.

Amount
$175.000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Russell Sage Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

All nationalities are eligible to apply and applicants do not have to reside in the U.S.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Insights from humanities and social sciences into the impact of COVID-19

Date added: 05 May 2020

Primary or secondary research projects should draw on humanities and social sciences to contribute to the understanding of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.

Amount
£10,000
Agency or Funder
The British Academy
Eligibility (if available)

Researchers of postdoctoral or equivalent level in humanities and social sciences

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Understanding the behavioural, social and economic impact of the outbreak response

Date added: 20 May 2020

Projects should address the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and the response to it on human behaviour, social dynamics, and mental health and health inequalities.

Amount
€4M to €10M
Agency or Funder
European Commission
Eligibility (if available)

At least 3 legal entities from 3 different Horizon 2020 countries

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Supplement for rapid implementation towards young researchers, CEPIDs and CPEs

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

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

Amount
R$10M
Agency or Funder
São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Eligibility (if available)

Researchers financed in the areas of Tematico, Young Researcher, CEPID and CPE

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

How has COVID-19 affected healthy ageing?

Date added: 19 Jun 2020

Research should enhance the understanding of the needs and aspirations of older people, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on social, behavioural and design aspects of healthy ageing.

Amount
Up to £2M
Agency or Funder
UK Research and Innovation
Eligibility (if available)

Principal investigator must be based in a UK research organisation. Foreign researchers are welcome as co-investigators

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Community interventions for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups

Date added: 24 Jun 2020

Projects should address the consequences of the pandemic in NIH-designated health disparity populations and vulnerable groups.

Amount
$500,000 of yearly costs per project
Agency or Funder
National Institutes of Health
Eligibility (if available)

Higher education institutions, nonprofits, for-profit organisations, local and federal governments. Applicants' institutions with foreign components are accepted.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline