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.

Fighting COVID-19 in developing countries

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Research must address COVID-19 in developing countries in at least one of the following fields: policy and practice to understand and recover from COVID-19; manufacturing and adoption of wide-scale interventions; gathering of data and resources fo

Amount
80% of the full economic cost for UK participants, 100% for LMIC participants
Agency or Funder
The Global Challenges Research Fund and the Newton Fund
Eligibility (if available)

Organisations from the UK and countries on the OECD DAC list of ODA recipients. Principal investigators not from the UK must have held a UKRI grant in the past three years

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes

Early-stage research to develop technologies for COVID-19 and potential future pandemic response

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Funding for early-stage development of tools for virus detection and sensing; supply chain management; geo-spatio-temporal monitoring and mapping; information reliability and collaboration; and modeling, simulation, and predictive analytics.

Amount
Variable
Agency or Funder
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
Eligibility (if available)

The prime contractor must be in the US. Foreign entities and individuals may participate as part of a US-based team.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Crisis prepardness and response in education across the world

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Projects should address the shortcomings of education highlighted during the pandemic and propose preventative solutions and immediate responses to education needs during large-scale disruptions.

Amount
$100,000 to $1M USD
Agency or Funder
The Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies and Dubai Cares
Eligibility (if available)

Academic and research institutions, private companies, non-profits, government and UN agencies

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Long term impact of COVID-19

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Research must address long-term impacts of COVID-19 to support recovery and learning for health and care services, and to mitigate the impact of any further waves of infection.

Amount
Not specified
Agency or Funder
National Institute for Health Research
Eligibility (if available)

Any UK institution

Date application deadline