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.

Support for trainee researchers

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Support to undergraduate, postgraduate, doctorate and postdoctoral students for diagnosis and treatment projects related to COVID-19

Amount
Up to TL 6,000 per month
Agency or Funder
TÜBİTAK
Eligibility (if available)

Undergraduate, postgraduate, doctorate and postdoctoral researchers

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Enlisting space-based technologies in the fight against COVID-19

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Companies are invited to propose projects using at least one space-based technology to improve the management of COVID-19 in diagnostics, therapeutics, mental health and education (e-learning)

Amount
50% of the acceptable cost (up to €1M per project)
Agency or Funder
European Space Agency (ESA)
Eligibility (if available)

Candidates from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
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

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

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

COVID-19 Rapid response proposals for Tufts University reseachers

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Proposals should generate new knowledge and/or change clinical practice with focus on treatmet and diagnosis.

Amount
$300,000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center
Eligibility (if available)

Employees of Tufts University or Tufts Medical Center, but applicants may partner with collaborators at community-based, local non-profit organisations

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Consortia sought to accelerate developments on COVID-19

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The projects will focus on prophylactics, therapeutics and diagnostics to contribute in the short term to dealing with the current outbreak. Proposals must be made by a consortium to increase their likelihood of impact.

Amount
€50,000 - €300,000 per project
Agency or Funder
Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (FWO)
Eligibility (if available)

Private companies, academia, international organisations, public bodies (preferably including a Flemish hospital or a Belgian government agency active in the field of care and public health)

Date application deadline

Grants available for researchers in Belgium

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Funding to support reasearchers from FNRS and universities of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Priorities lie on epidemiological and translational studies, immunology and prevention of the virus.

Amount
€60,000
Agency or Funder
Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS)
Eligibility (if available)

Researchers from FNRS or the six universities part of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (ULB, UCLouvain, ULiege, UMons, UNamur, USL)

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program is looking for applications to address informatics solutions

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The proposals will focus on the use of informatics to advance COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines.

Agency or Funder
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Equipment for animal-free research in UK universities

Date added: 08 May 2020

Diagnostic tests, disease development, and drug identification/testing tools will be granted for immediate COVID-19 related research.

Amount
Quasi Vivo Systems, and £500 consumables budget
Agency or Funder
Animal Free Research UK and Kirkstall Ltd
Eligibility (if available)

Research must take place at a UK institution

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Emergency call for COVID-19 research in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

A rapid call to Austria businesses for COVID-19 projects lasting no longer than 12 months. The second part of the rapid call (the first part has a deadline of 8 April).

Amount
€ 21 million
Agency or Funder
Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG)
Eligibility (if available)

Austrian companies planning a research and development project in accordance with the KLIPHA-COVID19 tender guidelines

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

Grants for rural tribes and tribal organisations at risk of COVID-19.

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The funding will assist tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health organisations, and health service providers to tribes to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.

Amount
$15,000,000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration
Eligibility (if available)

Tribes, tribal organisations, urban Indian health organisations, and health service providers to tribes serving rural communities

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
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

Call for Proposals for Latin America and the Caribbean regions

Date added: 05 May 2020

Proposals should focus on the coordination of policies and solutions at the regional level aiming at preventing and dealing with the consequences of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Amount
$7M (U.S dollars)
Agency or Funder
Inter-American Development Bank
Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

COVID-19 ignition grants for entrepreneurial initiatives from US and India

Date added: 06 May 2020

Funding for binational teams for proof of concept ideas and workable prototypes of new technologies, tools, or systems addressing challenges posed by COVID-19.

Amount
Up to $66.000 (USD) for proof of concept ideas, or up to $130.000 for prototype development
Agency or Funder
The United States-India Science & Technology Endowment Fund
Eligibility (if available)

Government, academic, NGO or commercial entrepreneurial initiatives from US and India

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Preventing and managing epidemics in Brazil

Date added: 06 May 2020

Funding for Brazilian research and doctoral studies in epidemiology, immunology, pharmaceuticals sciences, telemedicine, and medical data analysis.

Amount
Up to 345.000 BRL with total funding of 70M BRL
Agency or Funder
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Eligibility (if available)

Masters and doctoral students

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
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

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