Science|Business Database: Coronavirus Funding Opportunities

This database is no longer being updated.

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.

Covid-19 research call as part of the Competitive Research Program

Date added:

An opportunity for private and public sector research in the fields of technology and material developement, infection prevention and control, and epidemiology.

Amount
Rs. 20M per project
Agency or Funder
Pakistan Science Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

Researchers, research consortia, academia/R&D/industry collaborations

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Emergency support for emerging viruses research and ongoing projects

Date added:

Three separate calls to support networking, top up existing grantholders, and support projects already selected for funding.

Amount
R$25M
Agency or Funder
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Eligibility (if available)

Companies and researchers from education and research Institutions based in Rio de Janeiro.

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Funding opportunity for research in sub-Saharan Africa

Date added:

The EU launches an the emergency funding mechanism to support projects on COVID-19 management and prevention in sub-Saharan Africa.

Amount
€500,000 per project
Agency or Funder
European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
Eligibility (if available)

EU member states and member states of EDCTP (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia)

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

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

Date added:

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:

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

Postdoctoral Fellowship in COVID-19 Pathogenesis

Date added:

One postdoctoral position is available at the Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Microbial Pathogenesis, São Paulo, Brazil, for research into the role of inflammatory cytokines in COVID-19.

Amount
Up to 7.373 BRL
Agency or Funder
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Eligibility (if available)

PhD holders, preferably specialised in celular and molecular biology, biochemistry and epidemiology

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Grants available for researchers in Belgium

Date added:

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

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

Date added:

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:

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:

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

Preventing and managing epidemics in Brazil

Date added:

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

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on people living with HIV

Date added:

Priority areas include epidemiology, health care system management, and biomarkers indicative of disease susceptibility, severity and progression.

Amount
£1.5M
Agency or Funder
ViiV Healthcare
Eligibility (if available)

Applicants must be affiliated with a clinical institution

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Rapid research for British Columbia

Date added:

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:

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

Understanding the pathobiology and clinical implications of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses

Date added:

Research should address the basic biology of respiratory viruses, host factors that alter response to viral infections, community spread of COVID-19, or use epidemiological approaches to understand the disease.

Amount
$50,000 USD for one year
Agency or Funder
American Thoracic Society, GSK
Eligibility (if available)

Assistant professors or equivalent conducting research directly related to COVID-19

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Swiss national COVID-19 research programme

Date added:

Projects must advance the understanding of COVID-19 and the development of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. Multidisciplinary collaborations and use of international research networks are encouraged.

Amount
CHF 20M
Agency or Funder
Swiss National Science Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

Independent researchers holding a PhD or equivalent

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

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

Date added:

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

Understanding the pathobiology and clinical implications of SARS-CoV-2

Date added:

Proposals may address the biology of respiratory viruses, epidemiological approaches to them, development of novel therapeutics and vaccines, deciding host factors and individual, regional, or social factors affecting community spread of COVID-19.

Amount
$100.000 (U.S. dollars) per year, for up to two years
Agency or Funder
American Lung Association
Eligibility (if available)

Applicants must hold a PhD and work in a non-profit academic institution

Date application deadline