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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interventional radiology solutions for COVID-19 treatment

Date added: 13 May 2020

Funding for proposals for multidisciplinary, minimally invasive/locoregional therapies for treating critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Amount
$50,000 USD
Agency or Funder
Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

Collaboration outside the specialty of interventional radiology is required

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

Swiss national COVID-19 research programme

Date added: 08 May 2020

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: 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

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

Date added: 29 Apr 2020

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