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.

Solutions for urban mobility challenges

Date added: 15 May 2020

Projects – to be implemented rapidly – should use innovative approaches to address two or more of the thematic areas which are innovation, business creation, academy, factory, Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) and citizen engagement.

Amount
€6M
Agency or Funder
EIT Urban Mobility
Eligibility (if available)

Applicants must be a EIT Urban Mobility Core Partner, existing Project Partner or an experienced Linked Third Party, with full partner company approval

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Stimulating Canadian collaboration on COVID-19 research and analysis

Date added: 27 Apr 2020

Funding is available to boost cooperation in the natural sciences and engineering between academic researchers and public, not-for-profit and industry partners

Amount
C$50,000
Agency or Funder
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Eligibility (if available)

University researchers collaborating with private-sector, public-sector or not-for-profit organisations

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Improving emergency patient care

Date added: 06 May 2020

Funding for emergency care research projects related to COVID-19 and lasting up to 1 year. Potential topics include diagnostics, safety, therapeutics, and crisis preparedness.

Amount
$5.000 - $25.000 (USD)
Agency or Funder
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Eligibility (if available)

Applicant must be a member of SAEM, hold a PhD or equivalent and a faculty university appointment with a department of emergency medicine

Date application deadline

Social science studies on the impact of the outbreak

Date added: 18 May 2020

Projects must be carried out by PhD holders on topics such as social, economic, cultural, psychological, and political impact of Covid-19 in the United States and globally.

Amount
$5,000 USD per project
Agency or Funder
Henry Luce Foundation and the Social Science Research Council
Eligibility (if available)

PhD holders in any social science disciplines or related interdisciplinary fields

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Research funding in Islamic countries

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Joint call from the UN World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and the Islamic Development Bank for Research (IsDB) for epidemiology, diagnostic and treatments research in member states of the IsDB

Amount
$100,000 per grant
Agency or Funder
IsDB and TWAS
Eligibility (if available)

Each principal applicant must be a national of an IsDB country

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Societal Responses to and Preparedness for Emerging Viral Infections

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Support for in-depth, collaborative projects with up to three groups to accelerate society’s preparedness for and early detection of emerging viral diseases.

Amount
DKK 20M
Agency or Funder
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

The main applicant and host institution must be anchored in Denmark. The host institution could be any Danish public research institution.

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Development and testing of therapeutics to treat COVID-19

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

A £10 million fund to support research to accelerate the development and testing of therapeutics that can be rapidly deployed to treat the symptoms of COVID-19.

Amount
£10M
Agency or Funder
LifeArc
Eligibility (if available)

Academics, NHS employees or companies that have therapeutics that could be repurposed or repositioned for use in COVID-19 patients

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

MRFF – 2020 Respiratory Medicine Clinical Trials Research on COVID-19 Grant Opportunity

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Proposals sought for a clinical trial that accelerates the implementation of treatments for severe acute respiratory distress in patients infected with COVID-19 in order to support the response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia.

Amount
$5M AUD
Agency or Funder
Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Eligibility (if available)

Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Administering Institutions

Date application deadline

Scientific collaboration between Muslim countries

Date added: 29 Apr 2020

Grants available to enable collaborating groups in different IsDB countries to buy research equipment and strengthen facilities to enhance their partnership and productivity and to support the mobility of scientists between the participating insti

Amount
$50,000 (U.S.dollars) per research group
Agency or Funder
The World Academy of Sciences and the Islamic Development Bank
Eligibility (if available)

IsDB Member Countries, only PhD holders

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

German COVID-19 research in any discipline

Date added: 15 Jun 2020

Grants for individuals or teams of up to three researchers, especially those specialising in life sciences, natural sciences, technology, and humanities and social sciences.

Amount
Up to €120,000
Agency or Funder
Volkswagenstiftung
Eligibility (if available)

Principal investigator must have earned a PhD in Germany. Up to 3 partners, international cooperation allowed

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Emergency competitive revisions for research on repurposing existing therapeutics to address COVID-19.

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

NCATS is particularly interested in projects that repurpose existing drugs or biologics (existing therapeutics) that have already begun.

Agency or Funder
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Eligibility (if available)

Existing NCATS grantholders

Date application deadline

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

Date added: 03 Jun 2020

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

The impact of COVID-19 on rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases

Date added: 15 Jun 2020

Funding for projects exploring the clinical course of COVID-19, diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and pathogenic mechanisms in patients with rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases.

Amount
Up to €300,000
Agency or Funder
FOREUM Foundation for Research in Rheumatology
Eligibility (if available)

Oganisations from countries that are members of the European League Against Rheumatism. Organisations from elsewhere can participate as partners but are not eligible to receive funding

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Exploring education in a time of pandemic

Date added: 05 May 2020

Grants for researchers aiming to understand the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on education as well as those working to reimagine educational opportunities.

Amount
Up to $50.000 (U.S.)
Agency or Funder
Spencer Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

Principal investigator must have a PhD or relevant experience in education-related research

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Horizon 2020 funding for repurposing production lines to make medical supplies

Date added: 20 May 2020

Projects must propose innovative ways to repurpose, adapt and ramp-up production lines to produce vital medical supplies and equipment in under 48 hours.

Amount
€5M to €6M per projects
Agency or Funder
European Commission
Eligibility (if available)

At least 3 legal entities from 3 different Horizon 2020 countries. Target organisations include manufacturers, Open Innovation Testbeds, laboratories, other technology infrastructures.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Medical, digital and AI tools for pandemic response

Date added: 20 May 2020

Horizon 2020 funding for fast and easily deployable medical devices, environmental surveillance systems tracking COVID-19 spread, telehealth and data analysis tools.

Amount
€2M 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

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