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.

Project funding for Vienna-based companies

Date added: 15 May 2020

Support for rapid development and production of medical devices, software, protective equipment, tools for social distancing, and expansion of diagnostic capacities or logistics solutions.

Amount
Up to €200.000
Agency or Funder
Vienna Business Agency
Eligibility (if available)

Vienna-based companies

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

COVID-19 and the endocrine system

Date added: 19 Jun 2020

Grants for investigations into how endocrine or metabolic mechanisms may influence the outcome of COVID-19 infection and whether these interactions could be used to identify predictive biomarkers or develop drugs.

Amount
€20,000
Agency or Funder
The European Society of Endocrinology
Eligibility (if available)

Lead applicant must be an ESE member. The majority of the project must be carried out in Europe

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Crisis prepardness and response in education across the world

Date added: 24 Jun 2020

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

How has COVID-19 affected healthy ageing?

Date added: 19 Jun 2020

Research should enhance the understanding of the needs and aspirations of older people, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on social, behavioural and design aspects of healthy ageing.

Amount
Up to £2M
Agency or Funder
UK Research and Innovation
Eligibility (if available)

Principal investigator must be based in a UK research organisation. Foreign researchers are welcome as co-investigators

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Distance Learning and Telemedicine program for rural communities

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The Distance Learning and Telemedicine program will assist rural communities in the use of modern telecommunications and the Internet for education and health care

Amount
$1M (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Eligibility (if available)

Legal entity, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, a state or local unit of government, a consortium

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Long term impact of COVID-19

Date added: 15 Jun 2020

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

Preparing for future high-impact pandemics

Date added: 20 May 2020

Research or innovation projects should enhance public preparedness for upcoming pandemics with medical, surveillance, sanitation, supply chain, education, and other technologies.

Agency or Funder
Eureka
Eligibility (if available)

At least two organisations from at least two of the following countries: Belgium, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey. Organisations from other Eureka countries can also participate

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Research on clinical and community-related aspects of COVID-19

Date added: 01 Jul 2020

Applications must address clinical (hospital or outpatient) or community-related aspects of COVID-19. Translational projects will be preferred. Basic research at the cellular level, or into animals, will not be considered.

Amount
$25,000 USD
Agency or Funder
CHEST Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

Health professionals, clinical researchers and non-profts that are members of CHEST

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Improving the response to pandemics in Ireland

Date added: 06 Jul 2020

Research should address how virtual learning can serve healthcare workers; the use of quality improvement methods to test or re-engineer clinical processes during pandemics; sustainable improvement in healthcare delivery post-COVID; or analysis of

Amount
Up to €140,000
Agency or Funder
Health Research Board
Eligibility (if available)

Lead investigator must be from an Irish HRB-recognised instituttion. Researchers from abroad are welcome as co-applicants

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

New COVID-19 funding call for vaccines to be deployed rapidly

Date added: 08 May 2020

CEPI is looking for proposals for the development of vaccines that can be accepted and deployed within 12-18 months or less.

Amount
Unspecified
Agency or Funder
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
Eligibility (if available)

Any organisation developing a COVID-19 vaccine

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

The 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge for technology solutions to the pandemic

Date added: 05 May 2020

Open call for developers, visionaries, and problem solvers to build open source technology solutions that address three main areas: crisis communication during an emergency, ways to improve remote learning, and how to inspire cooperative local com

Amount
$200,000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
IBM
Eligibility (if available)

Developers, designers, and entrepreneurs over the age of 18 or the age of majority in their jurisdiction. Not eligible: Employees of IBM, David Clark Cause, and governmental agencies

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

COVID-19 in vulnerable populations, its long-term effect, and the effectiveness of remdesivir

Date added: 06 Jul 2020

Projects lasting up to 9 months should collect data on the clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 in vulnerable populations, investigate long-term consequences of COVID-19 in patients, or test the safety and effectiveness of remdesivir in treatin

Amount
Up to $250,000 USD
Agency or Funder
GILEAD
Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Maximising the uptake of medical supplies and interventions in sub-Saharan Africa

Date added: 25 Jun 2020

European support for strategic action to enhance the uptake of medical research findings, products and interventions in sub-Saharan Africa.

Amount
€23.4 M
Agency or Funder
European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
Eligibility (if available)

A team must include at least three independent legal entities, two from European partner states and one from sub-Saharan African country

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Social and humanitarian initiatives

Date added: 15 Jun 2020

Projects should address the consequences of the pandemic in humanitarian and development settings with a focus on people living in poverty, and vulnerable and marginalised populations.

Amount
DKK 1M per project
Agency or Funder
Novonordisk Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

Organisations and institutions with a registration in Denmark. International collaboration is encouraged

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Innovative ideas for curbing COVID-19 spread in Sweden

Date added: 15 Jun 2020

Innovative projects that help curb the spread and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in Sweden will receive up to 5M SEK in funding.

Amount
Up to 5M SEK
Agency or Funder
Vinnova
Eligibility (if available)

Principal investigator must belong to a Swedish organisation. Foreign organisations eligible to receive funding in Sweden are welcome as partners.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Preventing future pandemics in Sweden

Date added: 15 Jun 2020

Call for Swedish-led feasibility studies that help prepare the country for the next pandemic.

Amount
Up to 1M SEK
Agency or Funder
Vinnova
Eligibility (if available)

Principal investigator must belong to a Swedish organisation. Foreign organisations eligible to receive funding in Sweden are welcome as partners

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline