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.

Call for collaboration projects with University of California

Date added: 05 May 2020

Projects should be comprised of multidisciplinary teams, dealing with topics of strategic importance to the University of California or the state of California.

Amount
Not specified
Agency or Funder
University of California
Eligibility (if available)

Proposals require collaboration among at least three UC campuses and should address topics of strategic importance to UC and California

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Sharing European COVID-19 patients' data

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The EHDEN project is looking for Data Partners able to share their data on COVID-19 patients in order to accelerate data analysis and support evidence-based decision-making.

Amount
€1M
Agency or Funder
European Health Data & Evidence Network
Eligibility (if available)

Organisations based in an EU member state or Horizon 2020-associated country

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
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

Interdisciplinary call for urgent research projects

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Projects must be aligned with WHO Bluebook (March 2020 version), with a particular interest in development and use of text and data mining techniques.

Amount
€50,000 per project
Agency or Funder
Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
Eligibility (if available)

Public research institutions , non-profit associations, societal impact companies (SIS), and foundations engaged in research in Luxembourg

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

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

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

COVID-19 related near-market research from the University of Virginia

Date added: 11 May 2020

Funding for practically oriented research on COVID-19 related topics with a commercialisation potential.

Amount
Up to $100K per project
Agency or Funder
The Manning Fund for COVID-19 Research
Eligibility (if available)

Principal investigators from the University of Virginia

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Rapid response call for COVID-19 research in Chile

Date added: 11 May 2020

Funding for COVID-19 research projects in any disciplinary field lasting up to 12 months.

Amount
Up to CLP 90M
Agency or Funder
La Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, Chile
Eligibility (if available)

Researchers or groups of researchers from public or private universities, research units, and laboratories

Date application deadline

Rapid response to the needs of the Portuguese national health service

Date added: 15 May 2020

The second funding package for a wide-range of research activities helping to improve Portugal’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Amount
Up to €40,000
Agency or Funder
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Eligibility (if available)

Universities, public research institutions, non-profit scientific associations, public and private non-profits. Companies can participate in partnership with research institutions.

Date application deadline

Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The research will focus on genomic studies to prevent, diagnose and treat viral respiratory diseases.

Amount
$250.000 (U.S. dollars) per year
Agency or Funder
U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Eligibility (if available)

Existing NHGRI grantholders

Date application deadline

Internet-based solutions for responses to COVID-19

Date added: 29 Apr 2020

Proposals should rework known Internet-based technical solutions and apply them to COVID-19 in areas such as humanitarian aid, education, disinformation, and pandemic preparedness.

Amount
$250.000 - $500.000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Internet Society Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

United States public charity or equivalent

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Call for Proposals for R&D Plans of Industrial Products for the Prevention and Treatment of the COVID-19

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Submission of applications for assistance with R&D and technological innovation plans. The final date for applications is 18 May, but there are multiple submission dates before that time: 30 March, 20 April, and 4 May.

Amount
30% to 70% of approved R&D expenses
Agency or Funder
Israel Innovation Authority
Eligibility (if available)

Companies in the manufacturing industry in a variety of fields

Date application deadline

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

Date added: 29 Apr 2020

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

Insights into COVID-19 and the Global Compact for Migration

Date added: 08 May 2020

Researcher required to provide insight into how the Global Compact for Migration was used in the COVID-19 crisis, what lessons can be learnt from it, and what implications the pandemic may have for the future of the agreement.

Amount
Unspecified
Agency or Funder
Mixed Migration Centre
Eligibility (if available)

Consultants with 3 to 4 years of experience

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

Improve systems-of-care for patients with metastatic breast cancer during the pandemic

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Funding for initiatives to support patients with metastatic breast cancer who receive oral
cancer medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amount
$1,000,000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Pfizer
Eligibility (if available)

Hospitals; cancer centres; healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional associations; laboratories; government agencies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare improvement. (Not individuals or medical practice groups.)

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline