New in:
1. 2021 World Water Challenge, Korea International Water Week
2. Call for Proposals, Global Ecosystem-based Adaptation Fund
3. Climate Resilience and Gender Challenge, Crowd4SDG
4. Grants to improve Production and Distribution of Food and promote Public Health, The Conservation Food & Health Foundation (see link for eligible countries)
5. Minor Foundation for Major Challenges Small and Large Grants, UNIFOR
6. Call for Applications, Scientific Product Grant Program, Wildlife Acoustics
All currently open calls:
Grant-making opportunities
1. Call for Proposals, Wild Animal Initiative
For research on the welfare, ecology, and everyday experiences of juvenile wild animals. Relevant projects might include studies that extend captive animal welfare assessment techniques to juvenile wild animals, or those that demonstrate how ecological concepts can relate to wild animal health and wellbeing.
Funding information: grant size USD 25,000 - 250,000
Deadline: Aug 29, 2021.
2. Call for Donor Project Partner, Women in ICT Foundation
Seeking donor project partners on this exciting project, the “Cyber Wo-Fare” Project: A National Empowerment Programs for Women and Young Girls on Cyber Security and they are open to approaches from companies, individuals, charities and other NGOs.
Funding information: looking for partners to make a minimum financial contribution of $2,000 for the success of this project to contribute to travel, field work & purchase cost of equipment.
Deadline: Aug 31, 2021.
3. Call for Applications, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Provides nonprofits with data support, tools, and expertise to develop and test a data hypothesis. The theme is Data to Drive Climate Action, and nonprofits working across a range of climate change and environmental issues are invited to submit an expression of interest.
Funding information: in-kind contributions of infrastructure and expertise, and supplementary support to cover expenses associated with running the data experiment of up to USD 100,000.
Deadline: Aug 31, 2021.
4. Call for Proposals, International Telecommunication Union
Aims to build back better with broadband by reinforcing digital infrastructure and digital ecosystems so that countries can better leverage ICTs to support COVID-19 pandemic recovery efforts and preparedness for a post-COVID normal and remain resilient during disasters.
Funding information: 15 research grants worth USD 42,000 each will be awarded to winning research teams.
Deadline: Aug 31, 2021.
5. Grants Program, Fondation Segré Conservation Action Fund (see link for eligible countries)
To enable and support Civil Society Organizations engaged in the conservation of threatened animal species to carry out sustainable conservation measures at local level to protect the species, their habitats and to improve the livelihoods of the people who depend on them.
Funding information: Indicative financial sub-envelope for grants is 90% of the total amount of EUR 500,000 made available for Year 1. Grants amount to a maximum of EUR 50,000.
Deadline: Aug 31, 2021.
6. Call for Applications, Merck Research Grants 2021
To create new sustainable partnerships with leading global science and technology players to work on breakthrough science and to generate valuable seeds for future business.
Funding information: amount of the grant(s) is EUR 40,000 - 450,000 per year/up to 3 years.
Deadline: Aug 31, 2021.
7. Small Research Grants on Education Program, Spencer Foundation
Supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived. This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location.
Funding information: Budgets up to USD 50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years.
Deadline: Sep 1, 2021.
8. New Call for Proposals, Global Ecosystem-based Adaptation Fund
Led by IUCN and UNEP, the Global EbA Fund is a quickly deployable mechanism for supporting innovative approaches to EbA, to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.
Funding information: open for contributions of USD 50,000 to USD 250,000, with no specified or prioritized regional or country focus. The maximum project duration is 36 months.
Deadline: Sep 15, 2021.
9. Tree and Soil Research Fund Grant Program, Tree Fund
Welcomes research proposals and applications from a wide range of academic and technical disciplines, both qualitative and quantitative. Priorities include: design and specification of trees and soils in urban landscapes, propagation and nursery practices impacting establishment and long-term growth of trees, improving species diversity, tree root and canopy structure improvement, soil and drainage design and modification, tree planting practices and space design, and others.
Funding information: maximum award value of USD 10,000.
Deadline: Sep 15, 2021.
10. IMPACT 3rd Funding Round Open for Applications, Philip Morris International
To support projects dedicated to reducing or preventing illegal trade, and countering its negative consequences for individuals, their families, and communities. Thematic areas: border control; capacity building; restorative justice and victims protection; networks engagement, awareness building and international cooperation; COVID-19 and the threat of illicit trade
Deadline: Sep 15, 2021.
11. Call for EOIs, Endangered Landscapes Programme (see link for eligible countries)
To: Support viable populations of native species with the capacity for landscape-scale movement; Provide space for the natural functioning of ecological processes; Provide sustainable cultural, social and economic benefits to people; Are resilient to climate change
Funding information: maximum awarded per project will be UD 5 Million, over 5 year
Deadline: Sep 23, 2021.
12. Gender Equality in Research & Innovation Grants, European Commission (see link for eligible countries)
To promote inclusive gender equality plans, there is a strong need for expert policy and knowledge support for inclusive GEP implementation, in research and innovation (R&I) organisations (including research funding and performing organisations, incl. companies and SMEs).
Funding information: equal to or greater than EUR 500,000
Deadline: Sep 23, 2021.
13. Modelling and Quantifying the Impacts of Open Science Practice, European Commission (see link for eligible countries)
Open science consists of sharing knowledge and data as early as possible in the research process, in open collaboration with all relevant actors, including citizens.
Funding information: equal to or greater than EUR 500,000
Deadline: Sep 23, 2021.
14. Call for Proposals, International Development Research Centre (see link for eligible countries)
Open to universities based in low- and middle-income countries in South and Southeast Asia, and Central and South America. The aim of the research chair positions will be to empower institutions in these regions to define research agendas on forced displacement.
Funding information: supports the establishment of up to four research chairs for a period of four to five years. Grants of up to CAD 500,000 will be issued per university.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2021.
15. Call for Applications, Gupta Family Foundation
Grants are made to non-government organizations around the world that provide social assistance to people challenged by poverty, disability, or discrimination. The foundation also supports relief agencies that serve people affected by emergencies and natural disasters.
Funding information: up to USD 50,000
Deadline: Sep 30, 2021.
16. Call for Proposals, Incentive Grants, World Health Organization (see link for eligible countries)
For Young Researchers from Low- and Middle-Income Countries – Implementation Research to Scale-up National NCD Responses for Achieving SDG 3.4
Deadline: Sep 30, 2021.
17. Call for Applications, Getty Scholar Grants, The Getty Foundation
For established scholars, or individuals who have attained distinction in their fields. Open to researchers of all nationalities who are working in the social sciences, humanities, or arts.
Funding information: depending on the term duration (3, 6 or 9 months) – USD 21,500; USD 43,000; USD 65,000
Deadline: Oct 1, 2021.
18. AI for Earth Grants, Microsoft
To support projects that use AI to change the way people and organizations monitor, model, and manage Earth’s natural systems.
Funding information: Azure compute credit grants provide you with Azure credits worth USD 5,000, USD 10,000, or USD 15,000, depending on your project scope, to start using Azure AI tools and cloud computing with your existing labelled dataset.
Deadline: Oct 4, 2021.
19. Call for Applications for Achieving Zero Polluted Seas and Ocean, European Commission (see link for eligible countries)
In line with the European Green Deal’s zero pollution ambition and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, successful proposals will support the development and implementation of a policy vision and the transition needed to reach clean European seas, cutting across behavioural, socio-economic and governance spheres.
Funding information: requested grant amount is equal to or greater than EUR 500,000
Deadline: Oct 6, 2021.
20. Call for Applications, For Women in Science
To identify and support women in science at each step of their careers throughout the world. This program is aimed at PhD or Post-doctoral candidates as well as Medical doctors doing research.
Award information: an award of EUR 15,000 and will participate in a training program specifically designed as a career booster
Deadline: Oct 7, 2021.
21. New Minor Foundation for Major Challenges Small and Large Grants, UNIFOR
To support communication projects which advance the transition to a low carbon economy. Supports projects that support urgent, large-scale transformation, with a focus on changing policies and practices in public or private institutions.
Funding information: smaller grants of up to EUR 10,000. Projects above EUR 10,000 – typically in the range of EUR 20,000 to 200,000, although larger projects may be considered.
Deadline: Oct 8, 2021.
22. Call for Proposals, AI for Information Security, Amazon Web Services
Funds academic research and related contributions to open-source projects by top academic researchers around the world. ARA aims to fund projects leading toward a PhD degree or conducted as a part of post-doctoral work.
Award information: selected principal investigators may receive, unrestricted funds no more than USD 80,000 on average, AWS promotional credits, no more than USD 20,000 on average, and more.
Deadline: Oct 8, 2021.
23. Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants, Max Weber Stiftung (see link for eligible countries)
Meant to improve the career opportunities for humanities and social science academics in their qualification phase.
Funding information: travel costs, daily rates between EUR 27.00 and 62.00 depending on the host country and lodging
Deadline: Oct 8, 2021.
24. Future Conservationist Grant, Conservation Leadership Program (see link for eligible countries)
Granted to teams of early-career conservationists who are conducting high-priority projects focused on protecting species listed as Data Deficient, Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Projects must take place in an eligible country, be led (or co-led) by a national of one of these countries, involve at least 3 people and last between 3-12 months.
Funding information: awards up to USD 15,000 each to develop leadership capacity of early- career conservationists who want to make a positive difference on the ground.
Deadline: Oct 11, 2021.
25. Call for Proposals, European Commission (see link for eligible countries)
For the Advanced energy performance assessment and certification to support the transition towards a climate neutral building stock over the full life cycle, relying on technological innovations to improve speed and quality of as-built performance assessment and service life compliance checks, also linking to other instruments such as building logbooks, building renovation roadmaps, Level(s) and other datasets.
Deadline: Oct 19, 2021.
26. Call for Proposals for Human Security Awareness and Usage Programmes, United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (see link for eligible countries)
Proposals focused on addressing the multidimensional challenges and advancing the SDGs in LDCs, LLDCs, SIDS, and the Sahel region. Where appropriate, proposals that link with existing initiatives or Funds and apply the human security approach will be considered favorably.
Funding information: For these programs, the total contribution from the UNTFHS should not exceed USD 300,000 for a period of 12-18 months.
Deadline: Oct 31, 2021.
27. New Call for Applications, Scientific Product Grant Program, Wildlife Acoustics
To support the advancement of animal biology research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation that provides scientists with resources to help further their research into the study of bats, birds, frogs, and other vocal wildlife.
Funding information: up to USD 5,000 available each quarter. If an application for less than this amount is awarded, then another application can also be awarded if total is of lesser or equal amount.
Deadline: Nov 15, 2021.
28. New Grants to improve Production and Distribution of Food and promote Public Health, The Conservation Food & Health Foundation (see link for eligible countries)
To protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Funding information: avg. grant approx. USD 20,000. Grants exceeding USD 30,000 rarely awarded.
Deadline: Jan 1, 2022.
29. Rapid Response Fund, Open Technology Fund
Aims to facilitate the digital emergency response community to resolve threats in a timely and comprehensive manner for individuals, communities, and organizations whose free expression has recently been repressed.
Funding information: total value of support cannot exceed USD 50,000. Average support amounts are between USD 5,000 and 25,000.
Deadline: ongoing
30. Fund for Innovation in Development Grant Program
A new initiative to support innovation that contributes to reducing global poverty and inequality. Through flexible grant funding, FID enables innovators and researchers to test new ideas, build rigorous evidence of what works, and scale the highest-impact and most cost- effective solutions.
Deadline: ongoing
31. Call for Proposals, Social Science Research Council
As part of the Just Tech program, seeks proposals from across the social sciences and related fields that address the risks, opportunities, and challenges posed by public health surveillance stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Funding information: awards will range from USD 5,000 to 10,000, with larger amounts directed to projects committed to research partnerships
Deadline: ongoing
32. Collaborate Pacific, New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade (see eligible Pacific countries)
Aims to support effective governance, leadership, regional cooperation, and sustainable development in the Pacific through support to one-off, small scale activities that tackle issues that matter to the region. Recognizes that partnership, capacity building, people-to-people links, and knowledge-sharing are critical to ownership of development processes.
Deadline: ongoing
33. Global Water Futures – Affiliate Projects
To deliver risk management solutions, informed by leading-edge water science and supported by innovative decision-making tools to manage water futures in Canada and other regions where global warming is changing landscapes, ecosystems, and water environments.
Deadline: There is no associated closing date with applications.
34. Call for Applications, Urgent Action Fund (Africa)
Urgent Action Fund-Africa is expanding its COVID-19 response towards supporting women, transgender and gender non-conforming defenders with disabilities to: develop and widely disseminate messages and information about the disease in disability friendly formats, simplify and/or translate complex COVID 19 information, and provide practical resources.
Funding information: up to USD 8,000
Deadline: applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
35. COVID-19 Young Leaders Fund
Program is designed to support young leaders who are tackling the Covid-19 pandemic on the frontlines. Applicants should be focused on SDGs 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8. One Young World will prioritize initiatives which can use the funds to impact the maximum number of people to the greatest extent.
Funding information: One Young World recommends requesting between GBP 2,500 - GBP 10,000.
Deadline: Program is open on an ongoing basis.
36. Global Innovation Fund (GIF)
This program seeks to invest in social innovations that aim to improve the lives and opportunities of millions of people in the developing world. Open to funding innovations in any sector as long as they can demonstrate their innovation improves the lives of those living on less than USD 5 PPP per day.
Range: USD 50,000 – 15,000,000
Deadline: Program is open on an ongoing basis.
Fellowships and other opportunities
1. Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 13, One Young World
Looking for bold solutions that reduce impacts of climate change and/or empower others to act on climate change. Examples may include behavioural change, technology solutions or scaling of technology solutions, education, nature-based solutions, community actions or collaborations.
Funding information: a USD 50,000 grant from Deloitte, plus 12-month training.
Deadline: Aug 30, 2021.
2. Call for Applications, UNCTAD Youth Forum
Theme: Pull up: Change Di Riddim, will be focusing on innovation, inclusion, and youth empowerment for developmental transformation. Open for student and young professionals interested in trade and development-related issues.
Deadline: Aug 31, 2021.
3. 2022 Women’s Political Leadership (see link for eligible countries)
The 12-months training focuses on developing political leadership skills and is open only to women who hold an elected seat in a local government.
Deadline: Aug 31, 2021.
4. Joke Waller-Hunter Initiative to Support Young Environmental Leaders
Small grants to individuals to expand their knowledge, experience and training, the Initiative aims to strengthen environmental CSOs’ capacity and efficiency. The mission is to provide an accessible and tailored small grant for education and training of individuals who are nominated by their organization as potential future leaders.
Funding information: 10 grants of EUR 2,500; 4 grants of EUR 5,000; 2 grants of EUR 7,000
Deadline: Aug 31, 2021.
5. Call for Applications, Young Founders Program, Westerwelle Foundation
A 6-month fellowship for outstanding young entrepreneurs from emerging markets. It brings together leaders from all over the world, who are united to achieve entrepreneurial greatness.
Deadline: Sep 3, 2021.
6. Radcliffe Fellowship, Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Fellows are exceptional scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, practitioners, and artists whose work is making a difference in their professional fields and in the larger world.
Funding information: Fellows receive a stipend of USD 78,000 plus an additional USD 5,000 to cover project expenses.
Deadline: Sep 9, 2021.
7. New 2021 World Water Challenge, Korea International Water Week
The program is aiming at identification of science, technology and policy based solutions to imminent water problems.
Benefits: Winners receive cash prize and trophy, and will have the chance to be invited to the WWCH Showcase during the KIWW 2021 and/or the 9th World Water Forum to share solutions
Deadline: Sep 10, 2021.
8. Youth Engagement and Empowerment Programme, United Nations (see link for eligible countries)
The program’s P2P model promotes effective youth engagement by enabling youth to rise as leaders in their own communities, to take ownership of their own initiatives, and to become the program’s primary implementing partners. The YEEP focuses on maximizing engagement and local partnerships for youth.
Deadline: Sep 10, 2021.
9. Call for Applications, Novartis Reimaging Healthcare Scholarship, One Young World
Supports young social entrepreneurs and their local/global initiatives to help accelerate their leadership journey. This scholarship is for young leaders whose focus is on supporting, advancing, and / or solving issues in the health care space including mental health, like health care professionals, nurses, volunteers of health care organizations, medical students.
Deadline: Sep 12, 2021.
10. Food Coalition Call for Proposals, FAO
In the context of G20 Call to Action (through the Matera Declaration) for Food Security, and on the Occasion of G20 Joint Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Development, The Food Coalition is launching a Call for Proposals to mobilize political commitment, technical and financial support for countries affected by COVID-19 pandemic.
Deadline: Sep 18, 2021.
11. Call for Applications, Fellowship Program, Nippon Foundation
To provide opportunities for advanced education and research in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea and related disciplines, including marine science in support of management frameworks, to Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing States, so that they may obtain the necessary knowledge to assist their countries/regions to formulate comprehensive ocean policies and to implement the legal regime set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and related instruments.
Deadline: Sep 24, 2021.
12. Call for Applications, 2021-22 Darwin Initiative
UK government grants scheme that helps to protect biodiversity and the natural environment in developing countries. Will support and influence stakeholders to incorporate biodiversity considerations in achieving poverty reduction, through evidence and best practices, and targeting the outcome: local communities and stakeholders, including governments, demonstrate sustained improvement in policy and practice.
Funding information: projects should be a min. of GBP 100,000 and no more than GBP 600,000.
Deadline: Sep 28, 2021.
13. New Climate Resilience and Gender Challenge, Crowd4SDG
Through the Open Seventeen Challenge, Crowd4SDG is launching in August 2021 its second call for projects powered by the crowd aiming to tackle climate and gender issues.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2021.
14. Agrobiodiversity Innovation Challenge 2021, IFAD
Focus on showcasing solutions and aims to inspire research and ideas in the field of agriculture and food systems.
Award information: two grants of USD 5,000 each to the top two innovators, plus in-kind prizes
Deadline: Sep 30, 2021.
15. Empower Fellowships, UNOSSC (see link for eligible countries)
To offer early-career female scientists from the Global South, exchange visits of 6-months at the ICGEB laboratories in New Delhi and Cape Town or at other institutions based in an eligible ICGEB Member State, to perform research work on biotechnology and related fields, including Health (Infectious Diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases), Sustainable and Effective Agriculture, Industrial Biotechnology and Renewable Energy.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2021.
16. 2022-23 Wilson Center Fellowship
Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff and other scholars in residence.
Award information: a stipend of USD 90,000 for a nine-month fellowship
Deadline: Oct 1, 2021.
17. 2021 Japan-Nordic Joint Call for Strategic International Collaborative Research Program, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (see link for eligible countries)
The aim of this program is to contribute solutions to challenges facing world today and to bolster Japan’s scientific and technological capabilities through collaboration with a broad range of countries.
Funding information: JPY 7.69 million per year for each project
Deadline: Oct 7, 2021.
18. International Climate Protection Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Program seeks to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs by fostering prospective leaders with their undertakings and projects to combat climate change, to develop and implement adaptation strategies, to preserve ecosystems and biodiversity and to foster the sustainable use of the oceans and seas.
Funding information: the monthly fellowship amount – depending on career stage – is EUR 2,170, EUR 2,470 or EUR 2,670 for fellows. This includes a mobility lump sum and a contribution towards health and liability insurance.
Deadline: Feb 1, 2022.
19. Children’s Rights and Technology in Digital Age MOOC, Global Campus of Human Rights
Takes a deep dive into how often children are exposed to the newest technological developments and, through a human rights approach, promotes a more ethical, human-centric, and accessible tech-infused future.
Deadline: Jul 31, 2022.
Each Chair will be provided up to USD 970,000 over a four-year period and tasked with executing a world-class research program able to contribute significantly towards building both the human capital and the scientific knowledgebase required to solve important climate change-related problems in Africa and beyond.
The application process will remain open until suitable candidates are identified.
21. Scholarship for Displaced Students, Columbia University
Supports displaced students from anywhere in the world who are unable to complete their higher education. These students will receive full tuition, housing, and living assistance while pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees across all 18 Columbia schools and affiliates. Scholarship aims to shift the global dialogue surrounding displaced persons, from one that views them as a burden to one that recognizes them as vital contributors to global innovation and prosperity.
22. Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges, University of Basel
Course: How can we address societal challenges with research? Investigate the principles, processes, and uses of transdisciplinarity. Topics include: transdisciplinary projects on sustainable development, migration, and health.