Local and International Funding

Notice of Intent to Publish Funding Opportunity Announcements for Phase 2 of the U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research (R01 and U01, Clinical Trial Optional)

Website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AI-19-032.html

Timeline for Release of the FOAs:

Estimated Publication Date of Funding Opportunity Announcement: March 06, 2019
First Estimated Application Due Date: July 26, 2019
Earliest Estimated Award Date: April 01, 2020
Earliest Estimated Start Date: April 01, 2020

The National Institutes of Health - United States of America

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary US-based federal agency for medical research funding.

NIH funding opportunities and notices

U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research - Phase 2 (HIV/AIDS) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-19-022.html
U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research - Phase 2 (HIV/AIDS) (U01 Clinical Trial Optional): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-19-023.html
U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research - Phase 2 (Infectious Diseases) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-19-024.html
U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research - Phase 2 (Infectious Diseases) (U01 Clinical Trial Optional): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-19-025.html

The Wellcome Trust United Kingdom

The Wellcome Trust is an independent charity which funds research focused on improving the health of humans and animals.

Established in 1936, it is the UK's largest non-governmental funder of biomedical research with a funding budget of approximately £13 billion.

The Wellcome Trust Grant Scheme

European Commission, Framework Programme - (FP7) European Union

Active from 2014 to 2020, the European Union’s (EU) FP7 / Horizon 2020 funding programme, with a budget of €80 billion, is intended to boost economic growth and create jobs in Europe by funding research and innovation.

South African researchers are able to participate in the EU's Framework Programmes for Research and Technology Development thanks to the intergovernmental Agreement on Science and Technology Cooperation signed in 1996.

For South Africans
For Europeans

Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)

The Research and Training in Tropical Diseases Programme (TDR) funds research projects which focus on poverty-related diseases.

The TDR also supports the development of researchers and research institutions in countries impacted by poverty-related diseases.

Grants and other funding activities

The World Academy of Sciences

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is an independent international organisation based in Italy. The Academy funds research projects that aim to produce health innovations.

Research Grants

National Research Foundation (NRF) South Africa

The National Research Foundation (NRF) supports and promotes research in South Africa through the funding and development of researchers and research facilities that advance knowledge, innovation and development.

NRF Calls