Medicine grants

Career stage: Not specified

Institution applies

Covers: Up to AUD 1 million over three to five years for salaries, research costs, equipment and clinician backfill. Hosts or partners must contribute cash worth at least 50% of the grant plus support in kind. Overheads and capital works are excluded.

The host must identify the researcher as a strategic recruitment priority and provide an eligible NSW appointment.

Career stage: Not specified

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Covers: Up to USD 10,000 per project for at most 18 months: direct research costs including protocols, ethics, data collection and management, community engagement and technical support. No overheads, institutional administration or continuation funding.

Researchers and academic or research institutions may apply. Independent researchers need institutional affiliation; doctoral students participate within a faculty-PI-led team. For-profit, political and lobbying organisations are excluded.

Career stage: PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher

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Covers: Annual awards: ZAR 270,000 Council postdoctoral, ZAR 320,000 Vice-Chancellor’s postdoctoral, or ZAR 400,000 research fellowship. Postdoctoral support lasts up to two years; research support up to three. Research fellowship remuneration is taxable; research running costs require host support.

Postdoctoral applicants need a PhD from the past five years, or a documented thesis submission planned by December 2026; the degree must be completed before starting. Research fellows need a PhD over five but at most ten years old and two years of post-PhD research. Prior NRF A/B/C ratings, continuing 2027 awards and third postdoctoral funding cycles are excluded.

Career stage: Master’s

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Covers: Stipend only for recipients who are not already salaried; Wits tuition and registration, educational expenses, laptop and software. International training includes travel, visas, living expenses, insurance and visa assistance. Award amount and individual duration are unspecified.

South African citizens with a completed MSc, an interest in genomic epidemiology or bioinformatics, and commitment to research in South Africa.

Career stage: Not specified

Institution applies

Covers: Up to USD 275,000 in direct costs over at most two years, with no more than USD 200,000 in one year. No cost sharing required. Clinical trials and foreign subawards/subcontracts are excluded.

Eligible domestic and foreign organizations include higher education institutions, nonprofits, businesses and the government/community entity categories listed in the notice. PIs must have the skills, resources and knowledge to perform the work and apply with an eligible organization.

Career stage: Postdoc

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Covers: A 24-month postdoctoral salary plus EUR 50,000 research costs, EUR 6,000 conference or placement travel, and EUR 4,000 training. Salary value is not specified; these budgets are separate components.

Applicants must have received a PhD or submitted their thesis at application, demonstrate academic excellence and provide support letters from two mentors.

Career stage: Not specified

Institution applies

Covers: Per consortium: up to SEK 100,000 from SASUF plus ZAR 160,000 from NRF. Supports research mobility, postgraduate exchanges, workshops and stakeholder activities. Excludes salaries, scholarships, large equipment, consultant and project-management fees.

At least one Swedish and one South African SASUF member university, plus a university in a listed SGCI country. Both national PIs need PhDs. One proposal per consortium and per PI; previous projects cannot simply be continued.

Career stage: PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher

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Covers: Up to AUD 450,000 over three years for project salaries, consumables and equipment; clinician backfill is capped at 50% under the guidelines.

Host approval and eligible university, medical research, nonprofit or public health employment are required.

Career stage: Not specified

Institution applies

Covers: Up to AUD 750,000 over three to five years for programme salaries, consumables, equipment and clinician backfill. A cash contribution of at least 50% is required. Institutional overheads and capital works are excluded.

The researcher must be a strategic recruitment priority for the host; applications are institutional rather than direct individual submissions.

Career stage: Not specified

Institution applies

Applicants must be based at a research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council funding and propose a high-risk development step for a medical product that builds on prior funded work.

Career stage: Not specified

Institution applies

A UK organisation eligible for MRC funding must lead. International researchers may participate as international co-leads under MRC rules. Businesses and most charities participate as partners rather than leads.

Career stage: Not specified

Institution applies

State and local governments, public and private educational institutions, nonprofits, small businesses, tribal organizations and other US entity types listed in the announcement.

Career stage: Not specified

Institution applies

Project lead must be based at an eligible UK research organisation; international researchers may serve as project co-leads; only one active application as project lead across MRC applicant-led responsive opportunities.