Funding news for global health researchers: May 19, 2025

On behalf of the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the following funding opportunities, notices and announcements may be of interest to those working in the field of global health research. Updates are typically distributed once a week.

Special Announcements

Early Expiration of Fogarty Funding Opportunities

On October 19, 2023, NIH announced a new framework for the peer review of most research project grant (RPG) applications. NIH has since identified a number of Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) that were not expired or reissued as indicated in the implementation plan outlined in NOT-OD-24-085. Consequently, NIH will expire those NOFOs at the end of the current application cycle (May 24, 2025), including these Fogarty NOFOs:

• HIV-associated Non-Communicable Diseases Research at Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-23-191)
• Interventions for Stigma Reduction to Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-23-190)
• Read full general notice (NOT-OD-25-113)

Reminder: Application Requirements for Projects Involving Activities Outside of the United States or Partnerships with International Collaborators

NIH issued a notice/reminder about longstanding application requirements for projects involving activities outside of the United States or partnerships with international collaborators. In order for NIH to fully assess all foreign activities and collaborations prior to award, the SF-424 R&R Other Project Information Form requires applicants to indicate whether the project involves activities outside of the United States or partnerships with international collaborators, and, if yes, include a “Foreign Justification.”

• Read full policy notice (NOT-OD-25-098)
  
• Please direct all inquiries to the Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, Division of Grants Policy at grantspolicy@nih.gov.

Updated NIH Policy on Foreign Subawards

The NIH Policy on Foreign Subawards was updated on May 1, 2025. Until the details of the new foreign collaboration award structure are released, foreign subawards are not allowed.

• Read full policy notice (NOT-OD-25-104)
• Please direct any inquiries to the NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration at OPERAleadership@mail.nih.gov.

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Global Infectious Diseases (GID)
  Application deadline: August 6, 2025
  
• HIV-associated Noncommunicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions
  Application deadline: December 8, 2025
  
• Stigma HIV/AIDS
  Application deadline: December 22, 2025
  

Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities

Funding opportunities on which Fogarty is a partner:

• Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-25-233)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-25-143)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

Administrative supplements for current Fogarty grant recipients:

• Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars (NOT-OD-23-031)
  Expiration date: October 1, 2025
  
• Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards (NOT-OD-23-032)
  Expiration date: October 1, 2025
  

All administrative supplements

Funding Opportunities

NIH funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration:

• Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements for the U.S.-Japan Brain Research Cooperative Program (BRCP) - U.S. Entity (Admin Supp) (NOT-NS-23-092)
  Application due date: September 19, 2025
• Pragmatic Trials across the Cancer Control Continuum (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)  (PAR-25-072)
  Application due date: October 17, 2025
  

More NIH funding opportunities focused on areas relevant to global health

Other Funding News

General Notices

• Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions (NOT-OD-25-110)
• Notice to Applicants That the Simplified Review Framework Will be Applied to All Relevant Applications for August/October 2025 Councils (NOT-OD-25-116)
• Notice of Intent to Publish the re-issuance of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia (RDCRC) for the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) (U54 Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-TR-25-008)
• RESCINDED - Notice of NIBIB Participation in PA-23-272: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) (NOT-EB-25-004)
• Request for Information (RFI):
  • Benchmarks for Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Research and Care (NOT-CA-25-037)
  • Inviting Comments on the Future of the National Library of Medicine Biomedical and Data Science Extramural Research Programs (NOT-LM-25-002)

Notices of changes to NIH funding opportunities:

• Notice of Change to PAR-25-139 NCI Clinical and Translational Exploratory/Developmental Studies (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-CA-25-045)
• Notice of Correction of Key Dates to PAR-25-235 "Personal Health Informatics for Delivering Actionable Insights to Individuals (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)" (NOT-LM-25-003)
• Notice of Early Expiration of Notices of Funding Opportunities Related to the Simplified Review Framework for NIH Research Grant Applications (NOT-OD-25-113)

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• The Duke University's Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health is offering $3,700 scholarships for graduate students from low- and middle-income countries or other economically disadvantaged settings to attend a 5-day workshop on conducting research in religion, spirituality, and health. The workshop will be held August 11–15, 2025, and scholarships will cover tuition, airfare, hotel accommodations, and meals. Apply as soon as possible to allow time for visa processing.

  • More Information
  • Application instructions
• The AIM Clinical Science Fellow Grants expand clinical research in youth mental health by focusing on new therapies, diagnostic tools, early interventions, and/or new technologies. Research can be in psychiatry, neuroscience, or any other social or behavioral science with an interest in youth mental health. AIM welcomes applications representing global geography.
  Application deadline: May 28, 2025
• The BSI Conference Travel Grants provides support to British Society for Immunology members to facilitate their attendance at scientific conferences and seminars in the U.K. and around the world. This grant scheme is open to members in the following membership categories: Full, Early Career, Postgraduate.
  Application deadline: June 1, 2025
• The Alice and C.C. Wang Award recognizes established investigators who are making seminal contributions to the field of molecular parasitology at the time of the award. Novel and significant discoveries on the biology of parasitic organisms are of particular emphasis.
  Application deadline: June 4, 2025
• The Breakthrough T1D Beyond Pediatrics: Advancing Early Detection in Adult-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Grant supports non-profit and for-profit entities, such as academic institutions and industry partners, with grants for improving adult diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D), with special emphasis on the early stages of the disease. Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign organizations.
  Application deadline: July 17, 2025
• The Ovarian Cancer Research Program: Early-Career Investigator Award supports the addition of new ECIs to the unique, interactive virtual Clinical Trial Academy that provides intensive mentoring, national networking, collaborations and a peer group for junior faculty. Pre-application is required; application submission is by invitation only. Non-US applicants are allowed.
  Pre-application submission deadline: June 12, 2025
  Application deadline: September 11, 2025
• The AACR Trailblazer Cancer Research Grants for Early-Stage Investigators aim to empower and support cancer researchers, help launch their careers, and enable them to become thought leaders in the field. These grants are intended to provide talented investigators with the resources and dedicated time to establish innovative, emerging research projects. Applicants can work at an institution anywhere in the world. There are no citizenship or geographic requirements.
  Application deadline: June 12, 2025
• The Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) is now accepting applications for the Rita Levi-Montalcini (RLM) Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Center of Regenerative Medicine (CRM). This two-year fellowship is open to postdoctoral researchers of outstanding talent, especially those of international background, to pursue research in regenerative medicine within a CRM lab.
  Application deadline: June 15, 2025

More non-NIH funding opportunities

Global Health Resources

Johns Hopkins Malaria Minute Podcast: EXTENDED: AI-Driven Malaria Control – Neural Networks and the Task-Shifting of Vector Surveillance

The Johns Hopkins Malaria Minute Podcast explores VectorCam, an offline tool powered by a Convolutional Neural Network that aims to support local vector surveillance.

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Training Opportunities

Plasmodium Genetic Epidemiology offers ‘Data to Insight’ Course

The Plasmodium Genetic Epidemiology is offering a free course named From Data to Insight – A Practical Introduction to Interpreting Malaria Genetics for Surveillance to equip researchers, students, and public health officials with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively use malaria genetic data in epidemiological research and public health decision-making.

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PAHO Offers Obesity and NCD Prevention Course

The Pan American Health Organization is offering a free course on Regulatory Policies to Prevent Obesity and Diet-related Noncommunicable Diseases. The course's purpose is to strengthen the learner’s capacity to design and advance effective regulatory policies that reduce the demand for and offer of ultra-processed and processed products to prevent obesity and diet-related NCDs in the Region of the Americas.

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Events

Events of interest to global health researchers:

• Breastfeeding Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Date: May 21
  • Location: Virtual
  • Hosted by UNICEF and PAHO

• The Elimination of Leprosy

  • Date: May 21
  • Location: Virtual
  • Hosted by the PAHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries and Organisation for Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

• Research Integrity Series | Foreign Involvement

  • Date: May 22
  • Location: Virtual
  • Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

• 18th Annual NIDA International SPR Poster Session

  • Date: May 27-30
  • Location: Seattle, Washington (USA)
  • Hosted by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

• Fogarty Fellowship Informational Webinar

  • Date: May 29
  • Location: Virtual
  • Hosted by the Northern Pacific Global Health Consortium

• First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure

  • Date: June 3-4
  • Washington, DC (USA) and Virtual
  • Hosted by the Center of Global Development

Fogarty calendar of events