Funding news for global health researchers: May 4, 2026
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
Health and Extreme Weather is now an NIH highlighted topic
The NIH Health and Extreme Weather (HEW) Program aims to support research to increase understanding of how extreme weather impacts human health. The scope includes extremes in temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind velocity, and other meteorological variables; wildfires, hurricanes, droughts, floods, heatwaves, harmful algal blooms, snowpack loss, and extreme storms; and weather’s downstream influence on other environmental exposures and health-relevant outcomes. Projects in this topic area may be situated at different nodes on the translational continuum. If you’re interested in advancing critical research to address the direct and indirect health impacts of weather-related natural disasters and emerging weather-related harms,
please read more about this highlighted topic here.
New resource page for international research available on Fogarty website
Fogarty's new webpage 'NIH Support of International Research: Navigating NIH Public Resources' website page contains useful information for researchers. Alongside links to NIH Guide Notices and NIH extramural news resources, the page offers guidance on the newly published application and award structure for applications that request funding for international organizations (the PA-26-002 NIH Collaborative International Research Project--Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional).
The Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031 is now posted online!
The framework articulates NIH’s priorities in three key areas: biomedical and behavioral science research; scientific research capacity; and scientific research operations. All – stakeholders and the general public -- are encouraged to review the
Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031 (NOT-OD-26-047) and share their feedback using the webform by
May 16, 2026.
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Read general notice (NOT-OD-26-047)
- Responses must be received by
11:59:59 pm (ET) on May 16, 2026
Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities
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Other funding updates that may be of interest to global health researchers.
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Non-NIH funding opportunities:
- The
TWAS-CSIR Postgraduate Fellowship Programme supports young scholars from developing countries (other than India) to pursue PhD research in emerging areas in science and technology at CSIR's laboratories and institutes in India. The duration of the fellowship is 4 years.
Application deadline: May 6, 2026 - The
AACR Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Research Fellowship, funded by the
American Association for Cancer Research, supports a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow in conducting non-small cell lung cancer research. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: May 7, 2026 - The
AREF Research Development Fellowship Programme aims to support researchers in Africa who are emerging leaders and working on important challenges for human health, to develop their skills as researchers. Early career researchers who are nationals of and employed in Africa are encouraged to apply.
Application deadline: May 8, 2026 - The
Path to a Cure - Research Grants from the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation provide funding for research that contributes to the development of new therapies for cystic fibrosis, especially projects focused on advancing CFTR repair and replacement strategies. Applicants worldwide are encouraged to apply.
Application deadline: May 12, 2026 - The
AACR MONARCA (Maximizing Opportunity for New Advancements in Research in Cancer) Grant for Latin America facilitates the capacity building of cancer researchers in Latin America. The Grant supports early-career independent researchers working in any area of cancer research who have completed their highest degree within the past 7 years. Applicants must be citizens of and currently residing and working in Latin America.
Application deadline: May 14, 2026 - The
IPSN Catalytic Grant Fund is now open for applications. US$ 1.8 million in funding is available to support member organizations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to pilot innovative approaches and build evidence for scaling up pathogen genomic surveillance, as well as wastewater and environmental surveillance. Submissions may be made by individual organizations or consortia, provided the lead applicant is an IPSN member from an LMIC. Organizations that are not yet members are welcome to apply for IPSN membership alongside their proposal.
Application deadline: May 14, 2026 - The
GFCR Joint Society for Integrative Oncology Program supports integrative clinical trials conducted by principal investigators and institutions among its membership. Open to applicants worldwide.
Letters of intent deadline: May 15, 2026 - The
NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award recognizes work that has made significant advances in applying techniques developed in one domain to address questions in another—for example, methods to investigate problems of causal inference, understand complex networks or perform image recognition have been developed in both social science and life science contexts.
Essay deadline: May 15, 2026 - The
GFCR Decentralized Clinical Trial Initiative Grant Program from the
Gateway for Cancer Research (GFCR) supports site-less, technology-informed cancer clinical trials. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: May 15, 2026 - The
Excellence in Rural Psychology Award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the impact of the science, practice, and advocacy of psychology in rural and remote regions. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: May 15, 2026 - The
2026-2028 ALSN Pilot Research Award from the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (ALSN) supports a pilot study that advances the ALSN research. Applicants must be ALSN members, in good standing, and up-to-date with their membership dues. Applications are open to researchers with a strength in nursing leadership science or novice researchers, including PhD students, interested in nursing leadership science, who will be mentored by an experienced researcher. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: May 15, 2026 - The
Graduate Research Fellowship from the
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance supports graduate students on research projects on Friedreich’s ataxia, a genetic, progressive neuromuscular disease. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a research-based (dissertation-required) program, leading to a Ph.D. (or equivalent) at a not-for-profit institution of higher education in the USA and worldwide. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: May 15, 2026 - The
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Central America and Andean region award recognizes early-career women researchers who are nationals living and working in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Applicants must be currently pursuing their PhD or have completed their PhD within the past 8 years in the fields of formal sciences, life and environmental sciences, material sciences, engineering sciences and technological sciences.
Application deadline: May 15, 2026 - The
Postdoctoral Fellowships from the TSC Alliance and the Wong Family Foundation support early-career researchers in any type of basic or translational research relevant to TSC that provides an outstanding opportunity for the trainee’s professional growth. Open to applicants worldwide.
Letters of intent deadline: May 18, 2026 - The request for proposals for
Generic Drug Repurposing from Coefficient Giving, a partner of Cures Within Reach, aims to provide grants for clinical repurposing trials aimed at benefitting patients from LMICs. Applicants may be based anywhere in the world.
Proposal deadline: May 18, 2026 - The
Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Development Award from
Wellcome supports multidisciplinary teams led from Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia to develop an innovative idea for a future proposal for a clinical trial that optimises licensed infectious disease interventions to drive impact in low- and middle-income countries.
Application deadline: May 19, 2026 - The
Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health from the National Academy of Medicine recognizes individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding achievement in improving mental health. For the purposes of the Sarnat Prize, the field of mental health is defined broadly and includes, but is not limited to, the neurosciences, psychology, social work, public health, nursing, psychiatry, economics, law, and other disciplines, as well as perspectives from those in non-profit organizations and foundations, among others. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: May 20, 2026 - The
2026 Vivli AMR Surveillance Data Challenge is now open. The aim is to promote use of the Vivli AMR Register and to tackle some of the most pressing questions in antimicrobial resistance field. Open to applicants worldwide.
Expression of interest deadline: May 26, 2026 - The
Early-career and Mid-career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Benefit Children, Youth, and Families from the American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Children, Youth, and Families recognizes psychologists whose contributions benefit the psychological functioning or well-being of children, youth, and families. Nominees must be members of APA. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: May 31, 2026 - The
SIOPEN Grant Call supports multidisciplinary collaborative research projects focused on neuroblastoma worldwide. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: May 31, 2026 - The
Research Project Ewing Sarcoma Restricted Call provided by the Bone Cancer Research Trust supports projects at any stage of the research pipeline, as long as the proposal demonstrates a realistic and clear line of sight to patient benefit, and is both hypothesis-driven and generating. Funding is available to researchers and/or clinicians working in an academic or clinical institution in the UK.
Application deadline: June 1, 2026 - The
Research Training Grant from the Society for Psychophysiological Research Education and Training Committee supports graduate students and postdocs in obtaining mentored training in psychophysiological methods that are necessary for their future research goals, but are not available at their home institution. Applicants must be SPR members. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 1, 2026 - The
APA Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology recognize excellent psychologists for contributions in the first 9 years post-PhD. For the 2027 program, nominations of persons who received doctoral degrees during and since 2017 are being sought in the areas of behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, perception and motor performance, social psychology, applied research (e.g., treatment and prevention research, industrial/organizational research, educational research), and individual differences (e.g., personality, psychometrics, mental ability, behavioral genetics). Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 1, 2026 - The
Treat FTD Fund: Clinical trials for FTD support the development of drugs or devices for FTD disorders while building a better understanding of FTD pathophysiology, biological mechanisms of disease, and analytically and clinically validated biomarkers with a well-defined context-of-use. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 1, 2026 - The
Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology Signature Program Scholarship (LIWP) supports outstanding participant leaders from the 2025 LIWP Signature Program cohort. Scholarship recipients are selected based on demonstrated leadership, professional engagement, and financial need, with eligibility limited to members of LIWP Cohort 17. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 2, 2026 - The
Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award: Optimising interventions for impact supports multidisciplinary teams led from Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia to conduct randomized controlled trials that optimize licensed pharmaceutical interventions for infectious diseases. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 2, 2026 - The
Capacity Building in International Dementia Research Program supports institutions and organizations in Low- and Middle-Income countries (LMIC). Proposals should fill current gaps in the research infrastructure and enable building larger and more sustainable portfolios. The Project Lead must be a full-time faculty member or full-time paid employee of the organization.
Letters of intent deadline: June 3, 2026 - The
High Impact Pilot Project Award on myasthenia gravis and related neuromuscular junction disorders supports researchers worldwide. This award supports research that will demonstrate proof-of-concept to support the feasibility of a paradigm shift, test a new research hypothesis, or otherwise advance the development of safe and effective treatments for myasthenia gravis through five broad research priorities. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 5, 2026 - The
Kavli Scholars Program from The Kavli Foundation supports exceptional scientists whose research has been disrupted by unexpected challenges by providing an opportunity to continue their work in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience, or theoretical physics. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 15, 2026 - The
Dermal Allograft Innovation Grants from the MTF Biologics support translational and clinical research that accelerates innovation in allograft dermis and skin by developing new enabling technologies, novel clinical uses, advanced processing or delivery methods, and next-generation product forms. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 15, 2026 - The
Preclinical/Clinical Advancement of Cellular and Vaccine Therapies for Acral and Uveal Melanoma call for proposals funded by the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) through its Next Steps Program supports established researchers to accelerate the development of new approaches and technologies in cellular therapy and vaccine therapy for acral and/or uveal melanoma. This call supports preclinical, pre-IND development stage, and clinical-stage studies focused on advancing cellular or vaccine-based therapeutic approaches that have the potential to improve treatment strategies for patients with acral or uveal melanoma. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 16, 2026 - The
New treatments to tackle AMR - Treatments and adherence to treatment protocols supports researchers in South Africa in the Joint transnational call 2026 from the European Partnership on One Health Antimicrobial Resistance. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 17, 2026 - The
Eleventh GACD Funding Call – Multisectoral approaches from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) support international collaboration research to tackle chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries and underserved populations in high-income countries. The call has a central focus on implementation research, exploring multisectoral strategies to improve prevention, diagnosis, screening, and management of NCDs for people living in low- and middle-income countries, and/or in underserved populations in high-income countries.
Application deadline: June 17, 2026 - The
Accelerator Awards support groundbreaking projects with the potential to transform neuroendocrine cancer research and treatment. Proposals should push the boundaries of innovation and foster synergistic collaboration across diverse scientific disciplines. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 22, 2026 -
The Gary S. Wasserman, DO, FAACT Memorial Pediatric Abstract Award recognizes one abstract accepted to the annual North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT) on a topic in pediatric toxicology. The abstract must be submitted by a trainee (student, resident, clinical fellow, pre- or post-doctoral fellow) whose career interests include pediatric pharmacology and/or toxicology. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 30, 2026 - The
Frontiers of Knowledge Awards recognize world-class contributions to science, technology, the humanities, social sciences, and artistic creation. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: June 30, 2026
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Manuscript, Abstract & Poster Submission Opportunities
McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health
The 11th edition of the McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health is here! In 2026, there are 19 innovative courses for students and professionals, taught by experts from McGill University and our partner institutions. With online and in-person options, build your knowledge and skills, learning remotely or in Montréal. The Summer Institutes run May 25-June 19, 2026.
- Registration is open. May 1, 2026: Registration pricing increases by 10%
- Institute dates: May 25-June 19, 2026
- Location: Montréal, Québec (Canada)
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Register here
The Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research (ASGCR) is now open for submissions
The organizers for the ASGCR invite submissions of scientific abstracts and session proposals from all persons wishing to present on topics related to global cancer research and control. Areas of interest include research, research training, and program implementation and evaluation, with a focus primarily on low-resource settings. ASGCR is the flagship meeting of NCI’s Center for Global Health, bringing people in global oncology together to discuss trends in global cancer research and control and map out collaborative efforts.
- Symposium dates: September 15-17, 2026
- Abstract submission deadline: May 8, 2026
- Location: Virtual
- Learn more
Training Opportunities
2026 Global Health Summer Institute
Registration is open for the 2026 Johns Hopkins Global Health Summer Institute!
- Registration for the 2026 Summer Institutes opened in mid-February and ends officially on May 22, 2026.
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Register here
Events
Events of interest to global health researchers:
Fogarty calendar of events