Funding news for global health researchers: May 18, 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
Upcoming NIH-partnered event: Research That Heals: Partnering with Patients to Transform SCD Care
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in partnership with the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. (SCDAA), will host Research That Heals: Partnering to Transform SCD Care on June 25-26, 2026. This 1.5-day hybrid (in-person and virtual) community forum will be a crucial platform for engaging directly with the sickle cell disease (SCD) community, including individuals with SCD and their caregivers, healthcare providers and community-based organizations. During the forum, participants will discuss and develop solutions to enhance care and improve the quality of life for children and adults living with sickle cell disease.
- Date: June 25-26
- Location: Bethesda, MD (USA) and virtual
- Hosted by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. (SCDAA)
- Register for this event
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).
Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities
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Other Funding News
Other funding updates that may be of interest to global health researchers.
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Non-NIH funding opportunities:
- 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 optimizes 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 Cure IBM Research Fund at The Myositis Association offers this inaugural grant to advance basic science and mechanistic research into the biological basis of inclusion body myositis. Open to applicants worldwide.
Letter of intent 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 Cara HELLPs Vision Grant provides initial funding for novel, innovative research led by promising young investigators. The award supports research specifically focused on HELLP syndrome. Only post-doctoral researchers, Clinical Fellows, or Early-Stage Investigators are eligible to apply, and all submissions must be in English. Applications are open to HELLP syndrome researchers worldwide.
Application deadline: May 27, 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: Optimizing 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 Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center Communicator Fellowship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) at the Child Mind Institute aims to transform how societies discuss and support youth mental health in low and middle-income countries. Applicants may be based in an SNF Global Center hub country – Brazil, Greece, or South Africa, or be based in any eligible low- or middle-income country.
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 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program - Clinical Outcomes and Biomarkers Award supports the development and/or validation of clinical outcomes and biomarkers to enrich clinical trials in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Projects can be relevant to a specific therapy, a class of therapeutics, or to a specific ALS subtype (such as a particular genetic mutation) and do not have to broadly apply to all patients. The program is open to independent researchers in the USA and worldwide.
Application deadline: June 24, 2026 - The Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program - Clinical Trial Award from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) supports clinical trials that will advance previously completed preclinical research to the clinic, progress treatments to the next stage of study or improve the standard of care for individuals living with cancer. The program is open to researchers in the USA and worldwide.
Application deadline: June 26, 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
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