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Funding news for global health researchers: September 21, 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
Update to Fogarty International Training Grants
After December 5, 2026, Fogarty will no longer support research training and career development applications from South Africa.
Currently, Fogarty is continuing to fund all grants to South Africa, including training programs. Since 2012, Fogarty research training and foreign career development awards have excluded most upper-middle income countries (UMICs) that are also members of the G20. (The 2026 list of G20 UMICs includes Argentina, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, and Turkey.) That said, G20 UMICs can partner in Fogarty research training programs where the goal is to train scientists from eligible low- and middle- income countries (LMIC) and to build research capacity at LMIC institutions.
More information about this policy can be found here
Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities
Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities
Funding opportunities on which Fogarty is a partner:
Administrative supplements for current Fogarty grant recipients:
All administrative supplements
Other Funding News
Other funding updates that may be of interest to global health researchers.
General NIH notices:
Non-NIH funding opportunities:
- The
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program - Platform Clinical Translation Award from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the treatment or management of a disease or condition. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: September 22, 2026 - The
ARVO Foundation Collaborative Research Fellowship promotes international scientific interactions and innovative research by pairing researchers from developing countries with established scientists to strengthen ophthalmic research capacity. The fellowship supports a one-year project that may include training in specialty equipment or research methodologies.
Application deadline: October 1, 2026 - The
Huntington's Disease Foundation Research Grants support innovative basic, translational or clinical research that advances understanding or treatment of Huntington's disease. International applicants are eligible. Applicants must hold a faculty-level or equivalent independent research position.
Letters of intent deadline: October 1, 2026 - The
Huntington's Disease Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship postdoctoral researchers conducting Huntington's disease research. International applicants are eligible, subject to requirements related to mentors and insitutions.
Letters of intent deadline: October 1, 2026 - The
Microbiology Society Research Visit Grant supports eligible members who undertake a short research visit to another laboratory to learn a method or technique that is not available in their home laboratory. Research visits may be made to another laboratory anywhere in the world. Microbiology Society membership and career-stage requirements apply.
Application deadline: October 1, 2026 - The
ISN Fellowship Program from the International Society of Nephrology supports hands-on training for young nephrologists from low-resource countries at a selected host center. The proposed training must address a demonstrated need in the applicant's home country and strengthen kidney care after the fellow returns home. Applications are open to applicants from low- and middle-income countries.
Application deadline: October 1, 2026 - The
Parkinson's Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships support basic scientists and clinical neurologists pursuing research related to Parkinson's disease. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: October 1, 2026 - The
Kreissig Award for Excellence in Retinal Surgery recognizes investigators who have advanced scientific knowledge of retinal disease requiring surgery, innovative approaches to retinal surgery and/or outcomes of surgical treatment. Nominees must be university- or academic-based clinician-investigators specializing in retina, have practiced for at least 10 years as fully trained ophthalmologists in posterior-segment surgery, be ARVO members and be age 55 or younger. There are no citizenship or residency restrictions.
Application deadline: October 1, 2026 - The
Dr. David L. Epstein Award supports glaucoma research by funding a project led by a well-established senior investigator that supports a promising clinician-scientist in the investigator’s laboratory. Applicants must be ARVO members with active glaucoma research programs and a record of successfully mentoring clinician-scientists. The supported mentee must hold an MD, OD or equivalent degree, be within five years of completing formal training and be committed to a clinician-scientist career. There are no geographic restrictions.
Application deadline: October 1, 2026 - The
Ophthalmology Program Call for proposals - institutional research capacity strengthening (IRCS) in low- and middle-income countries supports projects aiming at sustainably building, developing, or strengthening institutional structures that enable biomedical/clinical ophthalmology research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Applications are open to research groups with at least one partner based in an LMIC.
Application deadline: October 1, 2026 - The
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has nine open cooperative-agreement opportunities to strengthen global health security through country-based partnerships. The listings specify prerequisites; applicants should review each full notice for country-specific requirements.
Application deadline: October 2, 2026 - The
Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology recognizes a major advance in the field of microbiology. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: October 5, 2026 - The
Visitor Training Program from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) promotes hematology capacity in low and middle-income countries. The Program provides funding for hematologists and hematology-related health care professionals in these regions to receive up to 12 weeks of training on a specific topic or technique.
Application deadline: October 5, 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. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: October 5, 2026 - The
Scientific Outreach Grants from the Biochemical Society support public engagement and outreach activities that communicate the excitement of molecular bioscience to young people and the community. Projects must have a molecular bioscience focus and applications are open to all - and not only members of the society. Open to applicants worldwide.
Application deadline: October 5, 2026 - Applications for the
Women's Infectious Diseases Global Scholars (WINGS) program from the Weill Cornell Global Infectious Diseases Across a Woman's Lifespan Course is now open. Both the intensive women's health course and leadership development program are supported through an NIH research training grant.
Application deadline: October 5, 2026
More non-NIH funding opportunities
Training Opportunities
CIFAR Global Scholars Program
CIFAR Global Scholars Program from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) supports early-career researchers developing and leading high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research, offering focused leadership training and expanded professional networks during their first years as independent principal investigators. Candidates across the natural, biomedical, and social sciences, as well as the humanities, are welcome to apply to CIFAR research programs.
- Application deadline: November 4, 2026
Events
Events of interest to global health researchers:
Fogarty calendar of events