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European region news, resources and funding for global health researchers

U.S.-European cooperation has been a strong and vital component of the NIH research agenda. While a few activities take place under the auspices of bilateral programs, the majority of collaborations are initiated and carried out without the assistance of formal agreements. Together with NIH, a number of other European governmental organizations carry out the bulk of the world's publicly funded biomedical research, supporting scientific investigations of practically every aspect of human health.

Countries in Region

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union including the European Commission, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City.

NIH Funded Research Impacting Europe

• Through grant funding to U.S. universities, NIH facilitates international collaboration in Europe in all areas of the biomedical and behavioral sciences.

Announcements

Grant Opportunity Forecast

• Research Council of Finland (RCF) – National Institutes of Health (NIH) Partnership Program (PA-26-085)
  Estimated Application Due Date: June 5, 2026
  

Regional News

• Reemergence of Clade IIb–Associated Mpox, Germany, July–December 2023
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2024
  
• Israel’s Chief Epidemiologist Visits VRC
  NIH Record, May 24, 2024
• Mpox Diagnosis, Behavioral Risk Modification, and Vaccination Uptake among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men, United Kingdom, 2022
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2024
• Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, and Ukraine, 2017–2022
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2024
• 25 years of Cancer Research and Care on the Island of Ireland
  National Cancer Institute, Center for Global Health news, March 14, 2024
• US-Sweden Cancer Summit - Bridging the Research to Implementation Gap
  National Cancer Institute, Center for Global Health news, March 13, 2024
• French Public Health Research Leaders Visit NIH
  NIH Record, February 2, 2024

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Georgia rising: Partnerships help this nation grow

• Partnerships help this nation grow
  
• Training the next generation of HIV researchers in Georgia
  
• Improving traumatic injury care in Georgia, Armenia and Moldova
• Learning to CARE for public and environmental health

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Funding/Training Opportunities

• Research Council of Finland (RCF) – National Institutes of Health (NIH) Partnership Program
  
• Initiative for Collaborative Research Between Investigators in the USA and in Norway
  
• U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF): A grant-awarding institution that promotes research cooperation between scientists from the United States and Israel
• U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership Program [PDF]
  

Fogarty Contact

Sarah Scharf, MPA
Regional Program Director for the European Region
Division of International Relations
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31 Room B2C11
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: 301-496-1415
Fax: 301-480-3414
Email: sarah.scharf@nih.gov

US Government Resources

• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Europe/Eurasia Office
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Global Research in Europe
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Europe and Eurasia
• U.S. Mission to the European Union
  

Online Resources

• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation report: The Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy - Europe and Central Asia Regional Edition
• Council on Europe
  
• Euroscience Association for the Promotion of Science and Technology
• European Commission on Research and Innovation
  
• European Union
  
• Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Science for Peace and Security
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  
  

Updated September 26, 2025