The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) is a non-aligned, non-political, not-for-profit Pan-African organisation headquartered in Nairobi, with a hosting agreement with the government of Kenya. The AAS’s vision is to see transformed lives on the African continent through science.

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Various funding opportunities are available throughout the year. Please consult the AAS's Current opportunities page

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life.

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Various funding opportunities are available throughout the year. Please consult the Gates Foundation Current funding opportunities

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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) support science through targeted grant making and open competitions for research funds in specific issue areas with Requests for Applications.

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Various funding opportunities are available throughout the year. Please consult the CZI Science funding opportunities.

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The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) exists to accelerate the clinical development of new or improved health technologies for the identification, treatment and prevention of poverty-related and neglected infectious diseases, including (re-)emerging diseases. The Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking (GH EDCTP3 JU) builds on the first and second European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership programmes.

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• Various funding opportunities are available throughout the year. Please consult the EDCTP funding opportunities page.
• UCT current policy states that for research grants, foreign exchange (forex) gains or losses are borne by the project/unit hosting the research activity. Under the current EU/EDCTP terms and conditions, this may lead to forex losses that are unsustainable for research groups. Review and sign the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences EU Foreign Exchange Risk (EU-FERM) Acceptance Form before seeking institutional pre-award approval.

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The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is committed to funding health, public health and social care research that leads to improved outcomes for patients and the public and makes the health and social care system more efficient, effective, and safe.

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Various funding opportunities are available throughout the year. Please consult the NIHR research funding page for current funding opportunities

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, investing more than $32 billion a year to enhance life, and reduce illness and disability.

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Various funding opportunities are available throughout the year. Please consult the NIH current funding opportunities.

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Please consult the Eligibility Information (Section III), within the funding opportunity announcement, to assess institutional and individual eligibility.

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The Medical Research Council (UKMRC) funds research at the forefront of science to prevent illness, develop therapies and improve human health.

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Various funding opportunities are available throughout the year. Please consult the current UKMRC funding opportunities

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 Wellcome  works with people and organisations using science to solve health challenges. They fund discovery research into life, health and wellbeing, and support research to find solutions to three health challenges: mental health, infectious disease, and climate. Wellcome funds discovery research in and across physical, social, data and life sciences, the humanities and clinical research.

In addition, various funding opportunities are available throughout the year in response to specific calls. Please consult Wellcome’s Grant funding schemes .

• Wellcome Early-Career Awards
  • The Wellcome Early-Career Awards scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. Through innovative projects, they will deliver shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health, and wellbeing. By the end of the award, they will be ready to lead their own independent research programme.
  •    Funding:
    • Salary for the grant holder
    • Provides up to £400,000 support for research expenses
    • The award lasts for up to 5 years
  •    Eligibility:
    • Early-career researcher (up to 3 years since completing PhD degree) may apply

• Wellcome Career Development Awards
  • The Wellcome Career Development Award scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work, and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health, and wellbeing.
  •    Funding:
    • Salary for the grant holder
    • Provides support for research expenses
    • The award lasts for up to 8 years
  •    Eligibility:
    • Mid-career researchers, already driving their own research and ready to lead a substantial and innovative research programme may apply.

• Wellcome Discovery Awards
  • The Wellcome Discovery Awards scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health, and wellbeing.
  •    Funding:
    • Provides appropriate support for the proposed research
    • The award lasts for up to 8 years
  •    Eligibility:
    • An established researcher, with international standing as a research leader in their field, or a team of researchers led by an established researcher.

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Wellcome Leap  aims to deliver innovative breakthroughs in human global health over the next 5 – 10 years.

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Various funding opportunities are available throughout the year. Please consult the Current opportunities page.

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