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INTERNATIONAL GRANT


List of International Grant (updated 22/5/2020)

No
 Name of Grant
Link
Deadline
1 Kurita Water and Environment Foundation (Kurita Overseas Research Grant 2020)

- Kurita Water and Environment Foundation (KWEF) supports scientists of Asian nationality who are conducting research in their own countries. The focal research area is water-related Environmental Science and Technology.		 http://www.kwef.or.jp/orgp/orgp_info.html 15th May 2020
2

L’OREAL-UNESCO For Women In Science Fellowship

-to support young talents to pursue scientific career

 en/home 31st May 2020
3 Islamic Development Bank (Transform Fund for Innovation 2020) https://www.isdb-engage.org/en/challenge/call-for-innovation-via-transform-fund-2020 1st June 2020
4 IsDB-TWAS Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant 2020: Quick-Response Research on COVID-19 https://twas.org/opportunity/isdb-twas-joint-research-technology-transfer-grant-2020-quick-response-research-covid-19 4th June 2020
5 The Toyota Foundation
-Call for International Grant program (Cultivating Empathy Through Learning from Our Neighbours)

https://www.toyotafound.or.jp/english/international/2020/

Program Guidelines		 6th June 2020
6

Euraxess Covid-19 Research

-Urgent research on Covid-19: Calls open for international collaboration

 https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/asean/additional-%E2%82%AC122-million-made-available-urgent-research-covid-19-calls-open 11th June 2020
7

Facebook Research

-Explorations of Trust in AR, VR, and Smart Devices request for proposals

 https://research.fb.com/programs/research-awards/proposals/explorations-of-trust-in-ar-vr-and-smart-devices-request-for-proposal/ 12th June 2020
8

British High Commission

-Call for project proposal Covid-19

 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call-for-project-proposals-supporting-covid-19-response-in-malaysia 12th June 2020
9 APEC Fund
-Projects are a vital part of the APEC process. They help translate the policy directions of APEC Economic Leaders and Ministers into actions and help create tangible benefits for people living in the Asia-Pacific region		 -for-Funds 29th June 2020
10 The Sumitomo Foundation
-The program is offered so that cultural properties outside Japan, the common heritage of human, be handed down to future generations.		 http://www.sumitomo.or.jp/e/ 30th June 2020
11 Engineering Information Foundation
-Grant activity supports developmental projects, instructional projects, and training programs in engineering education and research 		http://www.eifgrants.org/info/index.html 31st August 2020
12

Innovator Awards

-These awards support researchers who are transforming great ideas into healthcare innovations that could have a significant impact on human health.

 https://wellcome.ac.uk/grant-funding/schemes/innovator-awards Throughout the year
13 Nippon Foundation
-The Nippon Foundation provides grants to projects run by non-profit organizations around the world.		 https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/en/contact Throughout the year
14 The International Foundation for Science
- Support excellent individual and collaborative research, to build the capability of early-career scientists in the developing world, and to contribute innovation to the sustainable management of biological, water and energy resources		 http://www.ifs.se/ifs-programme/ Throughout the year
15

Australian Government (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

Direct Aid Program Funding

International Development Fund		 http://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/direct-aid-program/Pages/direct-aid-program.aspx Throughout the year
16 Rufford Foundation
-The Rufford Foundation is a UK registered charity which funds nature conservation projects across the developing world. To date the Foundation has awarded grants to over 4000 projects in 156 countries.		 https://www.rufford.org/rsg/criteria Throughout the year
17 JICA (Official Development Assistance Grants)
-Financial assistance in which funds are granted to a developing country to support construction works or services such as procuring equipment and materials that are necessary for economic and social development.		 grant_aid/index.html Throughout the year
18 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
-Scientific Research Grants Project (Academic Research Grant Fund Grant / Science Research Grant) covers all fields from humanities, social sciences to natural sciences, from basics to applications (researchers' freedom) This is a “competitive research fund” for the purpose of significantly developing the research based on such ideas), and after a peer-reviewed examination, it will support original and pioneering research.

https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-grantsinaid/index.html

Please view using Google Chrome (translate into English)		 Throughout the year
19 International Development Research Centre- IDRC
-Funds projects that aim to bring employment, food security, health, peace, and prosperity to developing regions of the world.		 https://www.idrc.ca/en/funding Throughout the year
20

Asia Development Bank

-offers about 140 postgraduate scholarships a year for studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related field

 http://www.adb.org/site/careers/japan-scholarship-program/main Throughout the year
21 The Linnean Society Of London
-The Society aims to support field work in life sciences, research in the field of systematics & taxonomy, botany, or biology. 		medals-awards-prizes-grants Throughout the year
22 Terra Viva Grants
-a lot of grant programs for agriculture, biodiversity, energy, environment and natural resources. 		https://terravivagrants.org/grant-makers/ Throughout the year
23 Fulbright-MCMC U.S. Senior Specialist Grant
-The Fulbright-MCMC Specialist Grant is a field-driven initiative in which the Malaysian host institution conceptualize and design project of interest in the fields of communications and multimedia		 Closed
24 Erasmus Mundus Programme
-Cooperation between higher education institutions and academic staff in Europe and Third Countries with a view to creating poles of excellence and providing highly trained human resources		 _mundus/programme/action1_en.php Closed
25

Facebook Research

-Foundational Integrity Research: Misinformation and Polarization request for proposals		 https://research.fb.com/programs/research-awards/proposals/foundational-integrity-research-misinformation-and-polarization-request-for-proposals/ Closed
26 The Nestle Foundation
-The Nestlé Foundation offers different award and grant categories, some of them using a modular approach, i.e. the Pilot Grant Program represents the starting grant module for a later Full Grant Research application		 /e/research.html Closed

Last Updated : 22 Mei 2020