Tracker Highlights

4. New variants To date, the world has seen nearly 500 million known cases of COVID-19 and the pandemic has claimed over six million lives [1]. All viruses, including...

Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health: Promoting Decolonisation Using Innovative Knowledge Practices

DEADLINE: 31 JUL 2022

The Decolonisation and Global Health Research Exchange Network is seeking to identify and showcase individuals, groups, organisations, and networks who are implementing innovative approaches to knowledge production and dissemination.

MRC: Impact Prize

DEADLINE: 29 JUL 2022

The MRC Impact Prize launched in 2022 to recognise individuals or teams who have made outstanding contributions in medical research. The prize rewards impacts in the following three areas: open science research, outstanding team impact, early career impact.

British Council: Research Fellowships Programme – Cultural Heritage/Climate Action

DEADLINE: 26 SEP 2022

The British Council is offering grants to support a programme of international research fellowships. There are two separate Calls for Proposals: one for fellowships on the theme of cultural relations and climate action, building on our The Climate Connection programme, and one on for fellowships on the theme of cultural heritage protection.

AHRC: Research partnerships with indigenous researchers

DEADLINE: 9 AUG 2022

Apply for funding to allow for equitable collaboration between indigenous and non-indigenous researchers and communities.

NIHR: Mechanisms of action of health interventions in patients with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC)

The Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme is accepting Stage 1 applications to this funding opportunity. In order to apply you will need to carefully review...

Wellcome: biological vulnerability to extreme heat in maternal and child health

DEADLINE: 8 AUG 2022

This award will fund research teams to significantly advance understanding of the biological vulnerability to extreme heat in the context of maternal and child health. By the...

Highlights from UKCDR and IDS’ event

COVID CIRCLE and the Covid Collective came together virtually to ask a vital question: How has COVID19 shaped the engagement of research with policy and practice in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

MRC and FCDO: Applied global health research

DEADLINE: 28 JUL 2022

MRC and FCDO are looking for research projects that will develop practical solutions to global health challenges and inequities. The aim is to fund a portfolio of high-quality global research which will be diverse, promote multidisciplinarity and strengthen global health research capacity.

Wellcome: Career Development Awards

DEADLINE: 21 JUL 2022

This 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.