The following international funding opportunities are for researchers (faculty, students and trainees).
**All applications require a ROLA submission**
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New Faculty Mobility Program for Canadians in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Government of Canada has launched a new scholarship initiative for Canadian professors and researchers to teach or conduct research, for three to eight weeks, in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The new Faculty Mobility Program aims to increase the number of institutional collaborations and student exchange agreements between Canadian, Latin American and Caribbean post-secondary institutions.
Canadian post-secondary academic institutions can now submit scholarship applications, on behalf professors and researchers, in the form of a proposal detailing the proposed study or research projects in eligible countries.
Application deadline: October 18, 2018Grand Challenges Canada’s Stars in Global Health Stars in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights seeks bold ideas with big impact, for products, services and implementation models that could transform how persistent challenges in sexual and reproductive health and rights are addressed. Successful proposals will be awarded seed grants of up to CAD$100,000 for up to 12 months.
Areas of particular interest include innovations that focus on sexual and gender-based violence and child, early and forced
Application deadline: September 25,
It recognizes the world's top scientists who have made outstanding achievements in any branch of Global Health Research. Award value is $100,000. Application
Developing innovative veterinary solutions for the fight against antimicrobial resistance
Eligible research teams should be working on veterinary solutions to reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with a focus on poultry, swine, or aquaculture animals. At least one of the administering institutions should be based in a low or middle-income country (Eligible countries: Central Asia; Far East Asia; Middle East; North and Central America; North of Sahara; Oceania; South America; South Asia; South of Sahara; West Indies)
Application deadline: September 12,
Horizon 2020 Migration Call
This call specifically welcomes collaboration with Canadians:
Subtheme: MIGRATION-07-2019: International protection of refugees in a comparative perspective
Type of action: Research and Innovation Action
Call opens: November 6, 2018
Deadline: March 14, 2019
EU Budget: €9.00 million
Other sub-themes to be funded under this Call:
Subtheme: DT-MIGRATION-06-2018-2019: Addressing the challenge of migrant integration through ICT-enabled solutions
Type of action: Innovation Action
Call opens: November 6, 2018
Deadline: March 14, 2019
EU Budget: €8.00 million
Subtheme: MIGRATION-01-2019: Understanding migration mobility patterns: elaborating mid and long-term migration scenarios
Type of action: Research and Innovation Action
Call opens: November 6, 2018
Deadline: March 14, 2019
EU Budget: €9.00 million
Subtheme: MIGRATION-03-2019: Social and economic effects of migration in Europe and integration policies
Type of action: Research and Innovation Action
Call opens: November 6, 2018
Deadline: March 14, 2019
EU Budget: €9.00 million
ARAP is designed to facilitate collaboration between researchers in the overseas universities and in A*STAR. Typically, a PhD student who remains matriculated at the overseas
The SIPGA programme provides a 2-6 month experience in an A*STAR research institute for third or
The application process is opening in early August. Australia’s Department of Education and Training offers financial assistance, through the Endeavour Program, to support Indigenous mobility – including Indigenous student mobility – between Canada and Australia. The funds may be used to support two-way mobility for short and long-term study, research and professional development.
The John Templeton Foundation funds: Mathematical & Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Human Sciences; Philosophy and Theology; Science in Dialogue; Character Development; Individual Freedoms and Free Markets; Exceptional Cognitive Talent & Genius; and Genetics.
NIH funding opportunities for which foreign organizations, foreign components of U.S. organizations and/or other foreign components may apply.
The pool grants are intended only for sending researchers abroad from Finland and will cover all expenses for conducting research abroad, including travel and moving costs, schooling expenses and insurance.
The Autonomous University of Yucatan is interested in receiving Canadian students and in developing research collaboration with Canadian faculty. Read about
Research for Health in Humanitarian Crisis (R2HC) Program aims to improve health outcomes by strengthening the evidence base for public health interventions in humanitarian crises. Funded by DFID, Wellcome Trust and the UK National Institute for Health.
Stockholm Water Prize worth $150,000USD. The Laureate receives global acknowledgement and visibility, a specially designed sculpture, and USD 150,000. He or she also has the privilege of presenting a lecture during the Opening Plenary of the World Water Week in Stockholm.
UICC's mission is to unite the cancer community, to reduce the global cancer burden, to promote greater equity, and to integrate cancer control into the world health and development agenda. The Yamagiwa-Yoshida International Memorial (YY) Study Grant programme aims specifically at supporting established cancer investigators from any country to initiate, set up or pursue bilateral cancer research projects with collaborating investigators abroad.
The University of Essex International Visiting Fellowships
