Call for proposals – June 2025
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| Name of call | Connect Indigenous research and leadership in Canada and the Global South |
| Funding agency | IDRC |
| Amount | CAD100,000 |
| Deadline | 23-Sept-2025 |
| Grant summary | IDRC is pleased to announce a call for proposals to connect Indigenous research and leadership in Canada and in the Global South to complement the Tri-agency strategic funding opportunity Indigenous Capacity and Leadership in Research Connection Grants being led by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). |
| Link | https://idrc-crdi.ca/en/call-proposals-connecting-indigenous-research-and-leadership-canada-and-global-south |
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| Name of call | Climate Misinformation |
| Funding agency | UNESCO |
| Amount | USD 150,000 |
| Deadline | 6-Jul-25 |
| Grant summary | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is inviting proposals from not-for-profit organizations to support efforts aimed at strengthening information integrity on climate change. |
| Link | https://www.unesco.org/en/information-integrity-climate-change/call-partnerships-2025 |
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| Name of call | EBCC Small Grant Fund for Monitoring |
| Funding agency | EU |
| Amount | 10’000 Euro |
| Deadline | 21-Jul-25 |
| Grant summary | The European Bird Census Council (EBCC) is inviting new applications to the Small Grant Fund, with the aim to support national bird monitoring activities by EBCC partner organizations in low- and middle-income countries in Europe. |
| Link | https://www.ebcc.info/sgf/ebcc-small-grant-fund-for-monitoring/ |
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| Name of call | International Partnership Opportunity for Your Breakthrough Idea |
| Funding agency | British Council |
| Amount | £1.9 million |
| Deadline | 30-Jun-25 |
| Grant summary | Applications are now being accepted for the ISPF Research Collaboration Grants Programme, an initiative designed to be adaptable and responsive to in-country needs. This program enables applicants to establish collaborations in specific areas aligned with a country’s priorities and development requirements. |
| Link | https://opportunities-insight.britishcouncil.org/short-articles/opportunities/ispf-research-collaboration-grants-2025 |
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| Name of call | Empowering Children in Crisis Settings! |
| Funding agency | Grand Challenges Canada |
| Amount | $1,500,000 CAD |
| Deadline | 21-Aug-25 |
| Grant summary | Grand Challenges Canada has launched its Play Learn Thrive Initiative, offering a significant opportunity for not-for-profit organizations in Jordan, Lebanon, Kenya, or Uganda. |
| Link | https://www.grandchallenges.ca/apply-for-funding/ |
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| Name of call | Training of National Judges in EU Competition Law |
| Funding agency | EU |
| Amount | Open |
| Deadline | 24-Jun-25 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is requesting applications for Training of National Judges in EU Competition Law. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/SMP-COMP-2025-JUDG |
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| Name of call | Community-Driven Environmental Projects |
| Funding agency | World wildlife(WWF) |
| Amount | USD 18 million |
| Deadline | 30-Jun-25 |
| Grant Summary | A new international funding opportunity has been launched to support community-led conservation, sustainable land use, and environmental stewardship. |
| Link | https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/wwf-gef-expressions-of-interest |
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| Name of call | Micro-Grants to Support Creative Learning Initiatives |
| Funding agency | British Council |
| Amount | £1,000 |
| Deadline | 10-Oct-25 |
| Grant summary | A new micro-grant opportunity is now open to support small-scale creative learning initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa. These grants aim to improve access to digital learning, boost community engagement, and increase course completion rates through local hubs and networks. |
| Link | https://www2.fundsforngos.org/latest-funds-for-ngos/africa-micro-grants-support-creative-learning-initiatives/ |
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| Name of call | Transformative Action (META) for Structured CSO Dialogue in Kenya |
| Funding agency | African Women’s Communication and Development Network (FEMNET) |
| Amount | 3,000,000 KES |
| Deadline | 4-Jul-25 |
| Grant summary | Transformative Action (META) for Structured CSO Dialogue in Kenya is a joint action of the African Women’s Communication and Development Network (FEMNET), the Coalition for Sustainable Development (SDGs Kenya Forum), and Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) International with support from the European Union (EU) Delegation in Kenya. |
| Link | https://www.femnet.org/careers/meaningful-engagement-transformative-action-meta-for-structured-cso-dialogue-in-kenya/ |
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| Name of call | MSCA and Citizens 2025 (HORIZON-MSCA-2025-CITIZENS-01) |
| Funding agency | The European Union |
| Amount | EUR 16 253 880 |
| Deadline | 22 – Oct- 2025 |
| Grant summary | Proposals should cover both the organisation of the European Researchers’ Night and the implementation of the Researchers at Schools initiative. The European Researchers’ Night takes place every year, on the last Friday of September[1]. It supports events that can last up to two days: they can start on Friday and continue the following day. Pre-events, prior to the main event, and related post-events, such as wrap-up meetings or small-scale follow-up events, can also be organised. It is the occasion for a Europe-wide public and media event for the promotion of research careers. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MSCA-2025-CITIZENS-01-01 |
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| Name of call | NIH R01 Research Project Grant |
| Funding agency | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | Open |
| Grant summary | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs), in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), invite applications for implementation research that aims to improve the availability of effective, equitable, efficient, integrated, patient-centered, safe, and timely care for people living with multiple long-term conditions (non-communicable disease (NCD) multimorbidity) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and/or within American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations in the United States. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports innovative approaches to identifying, understanding, developing, and implementing strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, scale-up, and sustainability of evidence-based interventions, tools, policies, and guidelines. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures into application are encouraged. |
| Link | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-213.html |
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| Name of call | Real-World Data Generation with Elranatamab in Relapsed |
| Funding agency | The Pfizer |
| Amount | $500,000 USD |
| Deadline | 24-Jul-25 |
| Grant summary | The Pfizer is seeking grant applications to support research studies that focus on generating evidence on the use of elranatamab in multiple myeloma in the real world setting. |
| Link | https://cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/2025-06/2025%20Research%20Multiple%20Myeloma%20Global.pd |
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| Name of call | Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| Funding agency | The Cancer Research Institute |
| Amount | $74,000 |
| Deadline | 1-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The Cancer Research Institute Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports qualified young scientists at academic research institutions around the world who wish to receive dual training in immunology and data science. |
| Link | https://www.cancerresearch.org/immuno-informatics-postdoctoral-fellowship |
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| Name of call | Crowding in Private Finance for Sustainable Energy Program |
| Funding agency | The European Commission (EC) |
| Amount | EUR 91 400 000. |
| Deadline | 23-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission (EC) is accepting proposals for the Crowding in Private Finance for Sustainable Energy Program. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/LIFE-2025-CET-PRIVAFIN?order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate&isExactMatch=true&status=31094501,31094502 |
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| Name of call | Fisheries Funding Mechanism Trust Fund 2025 |
| Funding agency | World Trade Organization (WTO) |
| Amount | US$ 50,000 |
| Deadline | 9-Sep-25 |
| Grant summary | The WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism Trust Fund (the Fish Fund) is a voluntary funding mechanism established to assist developing and least-developed country (LDC) WTO Members. |
| Link | https://www.wtofishfund.org/ |
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| Name of call | Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for nature and biodiversity – Nature |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | €600 million |
| Deadline | 23 September 2025 |
| Grant summary | European Commission launched the LIFE Programme Calls for Proposals 2025. This year, €600 million is available to support projects in the areas of nature conservation, environmental protection, climate action, and the clean energy transition. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/standard-action-projects-saps-nature-and-biodiversity-nature-0_en |
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| Name of call | Access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) |
| Funding agency | Japan Water Forum Fund |
| Amount | USD 1,500 per project |
| Deadline | 30-Jun-25 |
| Grant summary | Access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) remains a pressing challenge in many developing regions. Recognizing the pivotal role of community-led initiatives in addressing these issues, the Japan Water Forum (JWF) has opened applications for its 2025 Fund. |
| Link | https://www2.fundsforngos.org/latest-funds-for-ngos/call-for-applications-japan-water-forum-fund/ |
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| Name of call | Innovative Approaches to Improve Labour Market Outcomes for Persons with Disabilities |
| Funding agency | EU |
| Amount | EUR 10,000,000 |
| Deadline | 30-Oct-25 |
| Grant summary | The Social Innovation+ Initiative has announced an open call for applications for its initiative titled “Innovative Approaches to Improve Labour Market Outcomes for Persons with Disabilities”. |
| Link | https://socialinnovationplus.eu/call/esf-si-2025-dep-01/ |
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| Name of Call | Smile Together Partnership Fund 2025 |
| Funding agency | The Work Together Foundation of Korea |
| Amount | USD 20,000 |
| Deadline | 30-Jun-25 |
| Grant summary | The Work Together Foundation of Korea has opened applications for the 10th round of its Smile Together Partnership Fund, welcoming proposals aimed at reducing child poverty through social enterprise or non-profit initiatives in developing countries. |
| Link | https://eng.hamkke.org/archives/news/10th-call-for-the-stp-fundby-30-june-2025 |
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| Name of call | New Grants to Help Communities Restore Rivers and Remove Barriers |
| Funding agency | EU |
| Amount | Not specified |
| Deadline | 4-Jul-25 |
| Grant summary | The European Open Rivers Programme is now accepting applications to support impactful projects aimed at restoring river ecosystems by removing small dams. The goal of the programme is to reinstate natural river flows, enhance biodiversity, and revitalize freshwater habitats across Europe. |
| Link | https://www2.fundsforngos.org/latest-funds-for-ngos/europe-new-grants-help-communities-restore-rivers-remove-barriers/ |
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| Name of call | SVRI Research Grant Program |
| Funding agency | The Sexual Violence Research Initiative |
| Amount | $100,000 |
| Deadline | 31-Jul-25 |
| Grant summary | The Sexual Violence Research Initiative is now inviting applications for innovative research that will contribute to the prevention of and response to, violence against women (VAW), violence against children (VAC) and other forms of violence driven by gender inequality in low and middle-income countries. |
| Link | https://www.svri.org/svri-research-grant/applications-open-for-svri-research-grant-program/ |
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| Name of call | The Funding Formula Training Program (Africa) |
| Funding agency | The 4ther Firm Strengthening African Organization |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 30-Jun-25 |
| Grant summary | The 4ther Firm is proud to announce the launch of “The Funding Formula”—a virtual training series designed to help changemakers, social entrepreneurs, and purpose-driven organizations across Africa access the funding they need to thrive. |
| Link | https://www2.fundsforngos.org/events/call-for-applications-the-funding-formula-training-program-africa/ |
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| Name of call | Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP)to support Research and Technology Stakeholders |
| Funding agency | The FS4Africa |
| Amount | €600,000 |
| Deadline | 30-Sep-25 |
| Grant summary | The FS4Africa has launched 2 Open Calls aiming at least at 15 projects in total providing Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP), as a mechanism to maximize the project’s impact and accelerate network expansion |
| Link | https://foodsafety4africa.eu/open-call/ |
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| Name of call | Vision Grants Program 2025 |
| Funding agency | Spencer Foundation |
| Amount | $75,000 |
| Deadline | 13-Aug-25 |
| Grant summary | The Spencer Foundation is accepting applications for the Vision Grants Program to fund the collaborative planning of innovative, methodologically diverse, interdisciplinary research on education that contributes to transforming education systems for equity. |
| Link | https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/vision-grants |
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| Name of call | Glass Recycling Foundation Grant Program 2025 |
| Funding agency | The Glass Recycling Foundation (GRF) |
| Amount | $30,000 |
| Deadline | 16-Jul-25 |
| Grant summary | The Glass Recycling Foundation (GRF) is inviting applications for its grant program to help fill gaps in community glass recycling efforts. |
| Link | https://www.glassrecyclingfoundation.org/grants |
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| Name of call | Funding to Shape the Future of Learning: Start Here, Change Everything |
| Funding agency | The Spencer Foundation |
| Amount | $75,000 |
| Deadline | 13-Aug-25 |
| Grant summary | The Spencer Foundation has announced the opening of its Vision Grants Program for 2025, inviting researchers and practitioners to come together and design innovative educational research initiatives with the power to transform systems. |
| Link | https://www2.fundsforngos.org/latest-funds-for-ngos/funding-shape-future-learning-start-change-everything/ |
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| Name of call | International Development Grant Program 2025 |
| Funding agency | OPEC Fund |
| Amount | US$100,000 |
| Deadline | On going |
| Grant summary | The OPEC Fund for International Development is accepting applications for its grant program to provide financial assistance to developing countries, particularly low-income countries, in support of their economic and social development efforts. |
| Link | https://opecfund.org/what-we-offer/grants/grant-application |
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| Name of call | Transnational Service Provision |
| Funding agency | canSERV |
| Amount | EUR 1.500.000. |
| Deadline | 15-Jul-25 |
| Grant summary | Under the canSERV Open Call, researchers are welcome to apply to a portfolio of services offered by canSERV to address the research needs of the entire oncology developmental pipeline. |
| Link | https://www2.fundsforngos.org/latest-funds-for-ngos/open-call-transnational-service-provision/ |
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| Name of call | Life Science Research Grant Program |
| Funding agency | GenScript |
| Amount | USD 100,000.00. |
| Deadline | 15-Nov-25 |
| Grant summary | The GenScript Life Science Research Grant Program (LSRG Program), now in its second year, continues its mission to support breakthroughs in life science research. |
| Link | https://www.genscript.com/grantprogram-2025.html |
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| Name of call | Digital Public Infrastructure Research Grant Program 2025 |
| Funding agency | The Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI |
| Amount | $40,000 USD |
| Deadline | 30-Jun-25 |
| Grant summary | The Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) has launched the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Research Grant Program. |
| Link | https://www.centerforfinancialinclusion.org/research/global-dpi-insights-community/#grant-information |