Call for Proposals – 2.0 June 2025
Calls for proposal
1
| Name of call | Call for Proposals: Strengthening the Capacities of Labor Market Institutions |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | €1,500,000.00 |
| Deadline | 23-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is accepting proposals for Strengthening the Capacities of Labor Market Institutions. |
| Link | https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/online-services/#/ |
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| Name of call | Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Enhancing Quality of life of Older Cancer Patients through Nutrition. |
| Funding agency | The European Commission (EC) |
| Amount | EUR 500 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | Nutrition is of particular concern in older cancer patients due to issues like malabsorption, which is linked to adverse outcomes (such as mortality and decreased quality of life). Moreover, cancer incidence and mortality and prevalence predictions suggest a considerable increase of older cancer patients, who are also underrepresented in clinical studies. Hence, older cancer patients across Europe would benefit from access to optimised nutritional care-oriented interventions, to improve treatment outcomes, alleviate disease symptoms and side effects, thereby enhancing their survival and quality of life.. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MISS-2025-02-CANCER-05?keywords=HORIZON-MISS-2025-02-CANCER&isExactMatch=true&status |
3
| Name of call | Good Practices for Increased Autonomy of Persons with Disabilities. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 500 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission (EC) has launched the call for proposals for Good Practices for Increased Autonomy of Persons with Disabilities including physical, mental, intellectual and sensory disabilities. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-TRANSFO-09?isExactMatch=true&status=&sortBy=startDate |
4
| Name of call | Preparatory Action for Setting Up Joint Programmes |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 60 000. |
| Deadline | 15-Oct-2025 |
| Grant summary | The topic will allow national, regional and/or local authorities in charge of innovation policies and programmes from Member States, Associated Countries and/or their regions, and other research and innovation actors, to prepare joint multi-annual programmes of activities and action plans with the aim of strengthening the performance and capacity of their innovation ecosystems, their efficient interconnection and their alignment towards EU-level priorities, in line with the New European Innovation Agenda, to jointly tackle challenges at EU, national, regional, and local level. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-EIE-2025-02-CONNECT |
5
| Name of call | Enhancing Quality of life of Older Cancer Patients through Nutrition |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 500 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | Nutrition is of particular concern in older cancer patients due to issues like malabsorption, which is linked to adverse outcomes (such as mortality and decreased quality of life). Moreover, cancer incidence and mortality and prevalence predictions suggest a considerable increase of older cancer patients, who are also underrepresented in clinical studies. Hence, older cancer patients across Europe would benefit from access to optimised nutritional care-oriented interventions, to improve treatment outcomes, alleviate disease symptoms and side effects, thereby enhancing their survival and quality of life. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MISS-2025-02-CANCER-05?keywords=HORIZON- |
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| Name of call | Investigator-Initiated Multinational Clinical Trials for Paediatric Cancer |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 500 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | This topic will contribute to the achievement of the Mission’s objective to provide better treatments for cancer. The focus is on children (0-14 years of age, e.g. age of first cancer diagnosis) and/or adolescent (15-19 years of age, e.g. age of first cancer diagnosis) cancer patients. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MISS-2025-02-CANCER-04?keywords=HORIZON-MISS-2025- |
7
| Name of call | Sustained Collaboration of National and Regional Cancer Funders. |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 500 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is accepting proposals for the Sustained Collaboration of National and Regional Cancer Funders to support the Cancer Mission through translational research. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MISS-2025-02-CANCER-01?keywords=HORIZON-MISS- |
8
| Name of call | COMHOM Subgranting Initiative 2025 |
| Funding agency | EU |
| Amount | €40,000 and €60,000 |
| Deadline | 15-Jul-2025 |
| Grant summary | The ultimate goal of this initiative is to establish a European network of homelessness service providers, all embedded in a culture of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and integrating digital tools into their service delivery. By joining the COMHOM project, organisations will strengthen their role as key actors in driving systemic innovative solutions within the social service sector, enhancing operational efficiency, service quality, and resource allocation. |
| Link | https://www.comhom.eu/sub-granting-call/ |
9
| Name of call | International Master program “African Studies |
| Funding agency | DAAD |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 15-Jul- 2025 |
| Grant Summary | The need for critical, interdisciplinary perspectives has become more pressing than ever. As global connections intensify, examining Africa’s diverse knowledge systems, social structures, and political landscapes is essential for fostering new ways of thinking and engaging with the world. |
| Link | https://www.daad-kenya.org/en/university-ad/bayreuth-u-afrstu-250401/ |
10
| Name of Call | Standards and Trade Development Facility’s Project Grant Program |
| Funding agency | The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) |
| Amount | US$ 1,000,000 |
| Deadline | 1-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Project Grant Program improves sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) capacity in developing countries to facilitate safe trade. |
| Link | https://standardsfacility.org/project/apply |
11
| Name of Call | Real-World Data Generation with Elranatamab in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Competitive Grant Program. |
| Funding agency | The Pfizer |
| Amount | $500,000 USD |
| Deadline | 24-Jul-2025 |
| 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.58FTATgu01i_9hksML |
12
| Name of call | CCAC Food and Nutrition Challenge 2025 |
| Funding agency | The CCAC |
| Amount | $2,000,000 |
| Deadline | 6-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | The Climate and Clean Air Coalition is seeking to fund innovative, cross-sector projects that respond to a specific “challenge” — especially those that unite the super pollutant community around a common goal. |
| Link | https://www.ccacoalition.org/calls-for-proposals/call-proposals-ccac-food-nutrition-challenge-2025-global-action-food-loss-and-waste-cut-super-pollutants-and-reduce-malnutrition |
13
| Name of call | Swiss Foundation for Solidarity in Tourism (SST) Grant Program |
| Funding agency | SST |
| Amount | CHF 150,000 |
| Deadline | 15-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | The Foundation’s assets consist of the proceeds from the sale of the former SSR Travel, Swiss Student Travel Office (cooperative) to the STA Travel Group. Through its activities in the field of tourism the Foundation continues to work towards the non-materialistic objectives of the former cooperative. |
| Link | https://www.sstfoundation.org/ |
14
| Name of call | FS4Africa launches Open Call 1 to support Research and Technology Stakeholders |
| Funding agency | The FS4Africa |
| Amount | €600,000 |
| Deadline | 30-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The purpose of the OCs is to provide solutions for the improvement of food safety in the informal sector and ensure better access to nutritious food for urban and rural populations, build innovation ecosystems to bring together relevant public and private sector actors, researchers and society. |
| Link | https://foodsafety4africa.eu/open-call/ |
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| Name of call | Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility. |
| Funding agency | Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) |
| Amount | €404.3 million. |
| Deadline | 10 September 2025 |
| Grant summary | The 2025 call for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships is open as of 8 May 2025. The grants aim to improve the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD, with a budget of €404.3 million. They will help researchers acquire new skills, develop their careers, and gain international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral experience by working in another country. These prestigious fellowships are also a stepping stone in researchers’ careers. They allow them to strengthen research cooperation with leading scientific teams and figures worldwide. |
| Link | https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/africa/news/msca-opens-eu4043-million-call-postdoctoral-fellowships |
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| Name of Call | Ignite Change – Empowering Children in Crisis Settings. |
| Funding agency | Grand Challenges Canada |
| Amount | $300,000 to $1,500,000 CAD, |
| Deadline | 21-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | While proposals focusing on just one of these areas are encouraged, preference will be given to those demonstrating a dual focus on both children and the key figures within their support systems. All proposed innovations must integrate play-based solutions into their programmatic concept and must be culturally sensitive and community-driven. |
| Link | https://www.grandchallenges.ca/apply-for-funding/ |
17
| Name of call | Global Research Outreach Program |
| Funding agency | The Samsung Global Research Outreach |
| Amount | 150,000 USD |
| Deadline | 29-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | The Samsung Global Research Outreach Program is an important part of Samsung’s growing academic research engagement and collaboration platforms. The GRO Program represents an opportunity for Samsung and universities to build mutually beneficial research relationships, and they look forward to your participation. |
| Link | https://www.sait.samsung.co.kr/saithome/about/collabo_process.do |
18
| 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-2025 |
| Grant Summary | This unique funding opportunity is intended not to fund completed studies but to support the collaborative, exploratory process that precedes them. Through planning grants of up to $75,000 for a 6 to 12-month period, teams will have the resources and time needed to investigate complex educational issues, build interdisciplinary partnerships, and co-develop research agendas with the potential to create lasting and equitable impact. |
| Link | https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/vision-grants |
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| Name of call | Africa: Micro-Grants to Support Creative Learning Initiatives |
| Funding agency | Grassroots hubs and creative collectives |
| Amount | £1,000 |
| Deadline | 10-Oct-2025 |
| Grant summary | The support is intended to help community-based organizations and creative spaces train at least 50 learners using a structured eLearning platform. Along with financial assistance, recipients are expected to provide orientation and ongoing support to participants to enhance learning outcomes. |
| Link | https://www2.fundsforngos.org/latest-funds-for-ngos/africa-micro-grants-support-creative-learning-initiatives/ |
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| Name of call | Global Safety Evidence Centre Funding Program |
| Funding agency | The Lloyd’s Register Foundation |
| Amount | £100,000 – £250,000 |
| Deadline | 17- Sept 20225 |
| Grant summary | The Lloyd’s Register Foundation is delighted to announce a call for proposals to support research and evidence projects that address occupational safety and health evidence gaps, as well as broader safety science work, such as how to measure and value safety and prevention, and how to learn from past failures and successes. |
| Link | https://www.lrfoundation.org.uk/global-safety-evidence-centre-funding-call-2025 |
21
| Name of call | RFAs: GenScript Life Science Research Grant Program |
| Funding agency | The GenScript Life Science |
| Amount | USD 100,000.00 |
| Deadline | 15-Nov-2025 |
| Grant summary | This initiative is designed to empower researchers by offering grant funding specifically for purchasing GenScript reagents and services. Researchers from various life science fields are encouraged to apply and take advantage of this unique opportunity to advance their work. |
| Link | https://www.genscript.com/grantprogram-2025.html |
22
| Name of call | Entries open for Student Innovation Competition – Africa |
| Funding agency | The ESG Africa |
| Amount | R40,000 |
| Deadline | 25-Jul-2025 |
| Grant summary | The ESG Africa Conference has announced its Student Innovation Competition to spotlight and celebrate the next generation of African changemakers. This platform gives students the opportunity to tackle real-world environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges through fresh thinking, innovation, and purpose-driven solutions. |
| Link | https://esgafricaconference.com/student-innovation-competition/ |
23
| Name of call | Africa Agri-Food Development Programme 2025/2026 for agri-food companies in Africa. |
| Funding agency | The Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | August 15, 2025 |
| Grant summary | It acts as a catalyst to enable Irish and African businesses to explore and seize exciting opportunities to bring their expertise to Africa – to develop new markets and to contribute to strengthening mutual trade between Ireland and Africa. Through matched grant funding the programme offers Irish and African agri-businesses of all sizes an invaluable opportunity to develop and harness the potential from innovative partnerships with companies in sub-Saharan African countries. |
| Link | https://www.opportunitiesforafricans.com/africa-agri-food-development-programme-2025-2026-for-agri-food-companies-in-africa/ |
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| Name of Call | Research Grant 2026/2027 for Young Professionals. |
| Funding agency | The AWHF |
| Amount | USD 5,000.00 |
| Deadline | 31 July 2025 |
| Grant summary | Applications are now open for the 2025 AWHF Moses Mapesa Research Grant. The AWHF is pleased to announce the Moses Mapesa Research Grant, established to support African doctoral and master’s students conducting research in the field of natural and cultural heritage. This grant aims to advance scholarly work by providing financial support—particularly for fieldwork-related activities—focused on World Heritage Sites and properties included on national Tentative Lists across Africa. |
| Link | https://awhf.net/call-for-applications-moses-mapesa-research-grant/ |
25
| Name of call | Black Atlantic Editorial Fellowship (Africa) |
| Funding agency | The Republic |
| Amount | $500 |
| Deadline | 3-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | The Republic is pleased to announce the Black Atlantic Editorial Fellowship, a six-month fellowship programme designed towards the commissioning, writing and curation of stories rooted in Blackness and the African experience. |
| Link | https://rpublc.com/dispatch/black-atlantic-editorial-fellowship/ |
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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 |
27
| Name of call | Anticipatory call for proposals for research teams — Adolescents Thrive: African Adolescents Bolstered through Local Evidence (AABLE) |
| Funding agency | International Development research Center IDRC |
| Amount | CAD692,000 |
| Deadline | August 7, 2025 |
| Grant summary | This call for proposals will support implementation research that addresses challenges in adolescent sexual and reproductive health in 13 African countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. |
| Link | https://idrc-crdi.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=787c4591eba6f6cfbfa04fbe1&id=a42d5f3c62&e=b7cad5f013 |
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| Name of call | Language Technology Innovators Funding Program |
| Funding agency | Imminent |
| Amount | $100,000 |
| Deadline | 15-Oct-2025 |
| Grant summary | Applications are now open for the Imminent – Language Technology Innovators Fund Program. |
| Link | https://imminent.translated.com/apply-for-your-grants |
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| Name of call | MDIF’s Amplify Kenya Program |
| Funding agency | The Media Development Investment Fund |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | Ongoing |
| Grant summary | The program is aimed at assisting Kenya based independent media through capacity building, leadership-focused development, and network building within the broader East Africa media landscape. They are seeking proposals from media organisations that are building innovative news and information products. |
| Link | https://www.mdif.org/news/mdifs-amplify-kenya-program-launched-applications-open-now/ |
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| Name of call | Gender Equality & Digital Safety. |
| Funding agency | The French Development Agency (AFD) |
| Amount | €6M |
| Deadline | 31-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | The call also aims to strengthen the cybersecurity capacities of vulnerable CSOs—especially feminist organizations—by encouraging them to adopt and develop appropriate digital technologies. In parallel, the program supports victims of digital violence through guidance services and initiatives that also monitor and respond to the behavior of aggressors. |
| Link | https://www.afd.fr/en/calls-for-projects/call-projects-technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence |