Funding news for global health researchers: February 17, 2025

On behalf of the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the following funding opportunities, notices and announcements may be of interest to those working in the field of global health research. Updates are typically distributed once a week.

Special Announcements

NCI Seeks Applicants for HIV Research in LMICs

The office of HIV and AIDS Malignancy (OHAM) at the National Cancer Institute is planning to issue a new Notice of Funding Opportunity announcement (NOFO) to solicit applications from eligible institutions of higher educations for specialized centers to conduct research on malignancies in people with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and to support early- and mid-career investigators from the United States (U.S.) and LMICs interested in malignancies in people with HIV.

• Read full notice of intent to publish (NOT-CA-25-022)
• First Estimated Application Due Date: September 1, 2025

NHGRI Reissues Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Grants

The NIH has reissued three Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genetic or genomic research.

• Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant funding opportunities:
  • R21 Clinical Trial Optional (PAR-25-369)
  • R01 Clinical Trial Optional (PAR-25-371)
• Application due date: February 20, 2025

NIA seeks revision applications on Alzheimer’s Research

NIA has released a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI), which solicits competitive revision applications that focus on expanding research in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and its related dementias (ADRD). This NOSI invites Competitive Revision applications to existing single research project grants that are not focused on AD/ADRD.

• Read full notice of special interest (NOSI) (NOT-AG-24-073)
• Expiration date: March 6, 2025

New mHealth Opportunity from Fogarty

The overall goal of the program is to develop an evidence base for the use of mHealth technology to improve clinical and public health outcomes and strengthen mHealth research capacity in LMICs.This NOFO provides support for up to two years for technology development and feasibility studies, followed by a possible transition to expanded research support for validation, larger-scale feasibility, and effectiveness studies.

• Read full funding opportunity (PAR-25-242)
• Expiration date: March 21, 2025

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA)
  Application deadline: March 10, 2025
  
• Mobile Health
  Application deadline: March 21, 2025
  
• Global Infectious Diseases (GID)
  Application deadline: August 6, 2025
  

Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities

Funding opportunities on which Fogarty is a partner:

• Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-25-233)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-25-143)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

Administrative supplements for current Fogarty grant recipients:

• Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars (NOT-OD-23-031) 
  Expiration date: October 1, 2025
  
• Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards (NOT-OD-23-032) 
  Expiration date: October 1, 2025
  

All administrative supplements

Funding Opportunities

NIH funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration:

• Integrating Mental Health Care into Health Care Systems and Non-Health Settings in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-25-201)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Career Development Opportunities for Research on Cancer in Global Settings at the Center for Global Health at the National Cancer Institute  (NOT-CA-24-098)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

More NIH funding opportunities focused on areas relevant to global health

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign organizations and/or foreign components of U.S. organizations may apply:

• New Investigator Gateway Awards for Collaborative T1D Research (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-DK-26-009)
  Application due date: June 26, 2025; March 06, 2026

Other Funding News

General Notices:

• Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements FY 2025 (NOT-HS-25-015)
• Notice of Informational Webinar for RFA-EY-25-002 Advancing Vision Health Equity through Multi-level Interventions and Community-Engaged Research (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-EY-25-006)
• Notice of Information: Reissuance of Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R01, R21) (NOT-TW-25-001)

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Digital Technology for Early Detection and Monitoring of Alzheimers Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (NOT-AG-24-043)
  Expiration date: November 17, 2027
  

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• The Duke University's Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health is offering $3,700 scholarships for graduate students from underdeveloped countries to attend a 5-day workshop on conducting research in religion, spirituality, and health. The workshop will be held August 11–15, 2025, and scholarships will cover tuition, airfare, hotel accommodations, and meals. Apply as soon as possible to allow time for visa processing.

  • More Information
  • Application instructions
• The Institut Pasteur has launched an international call to recruit new junior research group leaders in the application of cutting-edge transdisciplinary approaches to the exploration of host-microbe, tissue-tissue, or host-environment interactions.
  • Submission deadline: February 28, 2025
• Fulbright Brazil in partnership with the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES), is now accepting proposals for Co-Lead Scholars for the second edition of Fulbright Amazonia. The role is open to one researcher from Brazil and one from the United States, to lead and shape impactful multidisciplinary research on the Amazon region.
  • Submission deadline: March 1, 2025
• The UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences is accepting applications to reward the projects and activities of individuals, group of individuals, institutions, and non-governmental organizations for their outstanding contribution to the improvement of human life.
  • Submission deadline: March 31, 2025
• UNESCO and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea have launched a fellowship programme for young African women scientists. This initiative is designed to offer targeted support and focuses on promoting equal opportunities in science, by creating concrete opportunities for young women to become actively involved in various life science disciplines.
  • Submission deadline: March 31, 2025

More non-NIH funding opportunities

Training Opportunities

• The Introduction to Bioinformatics course (IBT) provides an introduction to the field of bioinformatics, with a focus on important bioinformatic tools and resources. Over 3 months of intensive biweekly contact sessions, the course combines theoretical and practical sessions to allow participants to gain practical experience using various tools and resources.
  • Application deadline: March 17, 2025

Manuscript, Abstract & Poster Submission Opportunities

• The 8th Annual AFREhealth Symposium, being held in Dakar, Senegal is now accepting abstracts. The theme for this year’s symposium is “Reimagining Public Health in a Globalized World”.
  • Submissions due: February 28, 2025
• The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and the European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB) are joining forces to host their 33rd and 24th conferences on bioinformatics and computational biology July 20-24, 2025 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
  • Submissions due: April 17, 2025

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• Consortium for Universities of Global Health (CUGH) 2025

  • Date: February 20-23
  • Location: Atlanta, GA (USA)
  • The theme is Innovating and Implementing in Global Health for a Sustainable Future

• NCI Symposium on Translational Technologies for Global Health

  • Dates: March 19-20
  • Location: Natcher Auditorium, NIH Campus
  • Hosted by the National Cancer Institute

Fogarty calendar of events