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Nominations are now open for the $100,000 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award to recognize the world’s leading researchers who have used rational, scientifically based research to improve the wellbeing of those facing health inequalities worldwide.

The $150,000 Global Research Outreach Program invites the world’s leading universities to propose innovative research ideas that will be evaluated for their novelty and alignment with Samsung’s various research fields.

The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) is pleased to announce an additional funding envelope as part of the 2025–26 grant cycle, focusing specifically on gender-based violence (GBV) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), with a particular emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

The MAPFRE Foundation is seeking applications for its €265,000 Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants to improve people’s quality of life and the progress of society through multinational programs and activities.

The £48,000 Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship seeks to foster the professional development of a new generation of planetary health researchers and ambassadors committed to protecting health on a changing planet – and developing solutions for a healthier future.

The African World Heritage Fund is pleased to announce the $5,000 Moses Mapesa Research Grant, established to support African doctoral and master’s students conducting research in the field of natural and cultural heritage.

Applications are now open for the £10,000 Property Research Trust – Aubrey Barker Fund Research Grant.

The R2.5 million South African Circular Economy Demonstration Fund, is an initiative of the Government of South Africa, implemented through Circular Innovation South Africa (CISA). The Fund is aimed at demonstrating proven circular economy interventions that have not yet achieved scale or impact in South Africa.

The $100,000 GenScript Life Science Research Grant Program (LSRG Program), now in its second year, continues its mission to support breakthroughs in life science research.

The Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) has launched the $40,000 Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Research Grant Program.