Research Funding Opportunities
Grants and funding programs for Ethiopian, African, and global researchers - from early-career scientists to established investigators.
Major Grant Programs & Funders
Well-established funding organizations - click to explore their open calls and guidelines.
African & Ethiopian Research Funding
6 fundersAfrican Academy of Sciences (AAS) Grants
AAS / Wellcome Trust
Research grants for African scientists - health, agriculture, environment, STEM. Covers direct costs and researcher salaries
OWSD Research Grants
Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World
PhD and postdoc fellowships for women scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa and least-developed countries
TWAS Research Grants
The World Academy of Sciences
Research equipment, collaborative, and sabbatical grants for scientists in developing countries (up to $15,000)
Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Grants for African-born academics in the USA/Canada to return and collaborate at African universities
African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence (ARISE)
European Commission / AU
EU-funded individual postdoc grants for African early-career researchers - health sciences focus
Ethiopian Science Academy Grants
Ethiopian Academy of Sciences
National research grants for Ethiopian scientists - applied research in priority sectors for Ethiopia
Global Health & Biomedical Research
5 fundersNIH Fogarty International Center Grants
National Institutes of Health
NIH grants specifically for global health research in developing countries - postdoc, training, and collaborative research
Wellcome Trust Grants
Wellcome Trust
Research grants across biomedical, health, and life sciences - Africa programmes, early career, senior awards
Gates Foundation Grand Challenges
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grants for innovative solutions in global health and agriculture - includes Africa focus, open to individuals
Pfizer Global Medical Grants
Pfizer
Medical education and research grants for healthcare improvements in developing regions
WHO/TDR Research Grants
WHO / UNDP
Infectious disease research grants for developing country scientists - malaria, TB, neglected tropical diseases
Climate, Environment & Agriculture
5 fundersCGIAR Research Grants
CGIAR
Agricultural research for food security in developing countries - open science datasets and research positions
USAID Development Innovation Ventures
USAID
Evidence-based innovation grants up to $15M - agriculture, health, education, environment in developing countries
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants
GEF / UNDP
Community-level environment and climate grants in 125+ countries including Ethiopia - up to $50,000
Rockefeller Foundation Grants
Rockefeller Foundation
Food systems, climate, health, and economic inclusion grants - Africa and Asia focus
Bezos Earth Fund Grants
Bezos Earth Fund
Climate and nature conservation grants - $10B total commitment, open to organizations and research teams
Social Science, Policy & Economics
5 fundersInternational Growth Centre (IGC) Research Grants
LSE / Oxford / DFID
Economic policy research grants in developing countries - direct engagement with governments. Ethiopia country program active
IDRC Research Grants
International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Research funding for developing country scientists in health, agriculture, social science, environment
Hewlett Foundation Grants
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Education, environment, and global development research - open research and policy grants
Ford Foundation International Fellowship
Ford Foundation / IFP
Social justice research grants and fellowships - Ethiopia and Africa programmes, equity focus
3ie Development Impact Research Grants
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation
Impact evaluation research grants on development interventions - health, agriculture, education, finance
Technology, Data Science & Innovation
5 fundersLacuna Fund (ML Data Grants)
Rockefeller / Google / Wellcome
Grants to create labeled training data for ML in under-resourced areas - agriculture, health, African languages
Mozilla Foundation Grants
Mozilla Foundation
Internet health, AI accountability, open source, and responsible technology grants globally
Google.org AI for Social Good
Google.org
AI and technology grants for nonprofits and researchers tackling global challenges - climate, health, education
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
McGovern Foundation
AI and data science for social good - digital equity, AI ethics, data-driven development in underserved areas
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Grants
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Science, education, and technology grants - biomedical imaging, genomics, education technology