Research Funding Opportunities
| Grant Title / Call Name | Funding Agency / Organization | Type | Call Opening & Deadline | Official Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Research Opportunity - NSFC (China) and PSF (Pakistan) | NSFC (China) and PSF (Pakistan) | International | Deadline : 03-09-2025 | https://rgms.psf.gov.pk/rgms/login.aspx |
| Short-term research grants | DAAD Germany | International | Deadline : 29-08-2025 | https://www.daad.pk/en/ |
| The Habitat Foundation Grants | Habitat Foundation (THF) | International | Deadline : 15-09-2025 | https://www.habitatfoundation.org.my/grants/apply/ |
| Green Office Soultion Challenge ! | UNOPS Pakistan | National | Deadline : 14-09-2025 | https://forms.gle/ffhyzbVzGYqCkRsq9 |
| RASTA Competitive Research Grants | RASTA | National | Deadline : 15-09-2025 | https://rasta.pide.org.pk/ |
| Spring Cycle 2025 Research Grant by Leaky Foundation | The Leaky Foundation | International | Deadline : 10-01-2025 | https://leakeyfoundation.org/grant/research/#howtoapply |
| British Academy International Fellowships | British Academy UK | International | Call Open: 21-01-2025 and Deadline: 18-03-2025 | British Academy |
| Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Competitive Research Program (CRP) | PSF | National | Deadline : 30-01-2025 | PSF Grants |
| Sindh Research Support Programme (SRSP) 2024–25 | Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC) | National | Call Open: Jan 2025 and Deadline: Feb 2025 | SRSP - SHEC |
| Australia Awards – Small Grants Program | Australian High Commission | International | Call Open : 01-02-2025 and Deadline: 30-04-2025 | Australia Awards |
| RFAs: Case Studies of Big Catch-Up Immunization Activities | The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research,WHO | International | Call Open : 11-02-2025 and Deadline : 04-03-2025 | https://ahpsr.who.int/ |
| NRPU 2024-25 (National Research Programme for Universities) | Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan | National | Deadline 16-02-2025 | NRPU - HEC |
| Wellcome Early-Career Grants | Wellcome Trust UK | International | Call Open : 27-02-2025 and Deadline: 22-05-2025 | Home | Wellcome |
| Research & Innovation Grant for Women | Women University Multan / HEC | National | Deadline : 16-02-2025 | https://www.wum.edu.pk |
| The Palladium Global Science Award (PGSA) | PGSA | International | Call Open : 06-03-2025 Deadline : 31-07-2025 | https://www.palladiumaward.com/ |
| Call for Evaluators – Research Awards 2025 | ICRMS | National | Deadline : 07-03-2025 | https://lnkd.in/dss3dJyr |
| Health Research Institute (HRI), | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | National | Deadline : 15-03-2025 | https://hri.nih.org.pk/ |
| BELARUSIAN-PAKISTANI COMPETITION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROJECTS | Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology (Government of Pakistan) | National | Deadline : 13-03-2025 | PCSIR Islamabad |
| Visual communication (ViCom) by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) – German Research Foundation | International | Call Open : 17-03-2025 and Deadline : 31-03-2025 | https://www.dfg.de/en |
| UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences | UNESCO | International | Call Deadline : March 2025 | UNESCO.org |
| The Toyota Foundation's International Grant Program | Toyota Foundation | International | Call Open : 01-04-2025 and Deadline: 31-05-2025 | |
| Research Grants Programme | TWAS (World Academy of Sciences) | International | Deadline : 03-04-2025 | TWAS.org |
| Pakistan Acumen Fellowship | Acumen | International | Deadline : 10-04-2025 | Acumen Academy |
| Diamond Education Grant Program | Funds for NGOs | National | Deadline : 15-04-2025 | https://fundsforindividuals.fundsforngos.org/ |
| Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Science & Technology Grants | IsDB | International | Call Open: 24-04-2025 and Deadline : 12-06-2025 | IsDB Science Grants |
| ICGEB Research Grants | ICGEB | International | Deadline : April-2025 | icgeb.org |
| DAAD Partnership Programmes | ICGEB | International | Call Open : 12-05-2025 and Deadline :29-08-2025 | DAAD Pakistan |
| PARC – Agricultural Research Grants | PARC – Agricultural Research Grants | National | Deadline : 20-05-2025 | PARC Official |
| Grand Challenges: Innovations for Exceptionally Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Manufacturing | Gates Foundation | International | Deadline : 31-05-2025 | https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/ |
| Asia Foundation Development Research Grants (The William P. Fuller Fellowship in Peacebuilding) | The Asia Foundation | International | Deadline : 01-07-2025 | Asia Foundation |
| Pak-France PERIDOT Research Programme | HEC Pakistan & French Ministry | National | Call Open: 23-06-2025 and Deadline : September-2025 | PERIDOT - HEC |
| The Merck Research Grants program | Merck Foundation | International | Call Open: 25-06-2025 and Deadline : 31-08-2025 | English Home - Merck Group |
| Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants | JSPS | International | Call Open: 27-07-2025 and Deadline : August-2025 | JSPS Official |
| International Foundation for Science (IFS) Research Grants | IFS (Sweden) | International | Deadline : 30-06-2025 | IFS - International Foundation for Science - CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS |
| L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme | L’Oréal Foundation & UNESCO | International | Deadline : 07-06-2025 | https://www.pncu.gov.pk/index |
| The SPRI Grant Program for genomic research | Beckman | International | Deadline : Open round the year | https://www.beckman.com/reagents/genomic/spri-grant-program |
| Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Research Grants | ICESCO | International | Deadline : Rolling (2024–2025) | ICESCO Site |
| International Growth Centre (IGC) Funding | IGC | International | Call Open: 29-07-2024 and Deadline : 30-09-2024 | https://www.theigc.org/blogs/igcs-call-proposals |
| UNDP Youth Co:Lab Innovation Challenge | UNDP & Citi Foundation | International | Call Open: 01-08-2024 and Deadline : 22-08-2024 | https://procurement-notices.undp.org/index.cfm?cur_lang=en |
| The Data and Research in Education - Research Consortium (DARE-RC) grant program | The Data and Research in Education - Research Consortium (DARE-RC) | International | Call Open: 16-08-2024 and Deadline : 12-09-2024 | www.darerc.org |
| Global Access Fund Program | Data Cite | International | Call Open: 02-09-2024 and Deadline : 11-10-2024 | https://datacite.org/global-access-fund/ |
| Commonwealth Foundation Grants | Commonwealth Foundation | International | Call Open: 17-09-2024 and Deadline : 24-10-2024 | https://commonwealthfoundation.com/grants/annual/ |
| Sleep Research Grant | Sleep Research Society Foundation (SRSF) | International | Deadline : 01-09-2024 | https://sleepresearchsociety.org/foundation/ |
| March of Dimes Discovery Research Grants | March of Dimes | International | Deadline : 06-09-2024 | Help us improve the health of all moms and babies | March of Dimes |
| Fulbright Research Grants (Postdoc) | USEFP / US State Dept. | International | Deadline : 18-09-2024 | Fulbright Postdoc |
| Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) Research Grants | PPAF | National | Deadline : 22-09-2024 | PPAF |
| RASTA Competitive Grants Program (CGP) Calls | RASTA | National | Deadline : 22-09-2024 | https://rasta.pide.org.pk/cgp-7_0/ |
| Eighth Call for Proposals for STEG Small Research Grants | STEG | International | Deadline : 30-09-2024 | https://steg.cepr.org/ |
| Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants | fundacionmapfre | International | Deadline : 11-10-2024 | Social commitment | Fundación MAPFRE |
| GRANT-IN-AID (HEC): organizing International Conferences/Symposia | SHEC | National | Deadline : 15-10-2024 | https://sindhhec.gov.pk/ |
| Erasmus+ Capacity Building Grants | European Union | International | Call Open: 19-11-2024 and Deadline : Feb-2025 | Erasmus+ CBHE |
| British Council – Going Global Partnerships | British Council | International | Call Open: 28-11-2024 and Deadline : 27-01-2025 | Going Global - BC |
| Karandaz Innovation Challenge Fund | Karandaaz Pakistan | National | Deadline : 05-12-2024 | Karandaaz |
| The Small Research Grants on Education Program | Spencer Foundation | International | Deadline : 04-12-2024 | The Spencer Foundation |
| Pak-Qatar Research Collaboration Initiative | HEC Pakistan & Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) | International | Deadline : 17-12-2024 | hra@hec.gov.pk |
| ICIMOD Economics of climate risks, natural resource use and environmental change | ICIMOD SANDEE | International | Deadline : December-2024 | ICIMOD Opportunities |