Doctors' Corner · Funding trackerReviewed 10 Aug 2026
Open calls for concept notes and full proposals in global health, climate and health, vaccines and new interventions for low- and middle-income countries. Sorted by closing date, with a separate list of rolling schemes that never close — so there is always somewhere to send an idea, even in a quiet month.
Presenting rather than proposing? Abstract deadlines for medical and dental congresses, free webinars, and the conference travel grants that pay for the trip are on the companion abstract deadline tracker.
These have no fixed deadline, or the next date has not been published. Two things worth knowing: several major funders are deliberately moving away from fixed rounds toward always-open submission, and "no deadline" does not mean no hurry — rolling budgets get spent.
Most concept notes are rejected on eligibility or fit, not on science. This sequence catches the avoidable failures first.
Read who may be the lead applicant, which countries qualify, and whether your institution needs a legal entity registration or an existing account with the funder. An excellent proposal from an ineligible applicant is a rejected proposal.
Most calls carry an explicit "we will not fund" list — incremental improvements, commercialisation-only work, basic research with no translational path. Read that list before the objectives; it rules out more submissions than the objectives rule in.
Calls often specify performance, cost or scale targets, sometimes as a target product profile. If your idea cannot hit the stated numbers, a strong write-up will not rescue it. Propose against the target, or find a different call.
Nearly every scheme needs an authorised approver at your organisation to submit. If it is your institution's first application to that funder, an organisation account may take days to create. Start this the week you decide to apply.
Larger calls run an information session and publish the recording plus an FAQ. These routinely answer questions that decide eligibility, and questions submitted in advance get answered directly. An hour here saves a wasted month.
Multi-country schemes require partners in several eligible countries, and some run matchmaking platforms for exactly this. Consortium assembly, not writing, is what makes people miss these deadlines.
Indirect cost caps are common and often sit around 15%. Some funders will not pay a lead applicant's salary unless they are based in an LMIC. Check both before promising anyone their time.
Large schemes take a short first-stage proposal, then invite full proposals months later. Note both dates at the start — the gap between them is your real writing window, and it is usually shorter than it looks.
A note on resubmission. Some funders cap how many times the same project may be submitted across all their schemes, and count applications that reached review even if you later withdrew interest. Before recycling a rejected idea, check whether you are spending your last attempt.
On scam "grant" emails. Genuine funders do not ask you to pay a processing fee, do not award money to an individual's personal account, and do not announce awards for proposals you never submitted. Gates Foundation and several others maintain published fraud warnings for exactly this reason. If an offer arrives unsolicited and asks for money or bank details, it is not a grant.
Calls open and close constantly, and funders change their submission rules mid-cycle. If you find a date that has moved, a call we have missed, or an entry that is wrong, tell us the call name and where you saw it and we will fix it.
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