UN SDG Research Funding
Research is pivotal to advancing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. In this curated list of research funding, we bring to you research grants, fellowships, and other types of research and innovation funding that advance the UN SDGs.
Specifically: SDG4 – Quality Education | SDG5 – Gender Equality | SDG10 – Reduced Inequality | SDG11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities | SDG13 – Climate Action | SDG14 – Life below Water | SDG15 – Life on Land.
See our medical research funding list for all funding to advance SDG3 – Good Health and Wellbeing.
Villum Experiment Call 2023 (Denmark)
The Villum Experiment Call 2023 supports Denmark-based researchers with innovative, unorthodox ideas in the early phase of discovery. The ideas might hold, e.g., the potential to answer a long-standing question
VinFuture Special Prize for Innovators from Developing Country(ies)
The VinFuture Special Prize for Innovators from Developing Country(ies) recognizes researchers and innovators working in developing countries, in both academia and in industry, whose work have led to advancements in
VinFuture Special Prize for Innovator(s) with Outstanding Achievements in Emerging Fields
The VinFuture Special Prize for Innovator(s) with Outstanding Achievements in Emerging Fields recognizes researchers and innovators around the world, in academia and in industry, whose work have led to advancements
Annual open call – Research projects (environmental & agricultural sciences Sweden)
The Annual open call – Research projects from Formas supports researchers in Sweden working in the fields of environment, agricultural sciences, and spatial planning. Applicants must have completed her/his doctoral
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (Egypt)
The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Egypt Program supports early career women researchers working in Egypt. Applicants must be PhD students or postdoctoral fellows who are Egyptian nationals. Applicants should be working
Villum Synergy applications in Data-Driven Science (Denmark)
The Villum Synergy applications in Data-Driven Science support Denmark-based researchers working on interdisciplinary data-driven science. The research team must compose of at least two PIs. One applicant must be a methodological
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (Middle East)
The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (Middle East) Program supports early career women researchers working in Yemen and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries including UAE, KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman.
Annual open call – Research projects for early-career researchers (environmental & agricultural sciences Sweden)
The Annual open call – Research projects for early-career researchers from Formas supports early-career researchers in Sweden working in the fields of environment, agricultural sciences, and spatial planning. Applicants must
VinFuture Grand Prize (UN SDG)
The VinFuture Grand Prize recognizes the achievements of researchers and innovators around the world, in academia and in industry, whose work have led to advancements in the UN´s sustainable development
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (Levant)
The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (Levant) Program supports women researchers in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, or Syrian Arab Republic. Applicants must also have Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, or Syrian
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (France)
The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science France Program supports early career women researchers working in France. Applicants must be PhD students enrolled in at least the second year of their
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (Turkey)
The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (Turkey) Program supports four early career women researchers in Turkey annually. Applicants should be working in Life or Physical Sciences. Women who are citizens
