Currently Active Funding Programs
Technology Transfer Support Fund (TTSF) 2021
USAID Ambassador’s Fund Grant Program (AFGP)
- Empowering Vulnerable Populations
- Supporting Governance Institutions in KP-NMD
- Engendering Free Information and Free Press Organizations
- Expanding Social Tolerance to Reduce Conflict
- Provide Technical Assistance
Note: Above mentioned priorities may change during the implementation of the AFGP, contingent upon the priorities set forth by each new U.S. Ambassador.
LOcal Challenge Fund (LCF)
S.No. |
Title of Funding Opportunity |
1. |
PEER Call for Research Proposals |
2. |
Interdisciplinary Research Fund |
3. |
NRPU |
4. |
Innovative & Collaborative Research Grant (ICRG) |
5. |
Ambassador’s Fund Grant Program (AFGP) |
6. |
Pak-France PERIDOT Research Program |
7. |
Pak-Turk Researchers' Mobility Grant Program 2019-20 |
8. |
Call For Proposals Under Competitive Research Programme |
9. |
NGIRI 2019 |
10. |
Grant and Fiscal Sponsorship Programs |
11. |
SERI Call for Mobility Grants with South Asia and Iran 2019 |
12. |
National Geographic Society to Support Participatory Science |
13. |
Documenting Human Migrations |
14. |
Research Grants to support Research in Human Nutrition in LICs and LMICs |
15. |
Filmmaking Grants Program |
16. |
Grants to Protect Natural Resources |
17. |
Applications Open for Artists to submit their Arts |
18. |
Global Fund for Women |
19. |
Call for Mobility Grants at Swiss Universities |
20. |
RASTA Competitive Grants Program for Policy-Oriented Research |
21. |
Local Challenge Fund (LCF) Grant Program |
22. |
Collaborative Research Program (CRP) |
23. |
Research Grants on Women’s Role in the Economy during COVID-19 Pandemic |
24. |
Ignite Seed Covid Solution Fund |
25. |
Joint EMRO*/TDR Small Grants Scheme |
26. |
COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists |
27. |
Research to Support Covid-19 Response in Humanitarian Settings |
28. |
Global Climate Action Awards |
29. |
Call For Innovation Via Transform Fund 2020 |
30. |
Fonds Ernest Solvay |
31. |
Ekhagastiftelsen |
32. |
Standard Chartered Women in Tech programme |
33. |
AI For Earth Innovation |
34. |
Support For Commodity Development |
35. |
Skills Challenge Innovation Call: Finding Solutions To Skills Mismatch |
36. |
The Sub-National Governance Programme-Grant for Innovative Solutions |
37. |
Competitive Research Grant |
38. |
RAPID Research and Innovation Initiative (RRII) |
39. |
FUI Internal Funding Program |
40. |
Call for Proposal under Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Research Initiative |
41. |
Grand Challenge Fund |
HEC Rapid Fund
Igniting University Innovation (NGIRI 2020)
Call for Resaerch Proposal
Innovative & Collaborative Research Grant (ICRG)
Innovative & Collaborative Research Grant (ICRG) supports research partnerships between Pakistani and UK universities, research bodies and existing centers of excellence that focus on any of the emerging disciplines/priority areas. Key objective of ICRG is "to support collaborative research between Pakistan and UK for cutting-edge research and innovation in emerging disciplines of knowledge."
Key Features:
- Expected Number of Grants: 6
- Maximum Project Duration: 3 years
- Individual Grant Value: Up to Rs. 50 million
- Medical and allied health sciences
- Energy (generation, distribution and conservation)
- Climate Change
- Artificial Intelligence
- Robotics
- Nanosciences
- Big Data – Cloud Computing
- Social Sciences
- Salaries for PI and co-PIs based on the amount of time spent on the project
- Stipends for Bachelors, Master's, doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars to help take the prototype or proposed product to market
- Travel to national and international meetings to present research results obtained and to support the proposed research
- Equipment purchase and maintenance as appropriate & approved to conduct the proposed research
- Purchase of research supplies necessary to conduct the proposed research
- Processing fee for open access journals/ publications for disseminating research results obtained
- Doctoral fellowship for six months
- Prototype/ Product Development Cost (If applicable)
National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)
- Consortium Research Grants to finance research to resolve mega national issues through consortium of scientists from multiple professions and organizations with specific target of socio-economic gains.
- Triple Helix Model (Research in collaboration with industry) to resolve industrial issues to substitute imports and enhance value addition of indigenous goods especially exportable commodities.
- Funding limit for these categories is Rs. 20.0 Million.
- Maximum project duration should not exceed 3 years.
- Project costing should be based on actual market rates.
- Project should be prepared on prescribed proforma of Competitive Research Program.
- Grants of award will be determined by subject experts, technical committees, Project Award Committees and Steering Committees. The decision of PSF will be final.
- Proposals under Triple Helix Model must be supported by the Business Plan.
- Proposals under Consortium Research Grants must be supported by the Consortium Research Plan.
- The priority areas are available at PSF website.
Forms, priority areas and guidelines can be downloaded from PSF website http://www.psf.gov.pk/CRP
Deadline:
Project proposals duly endorsed by organizational heads should reach PSF no later than August 30, 2019.
For any query,kindly contact FUI Focal Person for Ignite/NGIRI at below details.
Mr. Asif Javed
Manager Research Operations & Development (ORIC)
Ph: +92-51-5788450 Ext: 155
Email: manager.research@fui.