Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC)
Research Grant Announcements
| S.# | Grant Title / Call Name | Funding Agency / Organization | Type | Call Opening & Deadline | Official Links |
| 1 | Joint Research Opportunity - NSFC (China) and PSF (Pakistan) | NSFC (China) and PSF (Pakistan) | International | Deadline: 03-09-2025 | Official Links |
| 2 | Short-term research grants | DAAD Germany | International | Deadline: 29-08-2025 | |
| 3 | The Habitat Foundation Grants | Habitat Foundation (THF) | International | Deadline: 15-09-2025 | https://rgms.psf.gov.pk/rgms/login.aspx |
| 4 | Green Office Solution Challenge ! | UNOPS Pakistan | National | Deadline: 14-09-2025 | https://www.daad.pk/en/ |
| 5 | RASTA Competitive Research Grants | RASTA | National | Deadline: 15-09-2025 | https://www.habitatfoundation.org.my/grants/apply/ |
| 6 | Spring Cycle 2025 Research Grant by Leaky Foundation | The Leaky Foundation | International | Deadline: 10-01-2025 | https://forms.gle/ffhyzbVzGYqCkRsq9 |
| 7 | British Academy International Fellowships | British Academy UK | International | Call Open: 21-01-2025 and Deadline: 18-03-2025 | https://rasta.pide.org.pk/ |
| 8 | Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Competitive Research Program (CRP) | PSF | National | Deadline: 30-01-2025 | https://leakeyfoundation.org/grant/research/#howtoapply |
| 9 | Sindh Research Support Programme (SRSP) 2024–25 | Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC) | National | Call Open: Jan 2025 and Deadline: Feb 2025 | British Academy |
| 10 | Australia Awards – Small Grants Program | Australian High Commission | International | Call Open : 01-02-2025 and Deadline: 30-04-2025 | PSF Grants |
| 11 | 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 | SRSP - SHEC |
| 12 | NRPU 2024-25 (National Research Programme for Universities) | Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan | National | Deadline 16-02-2025 | Australia Awards |
| 13 | Wellcome Early-Career Grants | Wellcome Trust UK | International | Call Open : 27-02-2025 and Deadline: 22-05-2025 | https://ahpsr.who.int/ |
| 14 | Research & Innovation Grant for Women | Women University Multan / HEC | National | Deadline: 16-02-2025 | NRPU - HEC |
| 15 | The Palladium Global Science Award (PGSA) | PGSA | International | Call Open : 06-03-2025 Deadline: 31-07-2025 | Home | Wellcome |
| 16 | Call for Evaluators – Research Awards 2025 | ICRMS | National | Deadline: 07-03-2025 | https://www.wum.edu.pk |
| 17 | Health Research Institute (HRI), | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | National | Deadline: 15-03-2025 | https://www.palladiumaward.com/ |
| 18 | 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 | https://lnkd.in/dss3dJyr |
| 19 | 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://hri.nih.org.pk/ |
| 20 | UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences | UNESCO | International | Call Deadline: March 2025 | PCSIR Islamabad |
| 21 | The Toyota Foundation's International Grant Program | Toyota Foundation | International | Call Open : 01-04-2025 and Deadline: 31-05-2025 | https://www.dfg.de/en |
| 22 | Research Grants Programme | TWAS (World Academy of Sciences) | International | Deadline: 03-04-2025 | UNESCO.org |
| 23 | Pakistan Acumen Fellowship | Acumen | International | Deadline: 10-04-2025 | |
| 24 | Diamond Education Grant Program | Funds for NGOs | National | Deadline: 15-04-2025 | TWAS.org |
| 25 | Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Science & Technology Grants | IsDB | International | Call Open: 24-04-2025 and Deadline: 12-06-2025 | Acumen Academy |
| 26 | ICGEB Research Grants | ICGEB | International | Deadline: April-2025 | https://fundsforindividuals.fundsforngos.org/ |
| 27 | DAAD Partnership Programmes | ICGEB | International | Call Open : 12-05-2025 and Deadline:29-08-2025 | IsDB Science Grants |
| 28 | PARC – Agricultural Research Grants | PARC – Agricultural Research Grants | National | Deadline: 20-05-2025 | icgeb.org |
| 29 | Grand Challenges: Innovations for Exceptionally Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Manufacturing | Gates Foundation | International | Deadline: 31-05-2025 | DAAD Pakistan |
| 30 | Asia Foundation Development Research Grants (The William P. Fuller Fellowship in Peacebuilding) | The Asia Foundation | International | Deadline: 01-07-2025 | PARC Official |
| 31 | Pak-France PERIDOT Research Programme | HEC Pakistan & French Ministry | National | Call Open: 23-06-2025 and Deadline: September-2025 | https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/ |
| 32 | The Merck Research Grants program | Merck Foundation | International | Call Open: 25-06-2025 and Deadline: 31-08-2025 | Asia Foundation |
| 33 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants | JSPS | International | Call Open: 27-07-2025 and Deadline: August-2025 | PERIDOT - HEC |
| 34 | International Foundation for Science (IFS) Research Grants | IFS (Sweden) | International | Deadline: 30-06-2025 | English Home - Merck Group |
| 35 | L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme | L’Oréal Foundation & UNESCO | International | Deadline: 07-06-2025 | JSPS Official |
| 36 | The SPRI Grant Program for genomic research | Beckman | International | Deadline: Open round the year | IFS - International Foundation for Science - CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS |
| 37 | Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Research Grants | ICESCO | International | Deadline: Rolling (2024–2025) | https://www.pncu.gov.pk/index |
| 38 | International Growth Centre (IGC) Funding | IGC | International | Call Open: 29-07-2024 and Deadline: 30-09-2024 | https://www.beckman.com/reagents/genomic/ spri-grant-program |
| 39 | UNDP Youth Co:Lab Innovation Challenge | UNDP & Citi Foundation | International | Call Open: 01-08-2024 and Deadline: 22-08-2024 | ICESCO Site |
| 40 | 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 | https://www.theigc.org/blogs/igcs-call-proposals |
| 41 | Global Access Fund Program | Data Cite | International | Call Open: 02-09-2024 and Deadline: 11-10-2024 | https://procurement-notices.undp.org/ index.cfm?cur_lang=en |
| 42 | Commonwealth Foundation Grants | Commonwealth Foundation | International | Call Open: 17-09-2024 and Deadline: 24-10-2024 | www.darerc.org |
| 43 | Sleep Research Grant | Sleep Research Society Foundation (SRSF) | International | Deadline: 01-09-2024 | https://datacite.org/global-access-fund/ |
| 44 | March of Dimes Discovery Research Grants | March of Dimes | International | Deadline: 06-09-2024 | https://commonwealthfoundation.com/grants/annual/ |
| 45 | Fulbright Research Grants (Postdoc) | USEFP / US State Dept. | International | Deadline: 18-09-2024 | https://sleepresearchsociety.org/foundation/ |
| 46 | Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) Research Grants | PPAF | National | Deadline: 22-09-2024 | Help us improve the health of all moms and babies | March of Dimes |
| 47 | RASTA Competitive Grants Program (CGP) Calls | RASTA | National | Deadline: 22-09-2024 | Fulbright Postdoc |
| 48 | Eighth Call for Proposals for STEG Small Research Grants | STEG | International | Deadline: 30-09-2024 | PPAF |
| 49 | Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants | fundacionmapfre | International | Deadline: 11-10-2024 | https://rasta.pide.org.pk/cgp-7_0/ |
| 50 | GRANT-IN-AID (HEC): organizing International Conferences/Symposia | SHEC | National | Deadline: 15-10-2024 | https://steg.cepr.org/ |
| 51 | Erasmus+ Capacity Building Grants | European Union | International | Call Open: 19-11-2024 and Deadline: Feb-2025 | Social commitment | Fundación MAPFRE |
| 52 | British Council – Going Global Partnerships | British Council | International | Call Open: 28-11-2024 and Deadline: 27-01-2025 | https://sindhhec.gov.pk/ |
| 53 | Karandaz Innovation Challenge Fund | Karandaaz Pakistan | National | Deadline: 05-12-2024 | Erasmus+ CBHE |
| 54 | The Small Research Grants on Education Program | Spencer Foundation | International | Deadline: 04-12-2024 | Going Global - BC |
| 55 | Pak-Qatar Research Collaboration Initiative | HEC Pakistan & Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) | International | Deadline: 17-12-2024 | Karandaaz |
| 56 | ICIMOD Economics of climate risks, natural resource use and environmental change | ICIMOD SANDEE | International | Deadline: December-2024 | The Spencer Foundation |
| 57 | GEF SGP: Call For Proposals 2025 | United Nations Development Programme | International | Deadline: 24 Oct,2025 | https://share.google/utjUUYNSrwYVPLpXW | |
| 58 | SAUDI-PAKISTAN JOINT BUSINESS COUNCIL (SPJBC) | Government Of Sindh | International | Open | |
| 59 | CITADEL Davos Startup Challenge 2026 | Davos, Switzerland! | International | Call For pitching : Sep 19 – Oct 01, 2025 Final Round:Oct 25, 2025 | www.CITADELpk.com |
| 60 | Shift program | SHIFT (Scaling Holistic Inclusion in Fintech Transformation) | International | Call opening : 17-09-2025 | www.shiftforfintech.com |
| 61 | RASTA Competitive Research Grants | RASTA | National | Deadline: 15-09-2025 | https://rasta.pide.org.pk/ |
| 62 | The Habitat Foundation Grants | Habitat Foundation (THF) | International | Deadline: 15-09-2025 | https://www.habitatfoundation.org.my/grants/apply/ |
| 63 | Green office Solution Challenge! | UNOPS Pakistan | National | Deadline: 14-09-2025 | https://forms.gle/ffhyzbVzGYqCkRsq9 |
| 64 | Pak-France PERIDOT Research Programme | PERIDOT | International | Deadline: 01-10-2024 | www.hec.gov.pk/site/peridot |
| 65 | Applied research projects in renewable energy | Balochistan Centre for Excellence in Renewable Energy (BCRE) | National | Deadline: 11-06-2025 | https://www.buitms.edu.pk/News/2025/ 11062025callforproposal.pdf |
