Research Grants and Fellowships for Uganda

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cambridge 2027–2028

University of Cambridge + Mastercard Foundation

A comprehensive scholarship for eligible African applicants undertaking an eligible full-time Master’s at the University of Cambridge.

8 December 2026 or 6 January 2027, depending on course

Course fees

Master's

Africa

Closing time and timezone not stated.

TWAS–FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Developing Countries

TWAS / FAPESP

A host-matched postdoctoral fellowship for researchers from eligible developing countries to work in São Paulo State, Brazil.

1 April 2027

Postdoctoral

São Paulo State, Brazil

Closing time and timezone not stated.

Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship 2027

Mastercard Foundation and Queen's University, Dunin-Deshpande Innovation Centre

A practical pathway for Ugandan students and recent graduates to develop a venture, including ideas emerging from university research. Participants progress through competitive training stages with coaching and potential seed support.

1 December 2026; time and timezone not stated

Students and recent graduates

Africa

Closing time and timezone not stated.

Wellcome Early-Career Awards

Wellcome

Salary and research funding for early-career researchers developing an independent programme related to human life, health or wellbeing.

Apply anytime — no fixed deadline

Up to GBP 400,000

Early-career researcher

UICC Yamagiwa-Yoshida Cancer Study Grants

Union for International Cancer Control

Short international cancer-research visits supporting collaboration, knowledge exchange and advanced research experience.

Up to USD 10,000

STIAS Iso Lomso Fellowship

Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study

Long-term academic development and residential research support for outstanding early-to-mid-career scholars based in Africa.

Early-career researcher, Mid-career researcher

Africa

Wellcome Discovery Awards

Wellcome

Large, long-term Wellcome awards for established researchers or teams pursuing bold research questions with potential to make significant discoveries.

Apply anytime — no fixed deadline

Typically GBP 3,500,000

Established researcher

Global

NIH Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award K43

NIH Fogarty International Center

Three to five years of protected research and career-development support for eligible junior faculty and research scientists based at LMIC institutions.

3 December 2026

Early-career researcher, Junior faculty, Developing independent investigator

Eligible low- and middle-income countries

Closing time and timezone not stated.

Lacuna Fund / ACTS Open Datasets for SDGs RFP 2026

Wellcome Trust / Lacuna Fund

Three grants of up to US$10,000 for teams in Global South LMICs to turn existing Lacuna Fund datasets into usable machine-learning models, applications, APIs, tools or visualisations.

13 November 2026

Up to USD 10,000

Global South

Closing time and timezone not stated.

HawkWatch Global Raptor Research & Conservation Grant 2026

HawkWatch International

Up to US$3,500 for locally led research or conservation focused on high-priority threatened or understudied raptors outside the USA, Canada and Europe.

31 December 2026, 11:59 PM MST

Up to USD 3,500

Global