Research

Areas of Interest

  • Public Health
  • Medical Health
  • Medical Education
  • Communicable and Non-communicable diseases
  • Community Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Nutrition
  • Histopathology
  • Oral & Dental Pathology
  • Dental Materials
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry

    • Facilities

    Hospitals

  • Kuwait Teaching Hospital
  • Mercy Teaching Hospital
  • Prime Teaching Hospital

    Colleges & Departments

  • Peshawar Medical College (PMC)
  • Peshawar Dental College (PDC)
  • Postgraduate Medical Education (PME)
  • PRIME Institute of Public Health (PIPH)
  • Rufaida Nursing College (RNC)
  • Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS)

    Labs

  • Histopathology Lab
  • PCR Lab

    • National Funding Agencies

    S. No Funding Agencies Weblink Priority Area's
    1

    Higher Education Commission

    www.hec.gov.pk

    Competitive Research Grants,
    Research Support Grants,
    Mobility Grants,
    Research for Innovation Grants

      Grand Challenge Fund

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/GCF

    Supports large, multisectoral, multidimensional research projects

      Local Challenge Fund

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/LCF

    Supports a portfolio of projects for possible solutions to local core issues identified by a university with the help of provincial government and local research centers

      Technology Development Fund

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/TDF

    Telecommunication, Information and Technology/Computers,
    Engineering Sciences, Management, Biotechnology and Allied fields, Material Sciences/Man Made Material (Nanotechnology), Robotics, Defense and Military needs

      Innovative & Collaborative Research Grant

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/ICRG

    Supports collaborative research between Pakistan and UK for cutting-edge research and innovation in emerging disciplines of knowledge

      Thematic Grants Program

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/trgp

    Supports research culture in sciences and social sciences

      Technology Transfer Support Fund

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/TTSF

    Supports promising university technological research for development of products or services that are marketable and can generate positive cash flows.

      RAPID Research and Innovation Initiative

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/RnD/RRIF

    Development of Infectious Diseases Surveillance Systems, Disease Epidemiological Modelling, Treatment modalities and strategies etc

      Problem Based Applied Interdisciplinary Research Programme

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/PBAIRP

    Interdisciplinary applied research projects on a specific theme address​ing local issue/problem

      National Awards for Outstanding Researchers

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/HEC%20Outstanding%20Research%20Awards

    Recognize and reward the achievements of Pakistani researchers/scholars for research, innovation and publication in all fields of study

      Pakistan Programme for Collaborative Research https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/Pakistan.aspx

    Supports and funds university faculty working in Pakistan to go abroad or for researchers from technological advanced countries to come to Pakistan. Funding is for all research study areas

      Pak-Turk Researchers' Mobility Grant

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/PTRG

    Supports the mobility of graduate students and academic staff in the field of Energy Technologies, Food Technologies, Sustainable Environmental Technologies, Material Science, Smart Transportation Systems, Robots and Smart Systems

      Franco-Pakistani Hubert Curien Partnership (PHC)

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/peridot

    Environmental Sciences (including but not limiting to, Water, Climate Change, Pollution, Health, Energy (including but not limiting to, sustainable alternate energy), Human and Social Sciences

      National Research Programme

    www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/universities/nrpu

    Supports basic and applied research as well as translational, experimental and transformative research

    2

    Pakistan Science Foundation

    http://www.psf.gov.pk

    Promotes and funds scientific and technological research and science popularization

      Competitive Research Program

    http://www.psf.gov.pk/crp.aspx

    Agriculture and Food Security, Livestock, Water and Soil, Engineering& Manufacturing Information and Communication Technology, Health Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry& Molecular Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment& Climate Change,

      Natural Sciences Linkage Programme

    http://www.psf.gov.pk/nslp.aspx

    Selected priority areas for collaboration may include, but are not limited to; Collection, Evaluation and Exchange of Germplasm, Plant Genomics, Plant Biotechnology, Stress Biology, Bio-Informatics, Application of Information Technology in Agriculture, Identification and Control of Animal/Plant Diseases, Dryland/Sustainable Agricultural Production System; Integrated Pest and Disease Management, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Agribusiness Development, Biophysics, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences.

      R&D - Industry Programme

    http://www.psf.gov.pk/rndProg.aspx

    Supports the research ideas that transfer the benefits of scientific research to common people through technology development and commercialization.

    3

    Ministry of Science & Technology

    http://www.most.gov.pk

    Physical, Life Sciences, Medical, IT and Engineering

    4

    Ministry of Health

    http://www.health.gov.pk

    Biological and Medical sciences

    5

    Pakistan Agricultural Research Council

    http://www.parc.gov.pk

    Agriculture and Biological Sciences

    6

    National Commission on Biotechnology/MoST

    http://www.ncb.gov.pk          

    Biotechnology

    7

    Pakistan Academy of Sciences

    https://www.paspk.org/

    Science, Technology and Innovation for Socio-economic development

    8

    Pakistan Health Research Council

    http://phrc.org.pk/

    Research Grants on the projects related to human health and disease

    9

    TWAS-COMSTECH

    www.twas.ictp.it/prog/grants/

    Research Grants

    10

    Research & Advocacy Fund

    www.rafpakistan.org

    Grants for research and effective advocacy practice in the area of maternal and newborn health in Pakistan

     

    International Funding Agencies

    S. No Funding Agencies Weblink Priority Area's
    1 

    Welcome Trust

    https://wellcome.ac.uk/

    Supports research in the fields of: Biomedical science,
    population health,
    product development and applied research,
    humanities and social science

    2

    The German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD

    https://www.daad.de/en/

    Grants to Support the Initiation of International Collaboration

    3 

    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

    https://www.gatesfoundation.org/

    Supports research in the fields of: Biomedical, health, humanities and social science

    4

    U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

    https://www.usaid.gov/

    Channel the technical expertise of scientists and researchers to build local scientific capacity, empowering people with tools for change, and use the evidence from scientific research to drive new policies and programs.

    5 

    The World Academy of Science (TWAS)

    https://twas.org/

    Agricultural Sciences; Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology; Biological Systems and Organisms; Medical and Health Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Engineering Sciences; Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Physics; Computing

    6 

    National Science Foundation

    https://www.nsf.gov/

    Funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering

    7 

    National Academy of Sciences

    http://www.nasonline.org/

    Physical, biological, and social sciences

    8 

    European Research Council

    https://erc.europa.eu/

    Research grants in any scientific domain, including social sciences, humanities and interdisciplinary field

    9 

    European Cooperation in Science and Technology

    https://www.cost.eu/

    Funds for organizing meetings, training schools, short term scientific missions or other networking activities in a wide range of scientific topics

    10 

    National Human Genome Research Institute

    https://www.genome.gov/

    Research grants in the field of genomics and genetics

    11 

    National Institute of Health

    https://www.nih.gov/

    Biomedical research

    12 

    Department for International Development

    http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development

    Biomedical Research

    13 

    Grand Challenges Canada

    https://www.grandchallenges.ca/

    Health Sciences

    14 

    International Development Research Center

    http://www.idrc.ca/

    Funds to developing-country researchers through grants, fellowships, and awards.

    15 

    Medical Research Council (MRC)             

    https://mrc.ukri.org/funding/

    Funds the research in the fields of Infections and immunity, Molecular and cellular medicine, Population and systems medicine, Neurosciences and mental health, Translation, Global health, Methodology, Public health

    16 

    Academy of Finland

    https://www.aka.fi/en

    All scientific research areas

    17 

    Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

    https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/

    Funds closely integrated, bilateral research projects

    18 

    UK Research and Innovation

    https://www.ukri.org/

    Biological sciences
    Humanitarian sciences

    19 

    International Development Research Centre

    https://www.idrc.ca/en

    Offers grants, funding, and awards to researchers and institutions to find solutions for global development challenges

    20 

    Spencer Foundation

    https://www.spencer.org/

    Multidisciplinary Research

    21 

    Graham Foundation

    http://www.grahamfoundation.org/

    Multidisciplinary Research

    22 

    Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

    https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/

    Multidisciplinary Research

    23 

    American Heart Association

    https://professional.heart.org

    Research Partnership Programs

    Funding Opportunities

    Funding Opportunity

    Deadline

    Month

    HEC, Scholarship of Undergraduate studies (Medicine) by government of CUBA 2022-23:
    The Government of Cuba has offered undergraduate scholarship in the field of Medicine for Pakistani nationals for the Year 2022-23.
    https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/scholarshipsgrants/lao/cgs/Pages/default.aspx

    12th September2022

    September

    Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
    European Commission’s MSCA postdoctoral fellowships aim to boost the creative and innovative capabilities of PhD holders by providing advanced training and international, interdisciplinary mobility opportunities. It welcomes excellent researchers of any nationality, including those interested in non-academic sector projects or researchers seeking to reintegrate or restart their careers in research.
    https://rb.gy/ed2sn

    13th Sept, 2023

    September

    United Nationals Global Marketplace: Plastic Waste Management and Behavior Change
    Develop a global framework strategy and plan on plastics and behavior change, including why behavior change is important to address the plastic pollution crisis, what methodologies and processes will be undertaken, how to conduct trainings and capacity development, workout plan to carry out the capacity building and application of theories and methodologies.
    https://www.ungm.org/public/notice/178933

    15th September 2022

    September

    Ensuring Access to Innovative, Sustainable and High-Quality Health Care Programme
    Horizon Europe has an open call for proposals on the topic of access to health and care services for people in vulnerable situations.
    https://bit.ly/3DZt9ES

    19th Sept, 2023

    September

    Tackling Diseases Lump Sum Grant Programme
    Horizon Europe has an open call for proposals in Tackling Diseases Lump Sum Grant Programme on the topics of validation of fluid-derived biomarkers for the prediction and prevention of brain disorders, tackling high-burden for patients, under-researched medical conditions, comparative effectiveness research for healthcare interventions in areas of high public health need, and pandemic preparedness and response.
    https://bit.ly/45v3yzr

    19th Sept, 2023

    September

    Staying Healthy Programme
    Horizon Europe has an open call for proposals in Staying Healthy Programme. Themes of focus areas include a holistic support to children and adolescents’ health and care provisions in an increasingly digital society and personalized prevention of non-communicable diseases - addressing areas of unmet needs using multiple data sources.
    https://bit.ly/44agAkS

    19th Sept, 2023

    September

    Tools and Technologies for a Healthy Society Programme
    Horizon Europe this program has an open call for proposals on the topic of innovative non-animal human-based tools and strategies for biomedical research.
    https://bit.ly/3sl9FI8

    19th Sept, 2023

    September

    Environment and Health Programme
    Horizon Europe has an open call for proposals and the focus areas include the role of environmental pollution (air, noise and light and hazardous waste) in non-communicable diseases.
    https://bit.ly/47xLnuG

    19th Sept, 2023

    September

    Call for Partnerships in Health Programme
    Horizon Europe this program has an open call for proposals for European partnership on rare diseases.
    https://bit.ly/3OEHfAq

    19th Sept, 2023

    September

    Research and Innovation Actions Supporting the Joint Undertaking (JU) Programme of Global Health’s European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (GH EDCTP3)
    Horizon Europe has issued a call for proposals in GH EDCTP3 JU. This call is currently open for two topics i.e. improving how vaccines are delivered and used through phase IV/implementation research, and advancing point-of-care diagnostics to the market.
    https://bit.ly/3OC6aEP

    19th Sept, 2023

    September

    HEC, Moroccan government scholarships for year 2022-23
    The Moroccan Agency of International Cooperation (AMCI) has offered scholarships to the Pakistani students for admission in the Moroccan Public Institutions of Higher, Technical and Vocational Education for the academic year 2022-23
    https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/scholarshipsgrants/lao/AMCI/Pages/default.aspx

    20th September 2022

    September

    European Commission, Next Generation Imaging and Image-guided Diagnosis and Therapy for Cancer
    The specific challenge to be solved by this call topic is to provide early evidence of improved cancer patient care when using next-generation imaging technologies and image-guided solutions as part of combined cancer therapies.
    https://bit.ly/3ub459A

    20th September 2022

    September

    National Institute of Health Research: PIECEs Small Scale Research Grants:
    The PIECEs Small Scale Research Grant is an initiative for building research capacity and community engagement development within the ‘Improving outcomes for people with psychosis in Pakistan and India – enhancing the Effectiveness of Community-based care (PIECEs)’ research program. The overall aim of the project is to improve the quality of community-based care for people with psychosis in India and Pakistan.
    https://piecesresearch.com/small-scale-grants-pakistan

    30th September 2022

    September

    Survey CTO, Primary Data Collection Research Grant
    Grant awardees can use funds to directly support fieldwork and data collection. As a large part of the award includes a one-year subscription to the Survey CTO platform, grant awardees may use the accompanying stipend to support fieldwork in conjunction with the platform
    https://www.surveycto.com/data-collection-research-grant-2022/

    30th September 2022

    September

    Crowd4SDG, Climate Resilience and Justice
    Are you passionate about Climate Justice and have a project or an idea for a solution that supports individuals and communities’ preparedness for Climate Change? Then pitch your idea, prototype, or project that tackles specific Climate Justice challenges using crowdsourcing solutions.
    https://crowd4sdg.eu/about-2/climate-resilience-and-justice-2022/

    30th September 2022

    September

    PIECEs Small Scale Research Grants
    The PIECEs Small Scale Research Grant aims to enhance research capacity and community engagement within the 'Improving outcomes for people with psychosis in Pakistan and India - enhancing the Effectiveness of Community-based care (PIECEs)' research program.
    https://piecesresearch.com/small-scale-grants-pakistan

    30th Sept, 2023

    September

    nternational Growth Centre, Sustainable Growth Policies in Developing Countries
    We are interested in pilots, exploratory research, and full projects that address key growth challenges connected to one of our four themes, with a particular interest in those related to building resilience and promoting sustainable growth
    https://www.theigc.org/funding/call-for-proposals/

    30th September 2022

    September

    European Research Council (ERC)
    Established and leading PI with a 10 year or more research track record, with the host institution in an EU member state or associated country. Grant open for any field of research, preferably of multi- or interdisciplinary nature which cross the boundaries between different fields of research, pioneering proposals addressing new and emerging fields of research or proposals introducing unconventional, innovative approaches and scientific inventions.
    https://erc.europa.eu

    31 Oct 2022

    September

    Moral Intelligence Quotient (MQ) Mental Health Transdisciplinary Research Grants
    This funding opportunity from MQ Mental Health Research and Wellcome aims to support researchers outside Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience to apply bold and novel ideas and methods from their discipline to mental health science.
    https://www.mqmentalhealth.org/funding-opportunities/transdisciplinary-grants/

    8th Sept, 2023

    September

    Medical Research Council - UK
    Funding for COVID-19 Research
    https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/coronavirus-funding/

    Currently open

    September

    Grants to protect Environment, improve Food Production and promote Public Health
    The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation is offering grants to protect the environment, improve food production, and promote public health in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East.
    https://cfhfoundation.grantsmanagement08.com/?page_id=6

    Currently Open

    September

    Moving Integrated, Quality Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services, Voluntary Family Planning, and Reproductive Health Care (MOMENTUM)
    Accelerating health progress in high-burden countries. This initiative aims to reduce maternal, newborn, and child mortality by enhancing host country healthcare. USAID supports countries on their development journey towards self-reliance.
    https://www.usaid.gov/global-health/momentum-project

    Currently Open

    September

    Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Research Agency for International Development
    USAID foreign assistance is available to various organizations, including public, private, for-profit, nonprofit, higher education, and NGOs. Concept papers can be submitted for potential funding through different rounds of the Annual Program Statement (APS).
    https://www.usaid.gov/pakistan/partnership-opportunities

    Currently Open

    September

    Roddenberry Catalyst, The Roddenberry Foundation (TRF)
    The Roddenberry Foundation's Roddenberry Catalyst program seeks exceptional individuals and organizations with innovative and original ideas that have the potential to create a lasting impact on the world. This program supports such visionaries of every field, including health and climate change, in bringing their ideas to life and promoting transformative thinking.
    https://roddenberryfoundation.org/

    Currently Open

    September

    Gilead Foundation funding for Innovative Therapeutics
    Accepting grant applications year-round. Funding requests must be submitted at least 8 weeks before the activity starts. Grant reviews take around 12 weeks. Focus areas include innovative therapeutics in HIV, liver diseases (HCV, HBV, HDV), oncology (hematology, solid tumors), and inflammatory respiratory diseases.
    https://www.gilead.com/purpose/giving/funding-requests/apply-asia

    Currently Open

    September

    Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan’s Grant to Organize Seminar, Conference, Symposium, or Workshop
    The HEC Pakistan invites applications from faculty/researchers of public sector higher education institutes and eligible private universities to apply for HEC funding under the Seminar Conference Program.
    https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/HECAnnouncements/Pages/GSCP.aspx

    Currently Open

    September

    Fellowships for Research and Advanced Training in Virology and Vaccine Technologies (COMSTECH)
    COMSTECH provides fellowships to young scientists from Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries, allowing them to spend three months at a center of excellence in another OIC country. The fellowships aim to boost the research and development capabilities of promising early-career scientists, fostering collaborations in the field of virology and vaccine technology.
    https://www.comstech.org/comstech-fellowships/

    Currently Open

    September

    Innovative and Collaborative Research Grant (ICRG) by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan
    ICRG fosters research collaborations between Pakistani and UK institutions, focusing on emerging disciplines and priority areas such as medical and allied health sciences, energy, climate change, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanoscience, big data, and social sciences.
    https://hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/ICRG/Pages/default.aspx

    Currently Open

    September

    National Science Foundation
    Multiple calls for research in Biological sciences. The National Science Foundation funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering.
    https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=bio

    Currently Open

    September

    Pakistan Science Foundation Funding for Natural Sciences Linkage Programme
    Funding opportunities to transform research into commercializable product/services in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Block Chain, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Material Science, Big Data/ Data Mining, and Green Technologies.
    https://psf.gov.pk/nlsp-call-fo-proposals2023.aspx

    Currently Open

    September

    Global Innovation Fund (GIF)
    The GIF accept applications on a rolling basis throughout the year with no deadlines or rounds. They provide funding for the purpose of any solution that has the potential to address an important development problem more effectively than existing approaches.
    https://www.globalinnovation.fund/apply/

    Currently Open

    September

    Global Environment Facility (GEF)
    The GEF Small Grants Programme offers financial and technical aid to projects that protect the environment, improve people's well-being, and demonstrate the harmony between human needs and environmental goals through community action in the fields of biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, land degradation and sustainable forest management, international waters, and chemicals.
    https://sgp.undp.org/index.php

    Currently Open

    September

    Travel Grants Program by Pakistan Science Foundation
    PSF offers travel grants for Ph.D. scholars and PSF registered society members, as well as the opportunity for new scientific societies to register with them.
    https://psf.gov.pk/travel-grants-development.aspx

    Currently Open

    September

    One Day’s Wages Matching Grant Program
    One Day's Wages is currently inviting Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) under matching grants program aimed at assisting indigenous community organizations devoid of western affiliations and the focus areas include climate impact, maternal & child health, and preventable diseases.
    https://onedayswages.org/grants/

    Currently Open

    September

    The sixth call for applications under the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) banner focuses on primary and secondary prevention of cancer
    This GACD funding call focuses on implementation research proposals for the primary and/or secondary prevention of cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and/or in populations facing conditions of vulnerability in High-Income Countries (HICs). Both US-based and international applicants are welcome to apply. Collaborations between US and LMIC investigators are highly encouraged.
    https://www.gacd.org/funding/current-call-for-applications

    Currently Open

    September