With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), UNESCO-TWAS launched a new programme, the Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI)o strengthen the capacity of African countries lagging in science and technology. The programme is aimed at young scientists who are getting established in their country or are about to return home to an academic position. Application deadline April 20, 2023.

Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) is calling for proposals for the Transition to Scale (TTS) program. GCC is excited to hear about your Bold Ideas with Big Impact! Through the TTS program, GCC supports promising innovations with a proven impact that have the potential to save or improve lives. Ideas are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Grand Challenges Canada requests for expression of Interest in Sustainable Diagnostic Containment Laboratories. This Expression of Interest (RFEI) is seeking bold ideas that will reinvent the diagnostic laboratory, making it fit-for-purpose in resource-limited contexts globally. Application registration deadline April 19, 2023.

The University of Toronto's Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) is calling for applications for the Inspire Summer Studentships. These studentships will foster inclusive excellence by providing third-year Black and Indigenous undergraduate students with opportunities to engage in infectious disease research with and receive mentorship from EPIC’s faculty members. Application deadlines March 31, 2023 and April 28, 2023.

Academic Medical Education (ame) is inviting early-career researchers to submit their application for the Charles Boucher Award for Excellence in Science. Under this award, they will be able to participate in either the "Mentored Presentation Opportunity", or the "Support for Skill Building Activity". Application deadline March 31, 2023.