Who funds research on your topic?

300 research topics. For each: the funders behind the most funded projects, typical award sizes and the calls open now, counted from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA).

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Health and medicine

• Alzheimer's disease415 projects
  14 open calls
• Dementia310 projects
  11 open calls
• Parkinson's disease93 projects
  2 open calls
• ALS42 projects
  1 open call
• Epilepsy60 projects
• Stroke105 projects
  2 open calls
• Autism71 projects
• Schizophrenia51 projects
  2 open calls
• Depression202 projects
  2 open calls
• Anxiety124 projects
  2 open calls
• Mental health335 projects
  24 open calls
• Addiction82 projects
  29 open calls
• Opioid use disorder65 projects
  9 open calls
• Alcohol61 projects
  11 open calls
• Tobacco65 projects
  5 open calls
• Chronic pain63 projects
  2 open calls
• Sleep125 projects
  4 open calls
• Breast cancer85 projects
  4 open calls
• Lung cancer43 projects
• Colorectal cancer59 projects
• Leukemia71 projects
• Brain tumour61 projects
  1 open call
• Cancer immunotherapy201 projects
• CAR-T cell therapy104 projects
  1 open call
• Cancer metastasis103 projects
  1 open call
• Tumour microenvironment62 projects
• Cancer1,362 projects
  67 open calls
• Heart failure73 projects
• Cardiovascular disease255 projects
  1 open call
• Hypertension52 projects
• Diabetes246 projects
  9 open calls
• Obesity159 projects
  1 open call
• Kidney disease108 projects
  6 open calls
• Liver disease115 projects
  2 open calls
• Autoimmune disease135 projects
  2 open calls
• Inflammatory bowel disease54 projects
• HIV277 projects
  14 open calls
• Tuberculosis136 projects
• Malaria202 projects
  1 open call
• Neglected tropical disease68 projects
• Dengue51 projects
• Influenza78 projects
• COVID-19248 projects
• Pandemic preparedness340 projects
  1 open call
• Antimicrobial resistance236 projects
  3 open calls
• Vaccine539 projects
  1 open call
• Global health862 projects
  2 open calls
• Maternal health334 projects
  2 open calls
• Newborn health272 projects
  4 open calls
• Preterm birth43 projects
• Pregnancy154 projects
• Ageing1,011 projects
  11 open calls
• Public health524 projects
  11 open calls
• Health equity93 projects
  9 open calls
• Precision medicine123 projects
  3 open calls
• Drug discovery121 projects
  3 open calls
• Drug delivery57 projects
  1 open call
• Gene therapy81 projects
  2 open calls
• CRISPR and gene editing112 projects
  1 open call
• RNA therapeutics117 projects
• Stem cell180 projects
• Tissue engineering47 projects
  1 open call
• Organoid67 projects
• Medical imaging58 projects
  1 open call
• Medical device68 projects
  9 open calls
• Wearable sensor105 projects
  1 open call
• Digital health43 projects
  4 open calls
• Surgical184 projects
  7 open calls
• Rehabilitation62 projects
  4 open calls
• Disability283 projects
  8 open calls
• Hearing loss52 projects
  4 open calls
• Eye and vision157 projects
• Physical activity71 projects
  2 open calls
• Nutrition442 projects
  5 open calls
• Microbiome306 projects
  3 open calls
• Immunology923 projects
  3 open calls
• Antibody205 projects
  2 open calls
• Allergy45 projects
  1 open call
• Air pollution83 projects
  1 open call
• Occupational health70 projects
  6 open calls
• Animal health95 projects
  5 open calls
• Zoonotic disease51 projects
• One Health44 projects
  3 open calls
• Neurodegenerative disease248 projects
  2 open calls
• Spinal cord injury46 projects
  4 open calls
• Nanomedicine43 projects
  1 open call
• Circadian rhythms56 projects

Life sciences

• Genomics880 projects
  20 open calls
• Epigenetics148 projects
• Single-cell biology195 projects
  1 open call
• Proteomics97 projects
• Structural biology64 projects
  2 open calls
• Mitochondrial94 projects
• Developmental biology162 projects
  1 open call
• Evolutionary biology984 projects
  5 open calls
• Bacterial607 projects
  2 open calls
• Virus608 projects
  6 open calls
• Fungal171 projects
  1 open call
• Parasite138 projects
• Neuroscience559 projects
  8 open calls
• Neural circuit61 projects
  2 open calls
• Synapse136 projects
• Cognition583 projects
  10 open calls
• Plant biology103 projects
  1 open call
• Photosynthesis78 projects
• Biodiversity458 projects
  14 open calls
• Ecology531 projects
  10 open calls
• Conservation56 projects
  4 open calls
• Pollinator86 projects
• Insect128 projects
  1 open call
• Bird88 projects
  2 open calls
• Fish and fisheries170 projects
  23 open calls
• Marine biology418 projects
  9 open calls
• Invasive species45 projects
  9 open calls
• Synthetic biology53 projects
  3 open calls
• Biotechnology233 projects
  16 open calls
• Bioinformatics55 projects
  4 open calls
• Biomaterials62 projects
• Biophysics64 projects
• Bacteriophage66 projects
• Primate73 projects

Earth and environment

• Climate change1,089 projects
  14 open calls
• Climate adaptation341 projects
  8 open calls
• Climate modelling44 projects
• Carbon capture85 projects
• Carbon sequestration62 projects
  2 open calls
• Greenhouse gas emissions907 projects
  8 open calls
• Methane90 projects
  1 open call
• Ocean482 projects
  22 open calls
• Sea level rise76 projects
• Coastal resilience189 projects
  7 open calls
• Arctic101 projects
  4 open calls
• Antarctic58 projects
  4 open calls
• Glacier and ice sheet87 projects
• Atmospheric science459 projects
  8 open calls
• Atmospheric aerosol78 projects
• Extreme weather153 projects
  2 open calls
• Drought200 projects
  2 open calls
• Flood180 projects
  8 open calls
• Wildfire109 projects
  2 open calls
• Earthquake134 projects
  1 open call
• Volcano63 projects
  1 open call
• Hydrology50 projects
• Groundwater67 projects
• Water quality52 projects
• Water resources52 projects
  2 open calls
• River136 projects
  3 open calls
• Forest309 projects
  13 open calls
• Soil449 projects
  8 open calls
• Geology124 projects
  7 open calls
• Remote sensing263 projects
  6 open calls
• Ecosystem services118 projects
  1 open call
• Plastic pollution365 projects
  1 open call
• Circular economy152 projects
  3 open calls
• Nature-based solutions61 projects
  1 open call
• Air quality61 projects
  3 open calls
• Microplastics46 projects

Agriculture and food

• Agriculture1,187 projects
  30 open calls
• Crop breeding45 projects
  1 open call
• Crop yield116 projects
• Plant disease49 projects
• Sustainable agriculture285 projects
  3 open calls
• Soil health65 projects
  4 open calls
• Livestock206 projects
  3 open calls
• Dairy73 projects
  1 open call
• Aquaculture93 projects
  2 open calls
• Food security191 projects
  1 open call
• Food safety62 projects
  3 open calls
• Food systems158 projects
  4 open calls
• Irrigation51 projects
• Wheat54 projects
• Rice66 projects
• Maize54 projects
• Smallholder farming80 projects
• Rural development353 projects
  7 open calls
• Food waste46 projects
  1 open call

Energy and transport

• Renewable energy421 projects
  9 open calls
• Solar energy119 projects
  2 open calls
• Solar cells191 projects
  1 open call
• Perovskite103 projects
• Wind energy113 projects
• Offshore wind69 projects
• Battery425 projects
  24 open calls
• Energy storage241 projects
  4 open calls
• Hydrogen460 projects
  4 open calls
• Fuel cell81 projects
• Electrolysis123 projects
• Fusion energy53 projects
  3 open calls
• Nuclear energy47 projects
  7 open calls
• Bioenergy75 projects
  2 open calls
• Geothermal energy48 projects
  3 open calls
• Energy efficiency326 projects
  4 open calls
• Energy transition122 projects
  4 open calls
• Power grid122 projects
• Building energy efficiency222 projects
  5 open calls
• Electric vehicle115 projects
• Aviation248 projects
  8 open calls
• Maritime165 projects
  10 open calls
• Ammonia59 projects
  1 open call

Physical sciences and maths

• Quantum computing303 projects
  4 open calls
• Quantum information168 projects
  3 open calls
• Quantum sensing70 projects
  1 open call
• Quantum materials89 projects
• Superconductivity137 projects
  1 open call
• Topological materials228 projects
  1 open call
• Graphene and 2D materials142 projects
• Condensed matter physics70 projects
• Photonics419 projects
  10 open calls
• Laser248 projects
  4 open calls
• Particle physics113 projects
• Neutrino81 projects
• Dark matter124 projects
• Gravitational wave101 projects
• Black hole126 projects
• Cosmology114 projects
  3 open calls
• Astrophysics151 projects
  5 open calls
• Exoplanet57 projects
• Galaxy140 projects
• Stellar astrophysics98 projects
• Planetary science150 projects
  4 open calls
• Fluid dynamics132 projects
• Catalysis369 projects
  6 open calls
• Electrochemistry166 projects
  1 open call
• Organic synthesis61 projects
  1 open call
• Polymer255 projects
  2 open calls
• Nanomaterials221 projects
  1 open call
• Metal alloy90 projects
• Ceramic materials61 projects
  2 open calls
• Semiconductor262 projects
  8 open calls
• Algebra139 projects
  2 open calls
• Geometry242 projects
  1 open call
• Number theory42 projects
• Probability88 projects
• Partial differential equations54 projects
  1 open call
• Dynamical systems47 projects
• Metamaterials48 projects
  1 open call
• Spintronics72 projects
• Computational chemistry51 projects
• Telescope and astronomical instrumentation81 projects
  4 open calls

Computing and engineering

• Artificial intelligence1,027 projects
  21 open calls
• Machine learning471 projects
  5 open calls
• Deep learning239 projects
• Generative AI201 projects
  1 open call
• Robotics418 projects
  14 open calls
• Autonomous vehicle69 projects
• Drone98 projects
  2 open calls
• Cybersecurity118 projects
  13 open calls
• Privacy116 projects
  4 open calls
• Cryptography72 projects
  2 open calls
• High-performance computing112 projects
  9 open calls
• Internet of Things150 projects
  9 open calls
• Wireless networking287 projects
  4 open calls
• Data science92 projects
  6 open calls
• Digital twin205 projects
• Virtual reality63 projects
  1 open call
• Microelectronics98 projects
  4 open calls
• 3D printing146 projects
  1 open call
• Advanced manufacturing852 projects
  32 open calls
• Microfluidics50 projects
• Water treatment115 projects
  3 open calls
• Critical minerals210 projects
  14 open calls
• Recycling326 projects
  6 open calls
• Supply chain189 projects
  3 open calls
• Explainable AI50 projects
  1 open call
• Neuromorphic computing74 projects
  1 open call

Society, education and the humanities

• STEM education62 projects
  5 open calls
• K-12 education98 projects
  5 open calls
• Higher education93 projects
  15 open calls
• Literacy78 projects
  3 open calls
• Teacher education97 projects
  5 open calls
• Poverty75 projects
  1 open call
• Inequality303 projects
  1 open call
• Migration and refugees167 projects
  5 open calls
• Gender500 projects
  6 open calls
• Democracy284 projects
  15 open calls
• Political science572 projects
  2 open calls
• Human rights48 projects
  1 open call
• Conflict and violence271 projects
  12 open calls
• Social media69 projects
• Misinformation44 projects
• Housing125 projects
  8 open calls
• Sanitation194 projects
  1 open call
• Anthropology91 projects
  2 open calls
• Linguistics108 projects
  4 open calls
• Archaeology115 projects
• Medieval studies103 projects
• Early modern history96 projects
  4 open calls
• Ancient history70 projects
• Philosophy123 projects
  1 open call
• Religion124 projects
  1 open call
• Literary studies79 projects
  1 open call
• Art history84 projects
  10 open calls
• Music92 projects
  2 open calls
• Cultural heritage226 projects
  14 open calls
• Museum47 projects
  10 open calls
• Indigenous83 projects
  2 open calls
• Broadening participation in STEM54 projects
  2 open calls
• Workforce development55 projects
  7 open calls
• Entrepreneurship78 projects
  7 open calls
• Language acquisition68 projects
  2 open calls