Who funds fungal research?

We count 171 funded fungal projects, active between 2021 and 2034, from 7 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (34 projects), EU · MSCA (34 projects) and Wellcome (32 projects). The median award is $1.6M, across the 164 of 171 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

171

Funders

7

Median award

$1.6M

Open calls now

1

Top funders of fungal research

Projects whose title or summary mentions fungal. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open fungal funding calls

1 open call mentions fungal today.

• Plant Biotic Interactions
  U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDeadline: Rolling (no fixed deadline listed)

Forecast: announced, not open yet

1 forecast call on fungal. Funders publish forecasts before a call opens; you can't apply to these yet, and dates can change.

• ForecastDHQP Global NOFO
  Centers for Disease Control - NCEZIDNot specifiedExpected to open March 21, 2027

Funded fungal projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Myeloid Inhibitory C-type lectin-like receptor (MICL, CLEC12A) – a central regulator of immunity
  Wellcome · £4,652,166 · ends 2034
• Aneuploidy Pathways for Inducible Chromosome Missegregation
  Wellcome · £2,793,543 · ends 2034
• Understanding the adaptability of Aspergillus fumigatus
  Wellcome · £2,126,765 · ends 2033
• CAREER: Understanding the Biosynthesis of Terpenoid Mycotoxins
  NSF · MPS · $800,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Marine Fungi and Carbon Processing in the Ocean
  NSF · GEO · $952,731 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Integrating the Next Generation into Investigating Cross-kingdom Interactions between Mycorrhizal Fungi and Hyphosphere Bacteria
  NSF · BIO · $869,052 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Investigating the mechanisms of peroxisomal membrane protein biogenesis
  NSF · BIO · $1,495,461 · ends 2031
• American farmers face constant threats from crop diseases that jeopardize food security, reduce agricultural yields, and erode farm…
  USDA · $1,000,000 · ends 2030
• NSF/BIO-UKRI/BBSRC: Tipping the balance of amphibian microbiome-immune interactions towards greater antifungal defences
  NSF · BIO · $1,199,311 · ends 2030
• Accelerator for the rapid development of countermeasures targeting drug resistant fungal pathogens
  NIH · NIAID · $6,977,446 · ends 2030

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “fungi or fungal”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.