Who funds global health research?

We count 862 funded global health projects, active between 2009 and 2035, from 6 funders. The most came from Gates Foundation (658 projects), Wellcome (72 projects) and EU · MSCA (45 projects). The median award is $899K, across the 847 of 862 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

862

Funders

6

Median award

$899K

Open calls now

2

Top funders of global health research

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

Open global health funding calls

2 open calls mention global health today.

• Advancing Global Health
  Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy$500,000 – $250,000,000Deadline: February 14, 2027 ·
• Small Grants Program
  U.S. Mission to the United Nations$5,000 – $15,000Deadline: Not listed

Funded global health projects

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

• Dengue Host–Virus Co-genomics: Genetic Interactions that Drive Disease Severity
  Wellcome · £3,350,466 · ends 2035
• Redefining how flaviviruses build infectious virions
  Wellcome · £3,000,000 · ends 2034
• Campylobacter Control Campaign
  Wellcome · £5,199,989 · ends 2033
• Immune mechanisms shaping airborne influenza transmission
  NIH · NIAID · $3,987,706 · ends 2031
• Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
  NIH · NIA · $4,747,697 · ends 2031
• Indian Institute of Science — Research and Learning Opportunities
  Gates Foundation · $760,272 · ends 2031
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center — Create Novel Technology Platform Capabilities
  Gates Foundation · $3,948,797 · ends 2031
• Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. — Discovery and Translational Sciences
  Gates Foundation · $18,836,184 · ends 2031
• Influenza neuraminidase antibodies and immunogen design
  NIH · NIAID · $3,068,770 · ends 2030
• Scaling Health Interventions for Effective Long-term Dengue control (SHIELD): Implementation and policy research for scaling up Wolbachia in Indonesia
  UKRI · MRC · £2,310,147 · 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 “global health”. 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.