Who funds mitochondrial research?

We count 94 funded mitochondrial projects, active between 2020 and 2034, from 7 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (36 projects), EU · MSCA (21 projects) and Wellcome (17 projects). The median award is $2.1M, across the 90 of 94 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

94

Funders

7

Median award

$2.1M

Open calls now

0

Top funders of mitochondrial research

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

Open mitochondrial funding calls

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Funded mitochondrial projects

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

• Decoding how pathogenic mtDNA mutations influence innate immunity and susceptibility to infection
  Wellcome · £2,241,585 · ends 2034
• Exploring mitochondrial metabolism in health and disease using targeted biological chemistry
  Wellcome · £3,032,343 · ends 2033
• Dissecting the nuclear supervision of mitochondrial DNA transmission and function
  Wellcome · £1,767,523 · ends 2033
• University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (KU ADRC)
  NIH · NIA · $4,489,324 · ends 2031
• Developing Inhibitors of Mitochondrial Complex III-Derived ROS for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
  NIH · NIA · $4,217,076 · ends 2030
• Expanding the genomics toolkit for variant interpretation in the mitochondrial genome
  NIH · NHGRI · $3,079,678 · ends 2030
• Hepatotoxicity of Legacy and Replacement PFAS: Role of BRUCE-Mitochondrial Interactions
  NIH · NIEHS · $3,872,186 · ends 2030
• Determining if mitochondrial complex I underlies neural dysfunction in schizophrenia
  UKRI · MRC · £1,539,301 · ends 2030
• PFAS exposure is detrimental to placental function and fetal development by disrupting mitochondrial function and metabolism
  NIH · NIEHS · $3,121,590 · ends 2029
• A translational approach for novel precision medicine models
  NIH · NIAAA · $3,168,729 · ends 2029

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 “mitochondria or mitochondrial”. 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.