Who funds parasite research?

We count 138 funded parasite projects, active between 2021 and 2034, from 7 funders. The most came from Wellcome (51 projects), EU · ERC (32 projects) and EU · MSCA (19 projects). The median award is $1.9M, across the 122 of 138 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

138

Funders

7

Median award

$1.9M

Open calls now

0

Top funders of parasite research

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

Open parasite funding calls

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Funded parasite projects

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

• How do African trypanosomes evade the complement system?
  Wellcome · £2,638,121 · ends 2034
• Molecular mechanisms of erythrocyte invasion in malaria
  Wellcome · £3,987,567 · ends 2033
• Cryptosporidium hatching: unzipping the suture at the perfect time
  Wellcome · £3,085,243 · ends 2033
• Honey bees (apis mellifera) experience significant annual mortality due to many factors including parasites and diseases, erratic weather…
  USDA · $1,000,000 · ends 2030
• Honey bees are essential for producing many of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts that people eat every day
  USDA · $750,000 · ends 2030
• Functional genomics to unveil the early intra-mammalian development of schistosomes
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £595,588 · ends 2029
• A sense of direction: cooperative behaviour and chemotaxis in the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei
  EU · ERC · €2,499,229 · ends 2029
• Heidelberg University Hospital/Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg — Malaria
  Gates Foundation · $2,922,576 · ends 2029
• Adaptive Oxide Switching Devices for Scalable ESD Protection in AI Driven Microelectronics
  NSF · ENG · $413,369 · ends 2029
• Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic worms that damage crop roots and cause more than $10 billion in crop losses each year in the…
  USDA · $300,000 · 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 “parasite or parasitic”. 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.