Research Projects - Call for Proposals

2027 Call for Proposals: Opening 16 November 2026

Members can apply for funding for their global health research projects

GLOHRA especially intends to support projects that:

  • Address transnational health issues, determinants, and solutions
  • Contribute to the improvement of health and health equity worldwide
  • Develop and implement groundbreaking ideas, test new models of cooperation and create new links between disciplines and communities
  • Are interdisciplinary and link GLOHRA members from different institutions and cities
  • Link scientific excellence with the domains of capacity building, science-based policy advice, teaching, implementation and/or clinical practice
  • Promote active, eye-level partnerships with national and international partners, especially with partners from LMICs

The following types of projects can be funded:

  • Interdisciplinary Pilot Project | seed funding | max. EUR 120,000 for one year
  • Cross-sector Project | collaborative research | max. EUR 240,000 over two years
  • Global Health Postdoc Fellowship | max. EUR 100,000 per year | 12-24 months

Before applying, please be sure to review the Project Guidelines. For questions, please contact the GLOHRA Secretariat early, ideally in December.

Call opens: 16 November 2026 

Project outline (stage one) deadline: 15 January 2027

Applicants with top-scoring project outlines will be invited to submit a 12-page form via the application portal.

Full proposal (stage two) deadline: 19 March 2027

Project Guidelines