The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) is pleased to announce upcoming scholarship opportunities for 2026 under Phase II of the EAC Scholarship Programme. This regional initiative is supported by the East African Community (EAC) and the Federal Republic of Germany. Virtual pre-application information session, 28 August 2026. Application deadline, 10 September 2026.

The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is seeking candidates to join the Multi-Communicable Disease Elimination Regional Technical Advisory Group (MCDE-RTAG).

MMV launches the 9th African call for proposals for malaria drug discovery for African scientists. Application deadline, 29 August 2026 at 12:00 pm (CEST).

The ERC Advanced Grant offers up to €2.5 million over 5 years to support leading principal investigators in pursuing ground-breaking, high-risk research across all disciplines.

Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) is calling for applications for a Grant writing training addressed to scientists who are active, emerging biomedical and health researchers from African countries. Date: 18 -31  March 2027. Application deadline, 19 August 2026.

The Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa (MASHA) at the University of Cape Town is offering a one-week short course on the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (MMID). Dates: 31 August – 4 September 2026.Location: Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa (MASHA), University of Cape Town.

The Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Malaria Elimination Modern Acceleration Strategies for Eradication of Malaria in the Asia-Pacific (ACREME MASTER-MAP) calls for applications for its Travel and Training Awards to support ACREME MASTER-MAP affiliated PhD students and Postdoctoral Researchers to participate in activities such as training workshops, laboratory exchanges, and field-based training. Application deadline, 24 July 2026 5.00pm AEST

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is calling for Application for its Partnership Grant- Applicant Led to support exciting and ambitious partnerships in the remit of MRC. Applications are accepted and processed continuously.

The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) is inviting registrations for the "Massive open online course (MOOC) on Effective Communication of Research Findings for Evidence-informed Decision-making in Public Health. This free course is open from the 25th of September 2025 to 31st of December 2026.

GLIDE invites you to join the webinar From Evidence to Action: Embedding Community Voices in Disease Elimination Strategies.Date: 21 July 2026 at 4pm UAE (GST)

Genomics for Health is partnering with the African STARS Fellowship, a leading national fellowship initiative in Africa, for the next call for applications for the GHA-SciEx program. This collaboration facilitates short-term research visits of up to three months within African and European research groups.