Three international research grants for 2025 are now open
1. Accelerating Development of Innovative, Exceptionally Low-Cost Maternal and Child Nutrient Ingredients and Products (Deadline: 16 Dec 2025)
2. Satellites for Biodiversity Award -Round 4 (Deadline: 19 Dec 2025)
3. Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (Deadline: 31 Dec 2025)
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1. Accelerating Development of Innovative, Exceptionally Low-Cost Maternal and Child Nutrient Ingredients and Products

The Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges program seeks bold, scalable, and sustainable innovations to dramatically lower the cost of essential nutrient ingredients and supplements while maintaining or improving quality, safety, and user acceptability.

Funding Organization: The Gates Foundation

Scope
Applicants may propose projects under one of the following options:
• Option A – Development of exceptionally low-cost nutrient ingredients (calcium, choline, DHA) with ≥50% cost reduction vs current lowest prices; pharmaceutical quality; stable, allergen-free, culturally inclusive.
• Option B – Development of a low-cost prenatal supplement (MMS + 500 mg calcium) targeting a cost below US$2 per 180-day regimen; consumer informed; 6-month accelerated stability in Zone Ivb.
• Option C – Development of an advanced prenatal supplement (MMSplus) with consumer informed; 6-month accelerated stability in Zone IVb.

Eligibility: Applications are open globally to nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government agencies, academic institutions, and international organizations, with applicants required to apply through a legally recognized corporate entity. The Foundation encourages collaborations that include LMIC partners and bring complementary expertise.

Maximum Award:
Option A – up to US$500,000 per ingredient (18 months)
Option B – up to US$200,000 (12 months)
Option C – up to US$400,000 (12 months)

Application Process: All applications must be submitted online at https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/accelerating-development-innovative-exceptionally-low-cost-maternal-and-child-nutrient

Application Deadline: 16 December 2025

Further information: https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/accelerating-development-innovative-exceptionally-low-cost-maternal-and-child-nutrient
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2. Satellites for Biodiversity Award -Round 4

The Satellites for Biodiversity Award empowers conservationists with very-high-resolution satellite imagery from Airbus’s Pléiades and Pléiades Neo satellites. The award combines technical tools, training, and funding to help organisations and field teams monitor ecosystems, evaluate biodiversity, and plan conservation actions at unprecedented precision.

Funding Organization: The Connected Conservation Foundation and the Airbus Foundation

Focus Areas:
• State of Species: Projects focusing on the state of species abundance, distribution and extinction risks to threats from environmental, social or commercial pressures. These projects assess threat level (IUCN Red List threat level), population sizes and extinction drivers, including changes in habitat area and quality.
• Invasive Species: Projects investigating introducing, spreading and managing invasive plant or animal species.
• Ecosystem Management: Projects that track and inform management practices and operations, especially within or near biodiversity-sensitive areas. Including early-warning solutions that enable a response to mitigate conservation issues.
• Ecosystem Connectivity: Projects examining changes to “spatial configuration,” “structural connectivity,” and “functionality connectivity” – focusing on maintaining or enhancing the physical, biological and ecological linkages within and between ecosystems.

Eligibility:
• Local conservation organisations
• NGOs engaged in biodiversity and ecosystem protection
• Research groups focusing on ecological monitoring or community-led conservation
• Teams integrating machine learning or GIS tools with conservation initiatives

Projects that combine satellite observations with community engagement and applied conservation actions are highly encouraged.

Benefits:
• Access to Pléiades and Pléiades Neo satellite data, including HD15
• $6,000 in funding
• Complimentary ArcGIS Pro from ESRI for advanced mapping and analysis
• Ongoing mentorship and technical support from CCF and Airbus geospatial experts
• Publication of results in the Ecosystem Insight Hub

Application Process: All applications must be submitted online at https://connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-awards/

Application Deadline: 19 December 2025

Further information: https://connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-awards/
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3. Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water

The Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) is an international award focusing on water-related scientific innovation and judged by leading scientists from around the world.

Categories:
• Creativity Prize – pioneering and innovative interdisciplinary team-based research in any water-related field. The work should provide an original solution which is useful to society and contribute to development and social upliftment, while being practical, environmentally friendly , and cost-effective.
• Specialized Prizes
o Surface Water Prize
o Groundwater Prize
o Alternative Water Resources Prize
o Water Management & Protection Prize

Eligibility:
• The nominee must be an individual (Specialized Prizes only) or a research team (Specialized Prizes and Creativity Prize).
• Nominations for the Specialized Prizes are by direct self-nomination.
• Nominations for the Creativity Prize must be made by a university, institution, or government agency on behalf of the nominated team of researchers. Individuals may not nominate themselves or others for the Creativity Prize.
• The work or works being considered for the nomination must have been completed no more than five years prior to the nomination deadline for the current Prize.

Awards:
• Specialized Prizes: $130,000
• Creativity Prize: $260,000

Application Process: All nominations must be submitted online at https://www.psipw.org/index.php?option=com_nomi&task=select_branch&Itemid=193&lang=en

Application Deadline: 31 December 2025

Further information: https://www.psipw.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=276&lang=en
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For more information, please contact
Ms. Panida Suwannatheerak and Ms. Mananchaya Pissaparn
Tel. 02 470 9654
Email: researchfollowup@kmutt.ac.th