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DB Funders
DB Funders
Name
Type of Funder
Funding Size
Geographic Eligibility
Primary Focus
Funding Fit (Areas A–F)
Type of Call
Upcoming Deadlines
Notes
Name
Type of Funder
Funding Size
Geographic Eligibility
Primary Focus
Funding Fit (Areas A–F)
Type of Call
Upcoming Deadlines
Notes
Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program
Foundation
Small
Africa+Global South
Training
A
C
Annual cycles
For diaspora supervision + teaching
Carnegie Corporation Higher Education in Africa
Foundation
Medium
Africa
Higher education
A
C
By invitation
Institution-level partnerships
Jane Street Capital
Foundation
Small
Global
Education
D
Continuous
Competitions + outreach
Mastercard Foundation
Foundation
Large
Africa+Global South
Scholarships & Training
A
C
Continuous
Strong for skills development
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
Foundation
Medium
Africa
Scholarships
A
Continuous
Undergraduate + some MSc
Maths Excellence Fund
Foundation
Small
UK
Prizes & Events
B
Continuous
Limited relevance
Schlumberger Foundation
Foundation
Medium
Global
Inclusion
F
Annual call
Women in STEM
Simons Foundation
Foundation
Large
Global
Research & Infrastructure
B
C
E
Annual call
2025-01-29
Includes HPC + software
Volkswagen Foundation
Foundation
Medium
Global
Research
B
Annual call
Collaborative research
XTX Markets
Foundation
Medium
Global
Math excellence
B
D
Continuous
Competitions, Africa mathematics
African Union – ESTI
Governmental
Medium
Africa
STEM Education
D
Annual call
Competitions, outreach
COST – European Cooperation in Science & Technology
Governmental
Medium
Europe (+ external partners)
Research
B
Annual call
Networks mainly
DFG International Collaboration
Governmental
Medium
Global
Research
B
Continuous
For partnerships with Germany
Digital Europe Programme
Governmental
Medium
Europe+Africa
Digital Skills
C
Annual call
AI in education, digitalisation
EPSRC (UK) – Global Partnerships
Governmental
Medium
Global
Research
B
Annual call
For UK–Africa collaboration
Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE)
Governmental
Large
Africa+EU
Capacity building
A
C
Annual call
Very strong for CoRE-Math
Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM)
Governmental
Medium
Africa+EU
Mobility
A
Annual call
Mobility only
Horizon Europe – RIA
Governmental
Large
Europe+Africa
Research
B
Annual call
Major collaborative funding
Horizon Europe – Widening/Twinning
Governmental
Medium
Europe+Africa
Research Networks
B
Annual call
Node capacity strengthening
IDRC
Governmental
Medium
Africa+Global South
Research & Development
B
D
Annual call
Development and policy focus
Intra-Africa Mobility Scheme
Governmental
Large
Africa
Training & Mobility
A
Annual call
2025-01-30
MSc/PhD mobility
ISP
Governmental
Medium
Africa
Capacity building
A
B
C
D
E
F
Annual call
2025-06-01
Core partner
MSCA Doctoral Networks
Governmental
Large
Europe+Global
PhD training
A
Annual call
Requires EU coordinator
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships
Governmental
Medium
Europe+Global
Postdocs
A
B
Annual call
2025-05-08
Useful for node staff
Norad
Governmental
Large
Africa
Capacity building
A
B
C
D
E
F
By invitation
Policy-level
NORHED
Governmental
Large
Africa
Higher Education
A
C
Periodic calls
Strongest for PhD programme
OpenAIRE / EU Open Science
Governmental
Small
Europe
Open Science
E
Annual call
Repositories, publishing support
Research Council of Norway (RCN)
Governmental
Medium
Europe+Africa
Research
B
Annual call
Nordic collaboration
Sida
Governmental
Large
Africa
Capacity building
A
B
C
D
E
F
By invitation
Core Swedish funding
World Bank – Digital Skills Initiatives
Governmental
Large
Africa
Digital Skills
C
Annual call
Education & digitalisation
AWS/GCP/Azure Research Credits
Industry
Small
Global
Cloud Computing
E
Continuous
Software + cloud credits
Google Research / DeepMind
Industry
Small
Global
AI-related
C
D
Continuous
Competitions, AI in maths education
IBM Research Africa
Industry
Small
Africa
Digital Skills
C
Continuous
Modelling, digitalisation
NVIDIA Global Impact Grants
Industry
Medium
Global
HPC Infrastructure
E
Annual call
Servers, GPUs
Elsevier Mathematical Sciences Sponsorship Fund
Journal
Small
Global
Outreach & Events
B
D
Annual call
2025-04-01
Small grants
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Multilateral
Large
Africa
Infrastructure & Training
E
Annual call
HPC, ICT labs, servers
World Bank – ACE (African Centres of Excellence)
Multilateral
Large
Africa
Higher Education
A
Periodic calls
Supports PhD training + infrastructure
ARUA – Internal Opportunities
NGO
Small
Africa
Research & Training
A
B
Irregular
Occasional small grants
CIMPA
NGO
Small
Global
Training
B
C
D
Annual call
Schools, training, workshops
Compositio
NGO
Small
Global
Dissemination
B
Continuous
Conference and prize funding
DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service
NGO
Medium
Global
Training & Mobility
A
C
Continuous
Partnerships + mobility + training
EMS-CDC
NGO
Small
Global Mobility
Training & Outreach
B
D
Biannual call
2025-03-01
Travel + events
Global Talent Network
NGO
Small
Global
Preparedness
D
Continuous
Math & science pipeline activities
ICMS
NGO
Small
Global
Collaboration
B
D
Continuous
Study groups, workshops
ICTP
NGO
Medium
Global
Training & Research
A
B
C
Annual call
Workshops, schools, postdocs
IMU-CDC
NGO
Small
Global
Training
A
C
D
Annual call
Schools, small grants
LMS
NGO
Small
UK+Global
Mobility
B
Continuous
Research travel
OWSD
NGO
Medium
Global
Inclusion
F
Annual call
For women in science
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