The Pandemic Institute has a range of funding calls available, please sign up to our mailing list to be kept up to date on upcoming ones.

Current funding call

• Emerging Threats Funding Call – Oropouche Virus: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections (HPRU EZI) and The Pandemic Institute (TPI) in Liverpool are announcing a combined funding call of £300,000 for research on Oropouche virus (OROV). The aim of the investment is to address critical research gaps in OROV knowledge. Potential areas of interest include understanding the epidemiology, spread and transmission, virology, clinical features, disease control and medical countermeasures such as diagnostics, treatments and vaccines. Full call documentation and link to the application form can be found below. Closing date 05/09/2024

• TPI HPRU EZI Oropouche Funding Call – Supporting Information
• Online application

Previous funding calls

• Avian Influenza Funding Call: A combined call from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections (HPRU EZI), The Pandemic Institute (TPI) in Liverpool and the Pandemic Sciences Institute (PSI) in Oxford. Total funding pot of £750,000 for research on Avian Influenza, in partnership with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

• The Pandemic Institute Aviva-Sponsored Funding Call: Funding of between £10,000 – £50,000 for investigators from TPI founding partners.

• The Pandemic Institute Student Excellence Awards: Awards of up to £3,000 for PhD Students to boost career development.

• The Pandemic Institute Emerging Threats Funding Call (MPox): Almost £500,000 awarded to Liverpool Researchers to tackle the growing threat of MPox.

For further information about The Pandemic Institute’s funding, please email [email protected].