If you are planning to present your research at an upcoming conference, funding is available to help get you there. Applications are officially open for the SEARCA Travel Grants Program. This grant supports paper presentations (priority) or participation in conferences—face-to-face or online.

Each grant is up to a maximum of USD 1,200 to each qualified agriculture and agriculture-related professional, social scientist, or graduate student in Southeast Asia.

Grant Highlights

• Maximum Award: Up to USD 1,200 per applicant.

• Eligible Costs: Conference registration fees, airfare, accommodation, local transport, meals, and visa application fees.

• Priority Focus: Paper presentations (or strong poster presentations) that actively contribute to agricultural innovation, rural development, food security, or climate resilience in Southeast Asia.

Application Windows

SEARCA reviews applications quarterly based on your intended travel dates. Please note the upcoming deadlines:

What We’re Looking For

We want to fund projects that can change the game. Specifically, initiatives that:

• Deliver measurable impact 

• Introduce innovative or creative approaches 

• Strengthen collaboration & knowledge sharing 

• Are feasible within 5 months

Thematic Focus Areas

Your project should align with one of the following key focus areas:

• Climate Action & Sustainability: Projects addressing climate change and environmental sustainability through practical, community-driven, or creative approaches.

• Inclusion, Reducing Inequality & Empowerment: Projects that promote inclusion, expand opportunities, and empower underrepresented or marginalised groups.

Who Can Apply?

To be eligible for this grant, you must meet the following criteria:

• UK Alumnus/Alumna: Spent at least one term of study at a UK institution.

• Nationality & Residency: Must be a national of and currently resident in one of the eligible countries: Brazil, China, France, Germany, Greece, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, UAE, or Viet Nam.

• Application Limit: Submit one (1) application only.

• Political Affiliation: Must be independent of any political affiliations

Need Support?

If you have any questions, need guidance on the application process, or require the application documents, please don't hesitate to reply directly to this email Cassie.Michcal@britishcouncil.org. 

YBhg. Tan Sri / Dato' / Prof. / Assoc. Prof. / Dr. / Sir / Madam / Br. / Sr.,

The Research Management Centre (RMC) is thrilled to announce a brand-new, highly prestigious funding mechanism by the European Research Council (ERC): The ERC Plus Grant. Announced as part of the European Commission's 'Choose Europe' initiative, this groundbreaking scheme is specifically designed to fund bold, transformative, and high-risk research ideas that simply cannot be supported by regular grant structures.

If you are an established leader in your field with a vision to redefine scientific paradigms, we invite you to explore this monumental opportunity.

Key Features of the ERC Plus Grant:

• Funding Size: Up to €7,000,000 per project (awarded as a single lump-sum contribution).

• Project Duration: Between 4 to 7 years (48–84 months).

• Scientific Fields: Completely bottom-up; applications are welcomed across all fields of research and interdisciplinary areas.

• Target Audience: Open to outstanding Principal Investigators at all career stages who possess a proven, exemplary record of intellectual leadership and scientific achievement. Note: A researcher may only hold one ERC Plus Grant in their lifetime.

Critical Eligibility & Time Commitments:

• Global Openness: Open to researchers of any nationality and age. The project must be hosted by a public or private legal entity (Host Institution) based in an EU Member State or an Associated Country.

• Time Commitment: The successful Principal Investigator must commit to dedicating at least 30% of their total working time to the project and spend a minimum of 50% of their working time physically located within the EU or an Associated Country.

A Note on Competitiveness:

The ERC Plus Grant is designed for exceptional frontier science. To uphold the highest levels of excellence, the European Commission will only award approximately 30 ERC Plus Grants globally per year across all fields. This makes it one of the most competitive funding tracks in the world, and applications should strongly emphasize how the project significantly goes beyond the scope of a standard ERC grant.

Important Deadlines (2026 Cycle):

• Call Opened: 2 June 2026

• Submission Deadline: 2 September 2026 (17:00 Brussels time)

Next Steps:

Applications must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. For a complete list of requirements, evaluation criteria (which include a two-step review and an interview phase), and budget planning tools, please visit the official ERC Plus Grant Application Page.

Thank you.

RESEARCH MANAGEMENT CENTRE (RMC)

YBhg. Tan Sri / Dato' / Prof. / Assoc. Prof. / Dr. / Sir / Madam / Br. / Sr.,

The European Research Council (ERC), established by the European Union in 2007, is Europe's leading funding organisation for frontier research. It supports outstanding researchers of any nationality to conduct ambitious, investigator-driven research across Europe through prestigious grant schemes, including the Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, and Synergy Grants. Funded under the Horizon Europe programme, the ERC promotes scientific excellence and groundbreaking discoveries with a budget of over €16 billion for 2021–2027.

General conditions

1. Admissibility Conditions:

The conditions specific to ERC grants are described in the ERC Work Programme 2026 under the heading 'Admissibility, Eligibility, Resubmission Restrictions' and in the ERC Rules of Submission and Evaluation under Horizon Europe. An overview is provided below:

Admissibility: A proposal must be complete (including all sections under 1.5 Proposal Submission and Description section), readable and accessible. It must be submitted electronically by a Principal Investigator fulfilling the eligibility criteria (section 1.4.2.2 Eligible Principal Investigator(s)) before the respective call deadline. Proposals that do not meet these criteria or do not include a statement of support may be declared inadmissible.

2. Eligibility

The content of the proposal must relate to the objectives and to the grant type set out in the call, as defined in the ERC Work Programme 2026 (section 1.1 Objectives of ERC Grant Schemes). If a proposal is considered not to relate to the objectives of the grant or call for proposals, it will be declared ineligible.

Eligible Principal Investigators: The ERC grant schemes are open to researchers of any age and nationality, residing anywhere in the world at the time of application, and wishing to carry out their research in one of the EU or Associated Country-based Host Institutions (see Annex 3 of the ERC Work Programme 2026).

All Principal Investigators funded through an ERC Advanced Grant must spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in an EU Member State or Associated Country and a minimum of 30% of their working time on the ERC project.

Eligible Host Institution: Any type of legal entity, public or private, including a university, a research organisation or an undertaking can host a Principal Investigator and their team. The host institution (Applicant Legal Entity) must engage and host the Principal Investigator for at least the duration of the project, as defined in the grant agreement. It must be established either in an EU Member State or an Associated Country (see Annex 3 of the ERC Work Programme 2026) as a legal entity created under national law, or it may be an international European research organisation (such as CERN, EMBL, etc.), or any other entity created under EU law. International organisations with headquarters in an EU Member State or an Associated Country shall be deemed to be established in that Member State or Associated Country.

Eligible countries:

The conditions specific to the ERC are described in the ERC Work Programme 2026 under the heading 'Admissibility, eligibility and resubmission restrictions' and in Annex 3. An overview is provided below:

The ERC actions are open to researchers of any age and nationality, residing anywhere in the world at the time of application, and wishing to carry out their research in one of the EU Member State or Associated Country-based Host Institutions (see Annex 3 of the ERC Work Programme 2026). Principal Investigators funded through the ERC frontier research grants shall spend a minimum percentage of their working time on the ERC project (30% for the Advanced Grant) and a minimum percentage of their working time in an EU Member State or an Associated Country (50%).

Eligible Scientific Field: Applications in any field of science are eligible for the ERC funding and the ERC welcomes research proposals of an interdisciplinary nature.

Restrictions on applications: Given the large number of applications received every year, and the need to uphold the quality and integrity of the evaluation process, restrictions apply. For further details please consult the ERC Work Programme 2026, heading 'Restrictions on applications’ and the corresponding Table 6 or the Frequently Asked Questions.

3. Proposal submission and description:

Proposals for Advanced Grant calls are submitted by the Principal Investigator, on behalf of the Host Institution (also referred to as the applicant legal entity); the responsibility for the research conducted as part of the project rests with the Principal Investigator.

The applicant shall choose a primary evaluation panel (as listed in Annex 1 in the ERC Work Programme 2026) and may also list a secondary evaluation panel. The applicant should indicate when they believe that the proposal is of a cross-panel or cross-domain nature.

Complete proposals must be submitted via the submission tool available through the Funding & Tenders Portal (to access the submission tool, you need to register first). More information can be found in the ERC Information for Applicants and in the ERC Work Programme 2026 under the heading ‘Proposal Submission and Description’.

Thank you.

RESEARCH MANAGEMENT CENTRE

• Must at least TWO (2) research partners (local/international) from any of the following entities: Universities, Industries, or Agencies.
• The application must include a written commitment from collaborating partners for the allocation of funds and not in-kind for the research project.
• The application must be submitted together with a ready draft of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for collaborative research with Malaysian entities acknowledging their participation and institutional commitment.

3. Budget Allocated

The maximum funding allocated and approved for each project is capped at RM 20,000.00, payable to the IIUM Principal Researcher.

4. RESEARCH OUTPUT

• Two (2) journal articles indexed in Web of Science (WoS) or Scopus
• A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) or Research Collaboration Agreement

DURATION

• 2 Years

APPLICATION

YBhg. Tan Sri / Dato' / Prof. / Assoc. Prof. / Dr. / Sir / Madam / Br. / Sr.,

The Malaysia-UN SDG Trust Fund (the Fund) is a partnership between the United Nations (UN) in Malaysia and Yayasan Matlamat Pembangunan Mampan Malaysia (Yayasan MySDG), supported by the Ministry of Finance has officially launched the Call for Proposals 2026/2027. This grant funds innovative, scalable, and community-driven initiatives that advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Malaysia.

Guided by the principle of Leave No One Behind (LNOB), the fund prioritizes initiatives that improve the lives of underserved and vulnerable populations while strengthening local capacity and supporting sustainable and inclusive development. It encourages partnerships and collaboration among stakeholders to ensure everyone benefits from sustainable development.

If your research can be translated into real-world, grassroots impact for vulnerable communities (such as B40, indigenous peoples, or persons with disabilities), this is the ideal funding avenue for you.

Thematic Focus: Pillars and Priority Areas

1. People & Prosperity

2. Planet

3. Peace & Partnership

Project Duration: Projects must run for a minimum of 12 months up to a maximum of 24 months.

• Target Areas: High priority is given to projects impacting Sabah, Sarawak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, and Perlis.

Applications are now open for the Leadership Cluster Policy Paper Research Grant (GKKP) 2026.

Researchers, academics, research institutions, think tanks, and individuals with relevant expertise are invited to submit research proposals that have the potential to contribute to national policy development and leadership advancement.

The NASR - Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research welcomes high-quality, evidence-based research proposals that can provide valuable insights and recommendations to support informed policymaking and strengthen leadership initiatives.

1. Practical solutions for use on fishing vessels with limited space and power.
2. Methods suitable for large-scale capture of small wild fish.
3. New approaches or improvements to existing electrical stunning systems used in aquaculture.
4. Pre-slaughter interventions that enhance fish welfare, even if they do not involve stunning, provided they have the potential to benefit hundreds of millions of fish.