Call for Proposals: IAP Competitive Grants

The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) invites proposals from IAP member academies and regional networks, for projects that would help advance IAP’s mission and strategic goals. Proposed projects should preferably be collaborative across member academies and regional networks. Priority will be given to project proposals that aim to establish or continue support for collaborations across disciplines (for example, collaborations across academies of science, medicine and engineering), especially in areas linked with recent or ongoing IAP projects, and/or involve long-term IAP member academies and newly established academies in both high-income and low- and middle-income countries. Awards will run for up to 12 months starting in February/March 2025.

This competition awards a target of up to $200,000 in grants to innovative ideas, with one successful proposal receiving a grant of up to $50,000 and additional proposals receiving grants of up to $20,000. All budget requests must be justified. The applicant academy or regional network must be set up to receive funding from an international bank.

We acknowledge the call for proposals is possible due to a grant from the Simons Foundation International to the IAP secretariat office in Washington DC, and a contribution from the Government of Italy to UNESCO that provides support to the IAP secretariat in Trieste.

Target timeline

• 02 December 2024: Deadline for receipt of proposals by IAP Secretariat.
• December 2024: Review of the proposals submitted.
• January/February 2025: Selection of projects for funding.
• February 2025: Announcement of projects to be funded; Preparation of contracts.
• February/March 2025: Contracts signed; Funded activities begin.

Read more about requirements for project proposals here.

Please email your completed application to: secretariat@iapartnership.org. All queries should also be directed to this email address.