Deadline: March 15, 2026
Applications are open for the IBRO Collaborative Research Grants 2026. With the Collaborative Research Grants, IBRO’s primary objective is to facilitate collaboration, whether between two emerging research groups or a combination of one emerging and one established research group.
These grants aim to support various aspects of collaboration, including travel, accommodation, subsistence, and research expenses between the partnering groups. The awards are specifically designed to support direct collaboration costs and do not cover any indirect or overhead expenses.
Grant
- Asia-Pacific region: $6,000 USD
- Africa region: $6,000 USD
- Latin America region: $6,000 USD
- Pan-Europe region: $5,000 USD
- US/Canada region: $6,000 USD
Eligibility
- The project-leader must have been a principal investigator for a maximum 7 years and come from an emerging laboratory*. Any extended breaks from research (e.g. maternity, paternity or adoption leave) are accepted and should be justified in the application.
- The collaborator must be a principal investigator and may come from either an emerging* or an established laboratory.
*The term “emerging laboratories” refers to laboratories established within the last 7 years and led by an early-career researcher.
Fellowship Specifications
- The collaborations must begin in 2026.
- The collaboration must include bi-directional travel of principal investigators, postdocs and/or students that plan to work on the scientific collaboration defined in the project application.
- The collaboration must be completed within maximum two years from the collaboration start date.
- The required funding report should be submitted one year from the collaboration start date. More information on the grant report will follow after the grantee selection.
Regional Eligibility Criteria
Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Pan-Europe regions
- Project leaders based in one of the Asia-Pacific, Africa, or Pan-Europe regions are only eligible to apply with an inter-regional collaboration (with project collaborators based in different IBRO region).
- Project collaborators may be based anywhere outside of the project leader’s region.
Latin America region
- Project-leaders based in the Latin America region may apply for either intra-regional collaborations (i.e. both project leader and collaborator reside in the Latin America region) or inter-regional collaborations (with collaborators based in a different IBRO region).
US/Canada region
- Project leaders based in the US or Canada may apply for either intra-regional collaborations (between the US and Canada) or inter-regional collaborations (with collaborators based in a different IBRO region).
- While inter-regional collaborations are preferred, intra-regional proposals that clearly demonstrate their benefits to the emerging research group will also be considered. These benefits may include expanding expertise, enhancing resources, or strengthening research capacity at smaller institutions, such as non-R1 universities in the US, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), or non-U15 institutions in Canada.
Application
For more information, visit IBRO Collaborative Research Grants.
