1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
Funding of projects in research and innovation cooperation with the countries of the Eastern Partnership and Central Asia is sponsored by German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR, formerly BMBF). This framework call, announced October 19, 2023, is a key element of BMFTR's funding strategy for Central Asia and consists of nine funding modules, ranging from mobility support to establishing institutional partnerships.
Get a weekly digest of new grants like this
A free weekly digest of new foundation and federal funding opportunities as they're added to Granted. Unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
The BMFTR funds research cooperation with Central Asia for the joint development of solutions to global challenges. We support higher education and research institutions in their cooperation with Central Asia in asserting German research interests as well as with a view to the UN Sustainable Development Goals .
The Central Asian Sustainable Innovation Bureau ( CASIB ) is located in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and builds networks between German and Central Asian research players . In order to further promote the energy transition , the BMFTR supports pilot projects on the development of competitive technologies for green hydrogen in cooperation with international research institutions.
On the basis of a bilateral innovation partnership with Uzbekistan , German and Uzbek scientists are working together on sustainable urban and rural development, agriculture, building technologies and climate and environmental science.
Science cooperation between Germany and the countries in Central Asia in Science, Technology and Research is based on the intergovernmental agreement on scientific and technological cooperation (STC) from 1987. Additional bilateral STC agreements were signed with Kazakhstan in 1995 and Uzbekistan in 1998. The STC agreement with Mongolia was signed in 2003.
The agreements were amended by numerous declarations of intent, most recently in 2023 on intensifying the innovation partnership and research cooperation between the BMFTR and the partners ministries in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Of particular note is the strategic regional partnership established in 2023 between the German Federal Government and the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in the C5+1 format.
The participating heads of state and government have agreed on four joint work packages, including two in the priority areas of climate/environment and People2People with a strong focus on research cooperation. This research policy cooperation is further strengthened by the Joint Declaration of Intent on Cooperation in Science, Research and Innovation signed in 2026.
The overarching framework for cooperation is provided by the EU ’s Central Asia strategy “New Opportunities for a Stronger Partnership”, to which Germany was a key contributor and which was revised in 2019. Of equal importance are the EU ’s Global Gateway initiative of 2021, the German Government's Internationalisation Strategy for science and research of 2017 and the High-tech Agenda Germany of 2025.
In addition, in 2020 the Federal Foreign Office launched the Green Central Asia initiative which involves Germany's research organizations.
The unique natural characteristics in Central Asia as well as major growth in quality of research in the region combine to offer a wide range of starting points and thematic fields for joint research Cooperation aims at addressing regional demands, identifying potential to realize the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) and strengthening resilience of regions particularly concerned by climate change by means of transfer of knowledge.
At the same time, local research capacities are enhanced and access to globally unique fields of research is gained. We thus fulfil a permanent and growing demand among the German research community. The thematic focuses of collaboration with the countries of Central Asia are closely based on the priorities of the EU ’s new Central Asia strategy.
These include: land management and agriculture climate/environment research and adaptation to climate change water research and water management natural hazards and civil protection sustainable urban development secure, clean and efficient energy Research funding: the context The central element of our funding strategy for Central Asia is the Framework Call .
This document provides a reliable framework in which to announce specific, demand-based funding calls (2023 to 2033).
Funding of sustainable cross-country partnerships The first funding call under the framework announcement aims at Measures to establish sustainable joint partner structures and supports the establishment and expansion of institutionalized and sustainable cross-country partnerships and the strengthening of new research structures and networks, also in Central Asia.
The funding call Partnerships for sustainable solutions with countries in the South Caucasus and Central Asia was published in 2024. It enables German and Central Asian partners to jointly work on research and development topics. The priorities are energy efficiency, water, climate and environment, as well as biodiversity research and health research.
The projects are planned to start in 2025. In 2020, we published a bilateral funding call with Uzbekistan which focused on the following research topics: urban and rural development, climate and environmental sciences, sustainable agriculture and energy as well as modern building technologies. 10 projects were selected.
The overall volume of the BMFTR ’s funding for this purpose is around €2 million. Funding of German-Mongolian Events and Event Series (open) The BMFTR is calling for entries to the German-Mongolian Ideas Competition for the implementation of Thematic Events and Event Series ( GM-MEET ).
The event proposals are to be presented as part of the ‘German-Mongolian Science Day’ on 21 October 2026, evaluated by the event plenary, and selected by the BMFTR. The original call for proposals in German language dated 23 June 2026, containing further information, can be found here .
CLIENT II “International partnerships for sustainable innovations” In the context of the BMFTR initiative CLIENT II, a total of 14 research projects with Central Asian countries were granted funding with a total volume of about €17 million between 2017 and 2021.
The focus is on the development of application-oriented solutions in the research fields land and water management, natural hazards, climate protection/energy efficiency, adaptation to climate change and raw materials efficiency. To support the German commitment in Central Asia, we fund the Central Asian Sustainable Innovation Bureau ( CASIB ) located in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
By being present in the region, CASIB supports the regional networking of sustainability projects which receive BMFTR funding and strengthens contacts as well as knowledge and technology transfer. Z5+1 MoU | Zusammenarbeit in Wissenschaft, Forschung & Innovation
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Researchers and institutions involved in cooperation with countries of the Eastern Partnership and Central Asia. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Funding of projects in research and innovation cooperation with the countries of the Eastern Partnership and Central Asia is funded by German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR, formerly BMBF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
MGPV Travel Grant is sponsored by Geological Society of America (GSA), Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, Volcanology Division. MGPV Travel grants support student travel to the annual GSA meeting. Applications are restricted to active graduate or undergraduate students who are the presenting authors of an accepted abstract at the annual GSA meeting.
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) - 2025: A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science is sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD). This omnibus research funding opportunity includes various program elements, with rolling submissions for Earth Science research through August 2026. Proposers to Earth Science using the NASA Center for Climate Simulation high-end computing facility must include specific budget details.
For Program Year 2026, NASA replaced its single January SBIR/STTR solicitation with a Broad Agency Announcement that releases topics in appendices throughout the year — with proposal limits resetting each time. Phase I awards now run up to $225,000. Here is what the structural shift means, why it favors prepared companies, and how to build a year-round SBIR strategy around it.
Read articleThe Hewlett Foundation's Emerging Technology and Security Initiative commits $20 million a year through 2031 across AI, biotechnology, and quantum computing security. Its 2026 exploratory grants went to thirteen named institutions with no open call. For organizations outside that list, the path in runs through a specific set of moves — and the five-year term starting in 2027 is the window.
Read articleNASA published an RFI on September 12, 2026 seeking states willing to host and sponsor the new United States Space Academy, with responses due October 26 at 6 p.m. EDT through SAM.gov. Only a governor or a governor's designee may submit, and only once per state. The timeline demands groundbreaking by 2027, 300 students in temporary facilities in 2028, and a permanent campus by 2031. Here is what that structure actually means for universities, economic development agencies, and contractors in the states that compete.
Read article