Below you will find a regularly updated list of potential funding opportunities as well as scholarships or fellowships for those looking to undertake AMR research.
RESEARCH FUNDING ↓ | SCHOLARSHIPS ↓ | FELLOWSHIPS ↓ | JOURNALS ACCEPTING PUBLICATIONS ↓
If you can offer funding for research or are aware of other organisations offering research funding that are not featured below, please get in touch.
AMR funding dashboards
The following organizations are maintaining lists of funding opportunities that include AMR research:
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Funding |
Organization / Link to Apply |
Deadline |
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BARDA BAA for Medical Countermeasures Including AMR |
BARDA (US) |
Rolling |
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CARB-X Open Calls (2025) |
CARB-X |
Rolling |
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AMR Action Fund |
AMR Action Fund |
Rolling |
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ENABLE-2 |
ENABLE-2 (EU) |
Rolling |
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TDR-Grants for Implementation Research |
Rolling |
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US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention AMR funding dashboard |
Rolling |
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Grants and funding opportunities from the Fleming Fund for AMR |
Rolling |
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Opportunities, Resources and grants from GLOPID-R members |
Rolling |
Scholarship opportunities
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Name |
Organization |
Deadline |
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MRC LMS 4-year PhD studentships |
MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences |
20 November 2025 |
| Charting an atlas of bioactive chemical space in pathogenic bacteria (PhD) | The Francis Crick Institute | 5 November 2025 |
| AI-Assisted Design of Intelligent Antimicrobials for Gastrointestinal Disease Treatment | University of Southampton | Applications are accepted all year round |
| PhD Project in Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering – Antioxidant Nanozyme and Antimicrobial Peptides towards the treatment of Antimicrobial Resistance – | The University of Tokyo | Applications are accepted all year round |
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Antimicrobial Resistance – Genomes, Big Data and Emerging Technologies (Conference) |
Wellcome Connecting Science |
Up to 50% bursary available. Deadline: 1 December 2025 |
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PhD project on genetic mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation at the University of Otago |
University of Otago |
Applications are accepted all year round |
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AI-Assisted Design of Intelligent Antimicrobials for Gastrointestinal Disease Treatment |
University of Southampton |
Applications are accepted all year round |
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PhD Project in Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering – Antioxidant Nanozyme and Antimicrobial Peptides towards the treatment of Antimicrobial Resistance |
The University of Tokyo |
Applications are accepted all year round |
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PhD project on genetic mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation at the University of Otago |
University of Otago |
Applications are accepted all year round |
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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): a Multidisciplinary Approach |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Rolling |
Fellowship opportunities
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Name |
Organisation |
Deadline |
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Call for applications - TDR Clinical Research Leadership fellowship programme |
TDR |
Deadline: 15th September 2025 |
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BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership |
University of Manchester |
Varies according to the project |
Journals accepting publications for AMR/Open Calls
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Name |
Deadline |
AMR Special Issue |
| Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research - Antimicrobial resistance: a global public health threat | Rolling | Open Call |