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 which can include AMR research:
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Funding |
Organization / Link to Apply |
Deadline |
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£1 million Trinity Challenge launched to tackle AMR |
Trinity Challenge |
February 29, 2024 |
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PACE, Antibacterial Therapeutics Funding Call |
PACE |
24 November 2023 |
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ISAC Project Grant |
International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy |
1st September 2023 |
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RSTMH 2023 Early Career Grant |
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
28 April 2023 |
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Identifying new targets for treatment of antimicrobial resistant infections |
The University of Queensland |
At least 3 months prior to the research quarter commencement date. |
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AMR diagnostics and surveillance 2023: Call for Proposals |
JPIAMR |
7 March 2023 – Deadline pre-proposals 4 July 2023 – Deadline full proposals |
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TDR-Grants for implementation research |
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US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention AMR funding dashboard |
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Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) AMR funding opportunities |
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Grants and funding opportunities from the Fleming Fund for AMR |
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Opportunities, Resources and grants from GLOPID-R members are advertised on their website |
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Scholarship opportunities
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Name |
Organization |
Deadline |
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Evaluating the epidemiology, genetic basis and molecular evolution of antimicrobial drug resistance in Helicobacter pylori in a populational model (PhD) |
University of Leicester |
16 January 2025 |
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The interplay between antibiotic efflux and plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance (PhD). |
University of Birmingham |
16 January 2025 |
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Understanding the impact of the innate respiratory resistome on AMR (PhD) |
University of Birmingham |
16 January 2025 |
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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) gene transfer in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): mechanisms and dynamics using clinical isolates (PhD) |
MRC London Intercollegiate Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships |
22 January 2025 |
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Antimicrobial resistance: what happens with age and by sex? (PhD) |
MRC London Intercollegiate Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships |
22 January 2025 |
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What factors drive antimicrobial resistance in the UK vs Japan? - NU/LSHTM project (PhD) |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
On going |
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NERC RED-ALERT CDT: Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms in Freshwater Ecosystems (PhD). |
University of Bath |
7 January 2025 |
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Temperature, precipitation and chemical gradient impacts on the ecology and dynamics antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in engineered and natural wetlands (PhD). |
University of York |
9 January 2025 |
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Exploring antimicrobial resistance in the human gut microbiome (PhD) |
University of Birmingham |
16 January 2025 |
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Food Systems and Antimicrobial Resistance (DPhil) |
University of Oxford |
7 January 2025 |
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Fully-funded four year PhD programme in AMR |
The Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet Centre for Doctoral Training and University of Oxford |
29 January 2025 |
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Understanding the evolution of multidrug resistance in pathogenic bacteria |
University of Oxford |
8 January 2025 |
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Understanding mechanisms driving the spread of antibiotic resistance |
The University of Queensland |
31 March, 2025 |
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Enhancing the management of antimicrobial resistance in the Pacific Islands |
University of South Australia |
28 November 2024 |
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PhD Position Global Mapping of Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and Access to Veterinary Services 80 % |
University of Zurich |
15th October 2024 |
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PhD in Chemistry: New antibiotics to kill 'Superbugs' by stopping them dividing |
Cardiff University |
4th November 2024 |
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Plasmids as AMR vectors. MRC GW4 BioMed DTP PhD studentship 2025/26 |
University of Exeter |
4th November 2024 |
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Will climate change worsen the problem of antibiotic resistance? MRC GW4 BioMed DTP PhD studentship 2025/26 |
University of Exeter |
4th November 2024 |
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National PhD program in One Health Approaches to Infectious Diseases and Life Science Research |
University of Pavia |
26 July 2024 |
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PhD position in newborn infectious diseases and therapeutics at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences |
University of Copenhagen |
31 July 2024 |
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Host-pathogen interactions of bacterial membrane proteins |
University of Cambridge |
Applications are accepted all year round |
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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): a Multidisciplinary Approach (Short Course) |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Registration Open |
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Acclimatize 2 PhD Project – Water quality, antimicrobial resistance and pathogens |
University College Dublin |
Deadline: 1st March 2024 |
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Advancement of clinical pharmacy practice and optimisation of antimicrobials prescribing |
Ulster University |
Deadline: February 26, 2024 |
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PhD Studentship - Artificial sweeteners:effects on gut antimicrobial resistance |
Anglia Ruskin Universit |
Deadline: 3rd March 2024 |
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5th Antimicrobial Resistance course (AMR): a One Health challenge |
Mérieux Foundation & Université Paris Cité |
Deadline May 24, 2024 |
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Call for Applications: Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): Genome sequencing and Bioinformatics Workshop |
The West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) |
December 31, 2023 |
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MRC London Intercollegiate Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships |
MRC LID |
Tuesday 16 January 2024 |
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One Health Models of Disease: Science, Ethics and Society |
Wellcome Trust |
16 January 2024 |
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Molecular Approaches to Clinical Microbiology in Africa |
Wellcome Connecting Science |
08 June 2023 |
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GARDP Travel Award |
GARDP |
26 June 2023 |
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Vivli AMR Surveillance Open Data Re-use Challenge |
Vivli |
30th June 2023 |
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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): a Multidisciplinary Approach (Online short course, Reduced Fee scholarship available for applicants from LMICs) |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Application Open |
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PhD (via MPhil) Studentship in School of Natural Sciences DTC23: Self-cleaning nanocoatings with intrinsic Covid-resistant and antimicrobial action |
University of Central Lancashire |
31st March 2023 |
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The evolution of bacterial immune systems, microbiology, evolutionary biology, genetics. PhD in Biological Sciences |
University of Exeter |
25th April 2023 |
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4th Antimicrobial Resistance course (AMR): a One Health challenge |
Merieux Foundation |
14th June 2023 |
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One PhD Studentship: Are shellfish hotspots for AMR evolution and transmission? [microbiology, evolutionary biology, bio-clinical science, public health, aquaculture] |
University of Exeter  |
28th February 2023 |
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PhD Studentship, funded by the NC3Rs, aims to tackle the problem of treatment-resistant urinary tract infection (UTI). |
UCL - Health and Medical |
18th February 2023 |
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PhD Studentship: Investigating the Regulation of Intrinsic Antimicrobial Resistance in an Emerging Pathogen |
University of Sussex |
15th February 2023 |
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PhD Studentship: Detection of urinary volatile compounds to determine antibiotic resistant bacteria in urinary tract infections |
UWE, Bristol |
12th February 2023 |
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McGill University Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Short Course (Reduced LMIC fees) |
McGill University |
May 23, 2023 |
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Development of novel, sustainable and antibiotic-free antimicrobial strategies to control pathogens with zoonotic potential at the interface of wild birds and humans. |
University of the West of England, Bristol |
February 24, 2023 |
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PhD Studentships with the INEOS Oxbridge Doctoral Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance |
INEOS Oxford Institute |
20 January 2023 |
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PhD Studentship: Discovery of Boron-based Quorum Sensing Peptidomimetics as Antimicrobial Theranostics |
The University of Sheffield |
20th January 2023 |
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PhD Studentship: Artificial Intelligence for Non-Invasive Mass Spectrometry Discrimination of Critical Threat Antimicrobial-Resistant Chronic Wound Infection Diagnosis |
Loughborough University |
12th February 2023 |
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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship on: “Prevention and control of clinical mastitis and associated antimicrobial use in dairy cows” |
Smart Agri |
31 January 2023 |
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Infection Medicine PhD |
The University of Edinburgh |
Rolling |
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AI4Missions PhD Scholarship: Environmental risk factors for antimicrobial resistance |
CSIRO |
31 March 2023 |
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PhD Studentship: Evaluating the combined effects of environmental pollutants on the evolution of antimicrobial resistance, NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for 2023 Entry, PhD in Medical Science |
University of Exeter |
9th January 2023 |
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Funded PhD Opportunity: Transmission modelling to track antimicrobial resistance across care settings in Liverpool |
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
20th January 2023 |
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Tackling a global public health threat: Nurses antimicrobial stewardship in the post-pandemic era |
LIDo |
10th January 2023 |
Fellowship opportunities
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Name |
Organisation |
Deadline |
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NIHR Global Advanced Fellowships - Round 1 |
NIHR |
11 July 2024 |
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Research Fellow – AMR Bioinformatics |
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
24 April 2023 |
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant |
Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research (IOI) |
11th April 2023 |
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PhD Fellow in Computer Science – statistical machine learning/bioinformatics for antibiotic resistance |
The Arctic University of Norway |
19th February 2023 |
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Overcoming antimicrobial resistance to tetracycline antibiotics |
University of Oxford |
Friday 20 January 2023 |
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BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership |
University of Manchester |
Varies according to the project |
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The Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS) 2 Programme |
The Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) and the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) |
15th December 2022 and 13th January 2023 |
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Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria CARB-X |
CARB-X |
January 16-30 2022 and April 17 - May 2023 |
Journals accepting publications for AMR/Open Calls
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Name |
Deadline |
AMR Special Issue |
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Antimicrobial Resistance Evolution and New Strategies to Fight It |
20 December 2024 | Special Issue |
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Emerging Treatment Options for Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial and Fungal Infections, 2nd Edition |
30 November 2024 | Special Issue |
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Multiresistant organisms in gastrointestinal diseases and the development of new antimicrobials |
29 September 2024 | Open Call for Paper |
| 10 July 2024 & 31 December 2024 | Special Issue | |
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Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard 2022-2023 Cooperative Agreements |
20 February 2023 |
Open Call |
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4 July 2023 |
Open Call for project |
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Call for Papers - Antimicrobial Resistance: Genes, Genomes and Emerging Technologies |
28 August 2023 |
Open Call for Papers |
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Special Issues |
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10 October 2023 |
Open Call |
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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases |
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YES: Antimicrobial Resistance and Super-Clones |
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