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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Wellcome Early-Career Awards |
Wellcome |
Deadline: 21 July 2026 |
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Tackling bacterial and fungal antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia |
NIHR |
Deadline: 8 July 2026 |
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ISAC Project Grant applications 2026 |
International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) |
Deadline: 1 September 2026 |
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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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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): a Multidisciplinary Approach |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
September 1, 2026 |
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7th AMR Course: a One Health Challenge |
The Mérieux Foundation and Université Paris Cité |
May 18, 2026 |
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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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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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Antimicrobial Resistance Research Fellowship opportunities for researchers in the field of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) research. |
Medical Research Foundation |
Deadline: 2 July 2026 |
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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 |
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Sex and Gender Differences in Antimicrobial Use and Resistance |
21 September 2026 |
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance (Call for Papers) |
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Ecological and Evolutionary Drivers of Environmental Antimicrobial Resistance |
27 April 2026 |
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance (Call for Papers) |
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Antimicrobials and Resistance in the Food Chain |
08 July 2026 |
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance (Call for Papers) |
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Economics of Antimicrobial Resistance: Costs, Consequences, and Policy Responses |
30 April 2026 |
Value in Health Regional Issues (Call for Papers) |
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What is new in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia? |
25 June 2026 |
BMC Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control (Call for Papers) |
| Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research - Antimicrobial resistance: a global public health threat | Rolling |
Open Call |