Sources of grants and other funding mechanisms for the research and development of non-animal methods.
Government
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC): funding for basic and strategic biological research in the UK
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CORDIS (Community Research & Development Information Service): funding for European research and development
Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
EU Research Directorate General: EU research funding
EU Environment Directorate General
European Science Foundation
US EPA Environmental Technology Opportunities Portal: EPA grants; other agency environmental grants; local government grants
US EPA Extramural Research: STAR, P3, GRO Grants and Fellowships, & SBIR Programs
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment/ZEBET: Forschungs-/Wissenschaftspreisen Research Awards for the promotion of methodological work, with the aim of the restriction and the replacement of animal experiments
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI): funding initiative for universities and small companies for biopharmaceutical innovation in Europe; scientific priorities for 2008 included: predictivity of immunogenicity; non-genotoxic carcinogenesis; expert systems for in silico toxicity prediction
UK Medical Research Council (MRC)
NC3Rs 3Rs Research Funding Scheme: grants for UK researchers for projects to advance the 3Rs and laboratory animal welfare
Level: scientists
NC3Rs call for research proposals for development of human cell-based carcinogenicity assays: funding of up to £500k for UK researchers for high-quality applications to develop novel human cell-based systems that could provide mechanistic information to help support a weight of evidence, mode of action based evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of chemicals
NC3Rs CRACK-IT® Challenges: competition for academic and small business researchers to facilitate development of technologies with potential 3Rs benefits into new products and methodologies; CRACK-IT® will consist of two interlinked parts: a web-based research engine for problem solving and idea sharing and CRACK-IT® Challenges; industry and NC3Rs sponsor and identify research topics that address specific business needs; program launches on September 20, 2011
NC3Rs David Sainsbury Fellowship Scheme: five annual fellowships to support exceptional early career UK scientists in the discovery of new ways of replacing, reducing, and refining the use of animals in scientific research
NC3Rs Studentships: funding for UK PhD students to embed 3Rs in their training; proposals from leading UK researchers with a minimum of 5 years postdoctoral experience for new student projects or to complement existing research
US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
US National Institutes of Health (NIH): weekly NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
US National Science Foundation (NSF)
SBIR World: NSF sponsored website providing US small business (SBIR and STTR) program and conference information and news
Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet): responsible for funding 3Rs alternatives in Sweden since 2009 (other agencies funded 3Rs since 1984)
Tech-Net: US Small Business Administration database on SBIR, STTR, and ATP awards, and other resources for small high tech businesses
US Federal Grants
Industry
American Chemistry Council's ACC Long-Range Research Initiative: grants on various topics of interest to the chemical industry intended to advance scientific understanding of potential impacts of chemicals on human health and the environment
BD Biosciences Research Grant Program: immunology and stem cell research grants
CEFIC Long Range Initiative (LRI) Innovative Science Award: toxicology research topics of broad industry interest
Colgate-Palmolive Grants and Awards: presented annually at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting
- Colgate-Palmolive Grants for Alternative Research: up to $40,000 per year for "efforts that promote, develop, refine, or validate scientifically acceptable animal alternative methods to facilitate the safety assessment of new chemicals and formulations"; Level: any
- Colgate-Palmolive Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award in In Vitro Toxicology: "to advance the development of alternatives to animal testing in toxicological research"; Level: postdoctoral
- Colgate-Palmolive Traveling Lectureship in Alternative Methods in Toxicology Award: for "an individual scholar to visit institution(s) for the dissemination of knowledge and for stimulating research that takes advantage of modern in vitro toxicology approaches"; Level: mid- to late-career scientists
- Colgate-Palmolive/SOT Awards for Student Research Training in Alternative Methods: awards of $3500 "to enhance graduate student research training using in vitro methods or alternative techniques to reduce, replace or refine use of animals in toxicological research"; Level: graduate students
Mandom International Research Grants on Alternative to Animal Experiments: Japanese Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments (JSAAE) funding of international researchers, mainly focusing on Asia, who are members of JSAAE and engaged in alternatives-related research
Not-for-Profit
3R Research Foundation: annual awards for research directly impacting reduction, refinement, or replacement of animals used in experiments
Level: unknown
Alternatives Research & Development Foundation: funds research proposals that support the development, validation, and/or adoption of non-animal methods in biomedical research, product testing, and education
Level: scientist/ faculty
CAAT Grants program: 3Rs research funding
Level: faculty
Doerenkamp-Zbinden Foundation: award for outstanding scientific achievements in animal-free research
Level: scientist
Dr Hadwen Trust
Level: postdoctoral; research assistants, technicians, PhD students; special projects
Graduate Women in Science (GWIS): Nell Mondy Fellowships are research awards with preference to applications in the areas of food science, nutrition, and toxicology
Level: postdoctoral women
The Humane Research Trust: funds research in the UK aimed at eliminating animals in medical research
Level: researchers in UK
In Vitro Toxicology Society: travel bursaries and grants for in vitro toxicology research for academic groups in the UK
Level: academic researchers in UK
International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER): awards for alternatives to the use of animals in research and toxicology testing
Level: graduate students
Juliana von Went Fund for Research Without Animal Experiments: grants for Finnish researchers to develop non-animal methods
Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research: funds research and educational projects aiming to replace animals
Level: scientist
Marchig Animal Welfare Trust: grants include projects "promoting alternative methods to animal experimentation and their practical implementation"
Level: various to researchers and organizations
Medical Advances Without Animals Trust (MAWA) (Australia): various research and travel grants that support the mission of the Trust to advance medical science without using animals or animal products
Poelgeest Hugo Award: University of Utrecht, Netherlands; four annual awards of 10,000 Euro for alternatives to animal testing
Prince Laurent Foundation: awarded every two years to a person or a team for scientific or fundamental research work to improve animal welfare
Level: scientist
SET Foundation: awards sponsor three activities: 3Rs research; scientific communication on 3Rs; student training and education
Level: various
Swedish Fund for Research Without Animal Experiments: supports alternatives in basic and applied research in various areas, including the development of computer simulation systems, toxicology, and training of laboratory personnel and courses in alternatives
Level: scientist; primarily Swedish projects
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW): Research and Project Awards: awards over £3,500 for research or other animal welfare projects; Small Projects and Travel awards of up to £3,500
Level: unknown; primarily academic funding
Wellcome Trust: an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health
Level: various
ZonMw: Dutch funding organisation with specific programme on alternatives to animal experimentation; grants of €150.000 each for researchers from Dutch institutes
General
AAAS GrantsNet: grants funding news and search engine
Level: various
Community of Science: COS Funding Opportunities™ provides information on worldwide sources of funding for many disciplines; sponsors include foundations, public agencies, national and local governments, corporations, and others; subscription required
Level: various
Platforms and Funds for Alternatives to Animal Experimentation: summary of ECOPA country funding sources, 2005
RDFunding: source for all types of health-related research funding
Level: various
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