International Grants

Science and Technology Research Grant (STRG) funded by Toray Science Foundation, Japan

https://www.mtsf.org/#/

Ten (10) to fifteen (15) Research Grants of up to RM60,000 each for Malaysian researchers below 40 years of age pursuing basic research in science and technology

Direct Aid Program

https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/direct-aid-program/Pages/direct-aid-program.aspx

Offers small grants program funded from Australia’s aid budget. It has the flexibility to work with local communities in developing countries on projects that reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development consistent with Australia’s national interest.

The Nestle Foundation

http://www.nestlefoundation.org/e/research.html

The Nestlé Foundation offers different award and grant categories, some of them using a modular approach, i.e. the Pilot Grant Program represents the starting grant module for a later Full Grant Research application

Direct Aid Program

http://www.mtsfb.org.my/grant

To spur the technology, standardization development and adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) within the field of communication network, infrastructure and applications.

Nippon Foundation

https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/en/what/grant

Provides grants to projects run by non-profit organizations around the world.

Rufford Foundation

https://www.rufford.org/rsg/criteria

The Rufford Foundation is a UK registered charity which funds nature conservation projects across the developing world. To date the Foundation has awarded grants to over 4000 projects in 156 countries.

The Toyota Foundation

https://www.toyotafound.or.jp/english/

Seek new values for society by fundamentally exploring novel philosophies and arts to address difficult issues to be faced by future society; issues that are on a global scale; issues that transcend generations; and nascent problems that will only fully manifest themselves in the future.

Asia Development Bank

https://www.adb.org/site/careers/japan-scholarship-program/main

Provides loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.

JICA

https://www.jica.go.jp/english/index.html

Financial assistance in which funds are granted to a developing country to support construction works or services such as procuring equipment and materials that are necessary for economic and social development.

APEC Fund

https://www.apec.org/Projects/Applying-for-Funds

Projects are a vital part of the APEC process. They help translate the policy directions of APEC Economic Leaders and Ministers into actions and help create tangible benefits for people living in the Asia-Pacific region.

Twice a year (21 Mar & 22 June)

The Sumitomo Foundation

http://www.sumitomo.or.jp/e/

The program is offered so that cultural properties outside Japan, the common heritage of human, be handed down to future generations.

Annually (Sept 1 – Oct 31)

Erasmus Mundus Programme

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en

Cooperation between higher education institutions and academic staff in Europe and Third Countries with a view to creating poles of excellence and providing highly trained human resources.

Terra Viva Grants

https://terravivagrants.org/grant-makers/%20group-3-climate-change/green-climate-fund/

Aiming to deliver equal amounts of funding to mitigation and adaptation.

IRTI Research Grant Program

http://www.irti.org/English/Awards/Pages/ResearchGrant.aspx

IRTI launched a new Research Grant Scheme for Non-Student Researchers, in order to encourage them to participate in the promotion and dissemination of Islamic economics, banking and finance.

Fulbright-MCMC U.S. Senior Specialist Grant

https://www.mcmc.gov.my/grants/fulbright-mcmc-grants

The Fulbright-MCMC Specialist Grant is a field-driven initiative in which the Malaysian host institution conceptualize and design project of interest in the fields of communications and multimedia.