Global Grants for Gut Health

The Research and Innovation Directorate (RID) wishes to inform the University community that applications are open for the Global Grants for Gut Health. Proposals are invited for one-year research projects, including both laboratory-based investigations and clinical studies, that explore the role of nutrition in modulating the human gut microbiome and barrier function. This is a competitive funding initiative that supports innovative, investigator-led research focused on the human gut microbiota. Jointly supported by Yakult and Nature Portfolio, the program aims to advance scientific understanding of the critical role the gut microbiome plays in human health

 Award Details

• Up to USD $100,000 in funding.
• Visibility on nature.com 
• Opportunity to present at an international scientific conference

 Eligibility

• Applicants should be employed by a university, research institute or any other not-for-profit organisation.
• Applicants must hold a doctorate or medical degree (e.g., PhD, MD, PharmD) and have at least five years’ postdoctoral research experience.
• The awards are global, so applicants can be of any nationality and projects can be hosted at eligible organisations in any country apart from Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria or where otherwise prohibited or restricted by law as updated from time to time.
• The programme is open to applicants from all scientific disciplines.

 Application Due Date: September 9, 2025

 For more information on the call, kindly visit https://www.nature.com/immersive/gutgrants/index.html

 All interested person(s) are to communicate their intention to submit an application to RID Grants Management Office at rid-grantsmgt@ug.edu.gh