Region guide
Asia-Pacific
National science agencies, cross-border labs, and a growing mix of mission funding, platform building, and translational research support.
Where the coverage runs
- • Japan
- • Australia
- • New Zealand
- • Singapore
- • regional partnerships
What to notice first
Asia-Pacific funding pages increasingly reward long-range institution building, strategic sectors, and research that can travel across policy and industry settings.
Funders that shape this lane
Global Grand Challenges
Global Grand Challenges is a useful place to watch for applied science and implementation-minded calls, especially where health, resilience, or locally grounded problem-solving need a fast-moving route.
JSPS
JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research remain central for applicants following the Japanese research funding landscape, especially where long-term investigator-led work and institutional research depth matter.
Calls to keep nearby
ARC Discovery Projects
Discovery Projects remain a core Australian programme for academically durable research questions that need time, institutional depth, and disciplined project framing.
JSPS KAKENHI
KAKENHI remains one of the foundational Japanese research funding routes for investigators who need a stable framework for investigator-led science.
Global Grand Challenges opportunities
Global Grand Challenges opportunities are strongest when the work sits between scientific rigor and a plausible path to adoption, delivery, or systems impact.