2025-26 IGH-BCCWH Seed Grant Competition

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the 2025-26 IGH-BCCWH Seed Grant Competition. 

The purpose of the IGH-BCCWH Seed Grant Competition is to catalyze the development of high-quality, transformative global health projects in research, education, or capacity-building. Projects must support BCCHF’s mission to transform child health, from infancy to adolescence, including through integrated approaches that consider the health of a child and their mother.

Funding Amount: $40,000 over two years

Eligibility: 

• Applications must be submitted by teams that include one Principal Applicant (PA) with a full-time position at an appropriate institution in an LMIC (e.g., health centre, educational, researcher, not-for-profit) and one co-PA affiliated with C&W or its research institution whose role enables them to hold funds within their respective institution(s).
• Postdoctoral fellows, research associates, clinical fellows/residents, and health professionals are eligible to apply as PA or co-PAs, but the team must then include a co-PA whose role enables them to hold funds within their respective institution. 
• If you are interested in applying but need support identifying suitable co-PAs at C&W, please contact Stefanie Novakowski ([email protected]) by Aug 19, 2025 and and include a brief description of your proposed project in the email.

Timeline:

• LOI Due: Oct 7, 2025
• Full Application Due (by invitation only): Jan 15, 2026

See the competition guidelines (attached) for more details. These can also be accessed here. 

How to Apply:

If you have any questions, please reach out to Stefanie Nowakowski at [email protected]