Merck Research Grants Program

The Merck is offering a series of research grants to stimulate innovative research in challenging areas of future importance. Grants of 100,000 EUR - 500,000 EUR per year for up to 3 years are availabe in the areas of

Drug discovery
Bioreactor design for cultured meat
Next generation machine learning
Pandemic preparedness / fighting new emerging viral infectious disease

The Merck research grants program is open to scientists in all career stages who are affiliated with any research-based institution, university or company. Applicants submit their application for the focus topics containing non-confidential information only. You may apply for more than one focus topic. If your application is successful, you will be invited to submit a full proposal and join a deep-dive workshop with the other finalists in 2020.

Submissions are accepted from scientists in all countries all over the world.

Further details:
Merck Research Grants Program