Overview
| Donor: | Morris Family Foundation |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Australia |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Individual |
| Deadline: | 08.10.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 145.000$ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Research, Technology & Innovation
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Pacific
Papua New Guinea
Description
1) Objective
The mission of Morris Animal Foundation is to bridge science and resources to advance the health of animals. To achieve this aim, they fund hypothesis-driven, humane research projects with high scientific merit and the potential for significant impact. They are a nonprofit organization that is funded by public support from individuals, corporations, clubs and foundations, and earnings from their endowed funds.
Their donors are interested in funding research that results in impactful animal health achievements and benefits both scientific and non-scientific stakeholders including veterinarians, feline caretakers and communities. Fellowship Training Grants are designed to assist new investigators in launching a successful research career by providing salary support in a quality mentoring environment.
2) Eligibility
Applicants must either (1) hold a veterinary degree (such as DVM) or a PhD or (2) be enrolled in a PhD program and will have completed the first two years of their program by the expected start date of their research.
3) Location
They have no focus countries.
4) Budget
The maximum duration of a Fellowship Training Grant is 24 months, and the total budget cannot exceed $145,000. Costs may be distributed through project duration as appropriate. Costs are not required to be evenly distributed across the project lifetime. Applicants are not required to use the maximum award duration.
5) Application
The application deadline is 8 October 2025 and all applications must be submitted via their online application platform.

