A new call for proposals will be announced in 2026.
Pre-Announcement: 2026 Product Development Award (PDA) Targeted Call
The RIGHT Foundation plans to open a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Product Development Award (PDA) Targeted Call on July 22, 2026. Full details of the funding opportunity will be provided in the official RFP announcement.
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About the 2026 PDA Targeted Call
This PDA Targeted Call will support the advancement and validation of existing diagnostic products or platforms with proof-of-concept or preliminary performance data to strengthen Ebola disease diagnostic preparedness and response, including Bundibugyo virus disease, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Diagnostic modalities: Point-of-care molecular diagnostics, rapid diagnostic tests, or other diagnostic modalities where strongly justified
- Funding amount: Up to 500 million KRW per project
- Project duration: Up to 9 months
- Eligibility: Project teams must include at least one Korean partner. Collaboration with LMIC-based institutions is strongly encouraged.
- Application window: July 22 – August 18, 2026
Potential applicants may create an account in the RIGHT Foundation Grant Management System in advance so that they are ready to access and submit an application once the official RFP is released.
During the application period, potential applicants may request a pre-submission call with RIGHT to discuss the alignment of their proposal idea with the RFP and to ask additional questions. Further details regarding this opportunity, including the request process, will be provided upon release of the official RFP.
RIGHT Foundation is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity, the 2025 Training Award (TA). Detailed information can be found in the Request for Proposal (RfP) and associated documents linked below.
Overview of RfP for 2025 Training Award
| Description | The 2025 ADB-RIGHT Training Award (TA) aims to address critical gaps in global vaccine manufacturing by developing skilled human capital in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Recognizing that the geographic concentration of biomanufacturing in high-income countries creates systemic vulnerabilities and delays in responses to emerging health threats, this joint initiative by the RIGHT Foundation and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) supports regionalized manufacturing through high-quality, hands-on workforce training. The program focuses on foundational principles of vaccine manufacturing across major platforms, GMP requirements, and quality control systems essential for sustainable biomanufacturing capacity and global health security. |
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| Training Overview | - Trainees: Individuals from LMICs (nationals or citizens, residents) with capabilities and institutional responsibilities to serve as master trainers or training program developers in vaccine manufacturing - Training Approach: Combined in-depth didactic instruction and practical hands-on learning - Duration: 9 weeks (4 weeks online and 5 weeks in-person) - Location for hands-on learning: K-NIBRT, Yonsei University Songdo Campus, Incheon, Korea - Scope of Support: Training fees, travel expenses (flights, accommodation, meals), administrative fees |
| Submission deadline for application | 1 December 2025, 10:00AM KST (The deadline for creating an account is 28 November 2025 at 3PM KST.) |
| RfP / RfP instructions |
- RfP for 2025 Training Award - RfP Instructions for 2025 Training Award |
| Applicant Resources |
- How to submit your application (User manual for the Grant Management System) - FAQs |
| Link for application submission | Application Closed |
Evaluation timeline for 2025 Training Award
| Application Submission Deadline | Eligibility Assessment and Evaluation | Evaluation by Selection Committee | Funding Decision by the Board of Directors | Confirmation of Trainees by the GTH-B Support Foundation | Award Notification and Confirmation of Enrollment |
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| 1 December 2025, 10:00AM KST | December 2025 | January 2026 | February 2026 | End February 2026 | March 2026 |
Award Under Grant Agreement Negotiations
Overview of RfP for 2025 PDA General Call
| Description | The 2025 PDA General Call seeks proposals focused on developing new or improving existing vaccines, therapeutics/biologics, and diagnostics (VTDs), including studies to expand the use-case, improve up-take, and support policy development and procurement for access to VTDs to alleviate the burden of infectious diseases in World Bank-defined low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). |
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| Submission deadline for application | 14 April, 2025, 10:00AM KST |
| RfP / RfP instructions |
- RfP for 2025 PDA General Call - RfP Instructions for 2025 PDA General Call |
| Applicant Resources |
- How to submit your application (User manual for the Grant Management System) - Grant Cost Guidance - Grant Budget & Financial Reporting Guideline - FAQs |
| Link for application submission | Closed |
Evaluation timeline for PDA General Call
| Full proposal submission deadline | Full proposal eligibility review | Technical evaluation of Full proposal by Panel of Experts | Technical evaluation by Selection committee1) | Funding decision by the Board of Directors | Grant Agreement negotiation notice |
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| 14 Apr 2025, 10:00AM KST | Late Apr 2025 | May 2025 | June-Jul 2025 | Sept 2025 | Late Sept 2025 |
The RIGHT Foundation is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity, the 2026 Product Development Award (PDA) Targeted Call. Detailed information can be found in the Request for Proposal (RFP) documents linked below.
Overview of RFP
| Description | The 2026 PDA Targeted Call aims to support the advancement and validation of existing diagnostic products or platforms with proof-of-concept or preliminary performance data to strengthen Ebola disease diagnostic preparedness and response, including Bundibugyo virus disease, in World Bank-defined low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). |
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| Submission deadline for application | August 18, 2026 10:00AM KST *The deadline to create a new account in the Grant Management System is 14 August 2026 at 3PM KST. |
| RFP / RFP instructions |
- RFP for 2026 PDA Targeted Call - RFP Instructions for 2026 PDA Targeted Call |
| Applicant Resources |
- How to submit your application (User manual for the Grant Management System) - Grant Cost Guidance - Grant Budget & Financial Reporting Guideline - FAQs |
| Link for application submission | Click to start application |
Evaluation timeline
| Full proposal submission deadline | Full proposal eligibility review | Technical evaluation of Full proposal by Panel of Experts | Technical evaluation by Selection committee | Financial Due Diligence | Funding decision by the Board of Directors | Grant Agreement negotiation notice |
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| 18 Aug 2026, 10:00AM KST | Late August 2026 | September 2026 | October 2026 | October 2026 | November 2026 | Mid-late November 2026 |
Pre-submission Calls
Potential applicants can request a pre-submission call with RIGHT to discuss the alignment of their proposal idea with the RFP and to ask additional questions.
Please note that a pre-submission call does not constitute an eligibility assessment and does not indicate the likelihood of funding.
To sign up for this opportunity, click the link below:
If you have any additional questions, email RFP@rightfoundation.kr.
Download: RF_2026_001_PDA_Instructions_EN