Application for Research Grant Program 2026 Now Open

The Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP) and Bangladesh Tobacco Control Research Network (BTCRN) in collaboration with the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA, and other stakeholders implementing a Research Grant Program focused on Tobacco Control since 2013. A total of 137 research grants has been awarded through 13 phases as of 2025.

BCCP is now inviting proposals for the Tobacco Control Policy Research Grant Program 2026 from postgraduate students and individual researchers.

Research grants are available in two categories: i) Students ii) Researchers

Each selected grantee will receive funding for a nine-month research project. The grant amount for the Student Category is US$5,000, while the Researcher Category will receive US$10,000.

The proposal submission theme and guideline, templates, and online submission link are available at https://btcrn.org/research/hfwapxse/proposal-submission

Proposal submission deadline: November 7, 2025, at 4.30 p.m. (Bangladesh Time).