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The ASEAN Centre for Active Ageing and Innovation (ACAI) is thrilled to announce the Call for Research and Innovation 2025!
This is a unique opportunity for passionate researchers, innovators, and organisations across the ASEAN Member States to contribute to a healthier, more inclusive, and productive future for older persons in the region. The Call for Research and Innovation aims to foster actionable knowledge, scalable innovations, and collaborative research that directly address emerging ageing challenges across ASEAN.
This is a unique opportunity for passionate researchers, innovators, and organisations across the ASEAN Member States to contribute to a healthier, more inclusive, and productive future for older persons in the region. The Call for Research and Innovation aims to foster actionable knowledge, scalable innovations, and collaborative research that directly address emerging ageing challenges across ASEAN.
Start Date30 Jun 2025 End Date15 Aug 2025 Funding AmountUSD 50k to 150k Funding Resource TypeResearch Grant
Funding ProviderASEAN Centre for Active Ageing and Innovation (ACAI)
Research Grant
ASEAN Centre for Active Ageing and Innovation (ACAI)
This is a unique opportunity for passionate researchers, innovators, and organisations across the ASEAN Member States to contribute to a healthier, more inclusive, and productive future for older persons in the region. The Call for Research and Innovation aims to foster actionable knowledge, scalable innovations, and collaborative research that directly address emerging ageing challenges across ASEAN.
Scope of the Call
• We encourage proposals that align with ACAI’s Five-Year Strategic Plan and contribute to one or more of the following critical areas:
• Active and healthy ageing
• Long-term care and integrated care for older persons (ICOPE)
• Age-related policy, advocacy, and legal rights
• Financing, demographics, and ageing-related data
• Age-friendly environment, climate adaptation, and community development
• Social engagement, community participation, and intergenerational programs
• Social Protection for older persons
• Financial innovation, business models, and employment for older persons
• Innovation and Technologies
• Rights-based approaches and gender-sensitive policies
• Regional engagement and cross-country collaboration
• Both research and innovation-based proposals are strongly encouraged, ranging from small pilots to scalable solutions addressing the diverse needs of older persons in ASEAN Member States.
Who Can Apply?
• Principal Investigators (PIs) or lead applicants must be based in one of the ASEAN Member States (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam). Eligible entities include:
• Academic and research institutions
• Government agencies and public policy institutions
• NGOs, civil society, and community-based organizations
• Private sector innovators or social enterprises
• Individual researchers and practitioners with demonstrated expertise
• Collaborative and cross-country proposals (ASEAN or non-ASEAN countries) are highly encouraged!
