Recognizing Innovation

Honoring academic excellence & funding frontier research.

Frontier Research and Innovation Foundation annually confers prestige awards and seed funding to researchers, medical pioneers, and community advocates making transformative contributions in Bangladesh.

Grants & Honors

Annual Award Categories

Foundation Research Excellence Award

Conferred annually to senior scholars for landmark published research in public health, infectious diseases, or social development.

          Honorarium: BDT 100,000 + Gold Medal
        

Young Investigator Seed Grant

Competitive seed funding for early-career researchers under 35 conducting pilot studies in community health and innovation.

          Grant: Up to BDT 200,000 per project
        

Community Service Medal

Honoring grassroots leaders, field doctors, and volunteers who demonstrate exceptional dedication during humanitarian crises.

          Honorarium: BDT 50,000 + Citation
        

Honor Roll

Past Grant Recipients & Awardees

2025 Winner — Public Health Category

Dr. Farzaana Chowdhury (ICDDR,B)

Awarded the Research Excellence Award for her paper on rural waterborne pathogen mapping and preventive intervention models.

2025 Seed Grant — Young Investigator

Dr. Ariful Islam (Dhaka Medical College)

Received a BDT 200,000 research grant for evaluating maternal health telemetry tools in flood-prone char areas.

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