Nature Awards — Global Grants for Gut Health 2026

Grants for researchers investigating the gut microbiota and its role in human health. The Global Grants for Gut Health is a competitive funding initiative that supports innovative, investigator-led research focused on the human gut microbiota. Jointly supported by Yakult and Nature Portfolio, the program aims to advance scientific understanding of the critical role the gut microbiome plays in human health.

Open internationally including LMIC researchers; Malawi-based researchers qualify.

How the gut microbiome influences the human nervous system (gut–brain axis): neurotransmission, immune signalling, neurological function.

See the funder’s official call page for the application portal, required documents and any page limits.