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IHI – Call 8
IHI call 8 is a two-stage call with topics on cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, regulatory sandboxes, and patient-centred endpoints.
Topics
- Topic 1: A city-based approach to reducing cardiovascular mortality in Europe
- Topic 2: Novel endpoints for osteoarthritis (OA) by applying big data analytics
- Topic 3: Modelling regulatory sandbox mechanisms and enabling their deployment to support breakthrough innovation
- Topic 4: Patient-centred clinical-study endpoints derived using digital health technologies
Deadline: 10 October 2024 (short proposal); 23 April 2025 (full proposal)
EU-ATTRACT 2025: International call for research proposals on rare cancer
EU-ATTRACT 2025: International call for research proposals on rare cancer drug development ATTRACT Cancer drug research
ATTRACT is the first international initiative to accelerate drug development for rare cancers by funding cross-border clinical academic research. Building on the success of the first edition, we are excited to announce the launch of a second call for projects in September 2024.
Six European anticancer charities join forces and launch the ATTRACT 2025 call to stimulate international research on the treatment of rare cancers. We invite European researchers and clinicians from different countries to unite and collaborate in setting up late phase (phase 2/3) international clinical trials that aim to advance the development of better drug therapy for rare cancers patients.
Application open: 09 September 2024
Deadline: 11 October 2024 (pre-proposal); End of April 2025 (full proposal)
UOS – Global Innovation Fund – Permanent Call
The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) is a non-profit, impact-first investment fund headquartered in London with offices in Washington, D.C., Nairobi and Singapore. It invests in the development, rigorous testing, and scaling of innovations targeted at improving the lives of the world’s poorest people. GIF believes that the best ideas for solving some of the world’s most critical problems can come from anyone, anywhere. Through its grants and risk capital, the Fund helps breakthrough solutions to global development challenges from for-profit firms, non-profit organisations, researchers, and government agencies to maximise their impact and affect meaningful change.
GIF supports innovations on their path to scale and therefore supports innovators in a staged funding approach from early-stage field pilots (with funding up to 230K USD) right through to large-scale implementation (up to 15M USD). Innovations must be focussed on those living in poverty and ready to be applied in a real-word setting. The innovations must be informed by evidence and generate new knowledge on what works. Theoretical research, or purely lab-based activities that are not linked to implementation are not eligible for funding.
KOTK – Call psychosocial projects (including seed money)
KOTK funds psychosocial research and implementation projects that introduce something new in the care of (ex-)cancer patients or substantially improve existing care. Funding can be in the form of seed money or project money.
Deadlines: 13 January 2025, 10 March 2025, 26 May 2025, 25 August 2025, 9 October 2025
FWO – Scientific Prize McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company attaches great importance to the promotion of scientific research. Thanks to the patronage of McKinsey & Company, the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique – FNRS (F.R.S.-FNRS) can annually award two scientific prizes in recognition of a PhD in exact sciences, applied sciences, social, economic or management sciences, or biomedical sciences. One scientific prize is awarded to a young researcher from the Flemish Community, and one to a young researcher from the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. The researcher needs to demonstrate the social and economic relevance or concrete implementation of his/her PhD.
Budget: €5.000
Deadline: 17 February 2025
René De Cooman Price
The ‘René De Cooman’ prize worth € 10000 is awarded to a Belgian researcher who has made a prominent contribution to research on ageing. The application includes a curriculum vitae, a synthesis of work in Dutch, French or English (maximum 25 pages), an English summary and a publication list.
Budget: €10.000
Deadline: 1 March 2025
FWO – PhD Fellowship fundamental research
With the PhD fellowship program fundamental research, the FWO aims to support early-stage researchers in their development into independent researchers by giving them the opportunity to carry out their own scientifically challenging and innovative research project in view of obtaining a PhD.
Thanks to the collaboration and support of Meise Botanic Garden, INBO, VITO and the Flanders Hydraulics Research, the FWO can award additional PhD fellowships fundamental research. More information and conditions can be found on the links under the institutions.As part of the ’Kom op tegen Kanker’ campaign, the FWO awards an additional PhD fellowship fundamental research for the top-ranked candidate in the Med4 – Cancer Research panel.
Thanks to the support of the Demoucelle Parkinson Charity, the FWO can award again the FWO – Demoucelle Parkinson Charity PhD fellowship to a promising young researcher conducting biomedical research on Parkinson’s disease. The procedures for participation are outlined here.
Budget: €2.460/month and €3.720/jaar bench fee
Deadline: 03 March 2025 (5PM CET)
FWO – PhD fellowship strategic basic research
With the PhD fellowship programme strategic basic research, the FWO wants to support early-stage researchers in their development into independent researchers by giving them the opportunity to carry out their own scientifically challenging and innovative research project that in the longer term can lead to innovative applications with economic or societal added value and this in view of obtaining a PhD degree.
Budget: €2.460/month and €3.720/jaar bench fee
Deadline: 03 March 2025 (5PM CET)
FWO – Demoucelle Parkinson Charity PhD fellowship
The Demoucelle Parkinson Charity is a non-profit organization founded in 2011. Its aims are to provide funding for the world’s most promising research projects on Parkinson’s disease and to raise awareness about the impact and rising incidence of this neurodegenerative disorder. The motivation of the Charity is to encourage as many people as possible to join the efforts to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease.
In order to apply for this call:
- Submit a regular application for a PhD Fellowship fundamental research or a PhD Fellowship strategic basic research (submission deadline 3 March 2025, 5 pm CET).
- Send an e-mail to prijzen@fwo.be before 3 March 2025, 5 pm CET including your application number, the name of the applicant, the English title of your research proposal and a short motivation (max. 100 words) why you wish to be considered for this fellowship. Please put your supervisor and any co-supervisors in cc of this e-mail.
Deadline: 03 March 2025 (5PM CET)
FWO – Senior clinical investigator fellowship
The senior clinical investigator fellowship supports postdoctoral physicians and specialist pharmacists who want to pursue a career in translational research. Translational research bridges the gap between fundamental biomedical research, which is vital to any progress, and clinical research, which is focussed on the patient. The beneficiaries are released from clinical duties in order to focus on their research.
Budget: € 60.000/year and max. € 100.000 other costs compensation
Deadline: 03 March 2025 (5PM)
This list is non-exhaustive