BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Memento EPFL// BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[ European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD) Call for Prop osals 2019 - Research funding ] DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190215 DTSTAMP:20260510T081929Z UID:81b77347bad1c9d7dc0cfed5c31d39ea9589db652bd82aea98d00c00 CATEGORIES:Call for proposal DESCRIPTION:European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD) Call for Pr oposals 2019:  "Transnational research projects to accelerate diagnosis a nd/or explore disease progression and mechanisms of rare diseases”\nThe aim of the call is to enable scientists in different countries to build an effective collaboration on a common interdisciplinary research project ba sed on complementarities and sharing of expertise\, with a clear benefit f or patients.\n \nTopic: Research projects to accelerate diagnosis and/or explore disease progression and mechanisms of rare diseases\n \nProjects shall involve a group of rare diseases or a single rare disease following the European definition i.e. a disease affecting not more than five in 10. 000 persons in the European Community\, EC associated states and Canada. A pplicants are encouraged to assemble groups of rare diseases based on soli d criteria and commonalities if this leverages added value in sharing reso urces or expertise and has the capacity to elucidate common disease mechan isms and therapeutic targets.\n\nGeneral conditions for application\nJoint research proposals may be submitted by applicants belonging to one of the following categories (according to country/regional regulations):\n\n Aca demia (research teams working in universities\, other higher education ins titutions or research institutes)\n Clinical/public health sector (researc h teams working in hospitals/public health and/or other health care settin gs and health organisations)\n Enterprise (all sizes of private companies) . Participation of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) is encouraged when allowed by national/regional regulations\n Patient advocacy organisat ions (PAOs – see more information below and refer to the INSERM contact point)\n\n \nPlease note that the inclusion of a non-eligible research pa rtner (principle investigator) in a proposal leads to the rejection of the entire proposal without further review. Whilst applications will be submi tted jointly by applicants from several countries/regions\, individual gro ups will be funded by the individual funding organisation of their country /region that is participating in the EJPRD JTC 2019. The applications are therefore subjected to eligibility criteria of individual funding organisa tions. Applicants are strongly advised to contact their corresponding nati onal/regional representative and confirm eligibility with their respective funding organisations in advance of submitting an application.\n \nOnly transnational projects will be funded. Each consortium submitting a propos al must involve a minimum of four eligible and a maximum of six eligible r esearch partners from at least four different countries participating to t he call (funding organisations list).\n\nTimetable\nThere will be a two-st age submission procedure for joint applications: pre-proposals and full pr oposals. The call is scheduled to open on December 15\, 2018.\n \nThe dea dline for submitting the pre-proposals is February 15\, 2019.\n \nAn inde pendent international Scientific Evaluation Committee will carry out a sci entific evaluation according to specific evaluation criteria. Based on thi s central evaluation\, selected consortia will be invited to submit a full proposal by early May 2019 (indicative deadline for full proposals: June 11\, 2019).\n \nMore information: \n\n\n http://www.ejprarediseases.org/i ndex.php/funding/\n http://www.erare.eu/joint-call/1st-joint-call-european -joint-programme-rare-diseases-jtc-2019\n National contact points\n Call d ocument\n\n \nJoint Call 2019 Secretariat: \n\n\n E-Mail: EJPRD2019@dlr. de\n Katarzyna Saedler\, katarzyna.saedler@dlr.de\, +49 (0)228 3821 1947\n Michaela Fersch\, michaela.fersch@dlr.de\, +49 (0)228 3821 1268\n Ralph S chuster\, ralph.schuster@dlr.de\, +49 (0)228 3821 1233\n LOCATION: STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR