[ Michael J. Fox Foundation - Development and Validation of Improved Outcome Measures | Research Funding ]
Event details
| Date | 22.10.2020 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) funds research to better define, measure, and treat Parkinson’s disease as well as critical tools and other resources to advance that research. MJFF seeks applications to develop objective biomarkers that can support therapeutic development in Parkinson’s. These may include biomarkers that improve definitive diagnosis, objectively track disease progression, enrich for subject populations, or more precisely detect a treatment response or target engagement. The availability of these types of biomarkers would transform clinical trial design and assist in the interpretation of trial results.
Applications should focus on studies that achieve one or more of the following for Parkinson’s:
Funding: max. $750’000
Duration: 1-2 years
Eligibility: U.S. and non-U.S. public and private non-profit entities, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments and eligible agencies of the federal government. As projects may require many kinds of expertise, MJFF encourages industry and academic collaborations when appropriate. Post-doctoral fellows are eligible to apply as co-investigators with designation of an administrative co-PI overseeing the laboratory in which research is performed. The administrative co-PI will be responsible for assisting in providing all institutional documents required for the project and will be required to sign any award contract.
How to Apply: The pre-proposal is the first step in the application. Pre-proposals must be completed in the online application portal. All pre-proposals received in response to MJFF RFAs will be subjected to review and only applicants whose pre-proposals are determined to best fit criteria as defined in the RFA will be invited to submit full applications. At the full proposal stage, an institutional approval will be required; for assistance, please contact the Research Office.
Deadline (Pre-proposal): 22 October 2020 (5:00 pm EST)
Deadline (Full Application, by invitation): 18 March 2021 (5:00 pm EST)
Further information
Applications should focus on studies that achieve one or more of the following for Parkinson’s:
- Develop or validate promising biomarkers of disease
- Develop or validate prodromal biomarkers
- Develop or validate biomarkers of phenoconversion
- Develop or validate specific molecular biomarker assays
- Analyze and derive candidate biomarkers from existing biological datasets
- Develop and support remote assessment strategies that could complement in clinic assessments
Funding: max. $750’000
Duration: 1-2 years
Eligibility: U.S. and non-U.S. public and private non-profit entities, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments and eligible agencies of the federal government. As projects may require many kinds of expertise, MJFF encourages industry and academic collaborations when appropriate. Post-doctoral fellows are eligible to apply as co-investigators with designation of an administrative co-PI overseeing the laboratory in which research is performed. The administrative co-PI will be responsible for assisting in providing all institutional documents required for the project and will be required to sign any award contract.
How to Apply: The pre-proposal is the first step in the application. Pre-proposals must be completed in the online application portal. All pre-proposals received in response to MJFF RFAs will be subjected to review and only applicants whose pre-proposals are determined to best fit criteria as defined in the RFA will be invited to submit full applications. At the full proposal stage, an institutional approval will be required; for assistance, please contact the Research Office.
Deadline (Pre-proposal): 22 October 2020 (5:00 pm EST)
Deadline (Full Application, by invitation): 18 March 2021 (5:00 pm EST)
Further information
- See the official webpage for more details, or download the RFA
- Find the application portal here
- Participate in the MJFF funding opportunities webinar on 03 September to learn more
- For any other questions, contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free