The Fall Seed Grant 2023 initiative, in synergy with Patients Associations, is now open. The initiative aims to fund seed research projects through:
5 calls, for 12-month proposals with a maximum budget of 50.000 €, focusing on the following rare genetic diseases:
- Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS)
- CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD)
- Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction (CIPO)
- SCN8A-neurodevelopmental disorders
- SLC6A1-related neurodevelopmental disorders
and one call, for 18-month proposals with a maximum budget of 70.000 €, focusing on
- Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome (PHS)
For these monothematic calls, Fondazione Telethon established a collaboration agreement with the Patients Associations
These calls will allow generating data and creating new knowledge to pave the road for the development of new therapeutic approaches in the rare genetic disease field.
Investigators - working either in public or private Italian non-profit research Institutions, including the Telethon Institutes - are eligible regardless of their funding status with Fondazione Telethon ETS.
Applicants can apply and submit only one project within the Fall Seed Grant 2023 initiative, as Lead Applicant.
All the documents related to the Fall Seed Grant 2023 calls are listed below and accessible through the links or on the Tetra portal (https://projects.telethon.it).
Deadlines
- October 23rd, 2023: calls opening
- by November 7th, 2023 applicants should:
- login or register on the TETRA portal
- insert the title of the project
- fill in the Type of Research section, providing the disease name and code, research type and research step
- November 23rd, 2023, at 1 pm: project submission deadline.
Download the call texts here:
Download the other call documents here:
- Guidelines for applicants for the calls ARSACS, CDKL5, CIPO, SCN8A, SLC6A1
- Guidelines for applicants for the call PITTHOP
- Guidelines for Panel Members for the calls ARSACS, CDKL5, CIPO, SCN8A, SLC6A1
- Guidelines for Panel Members for the call PITTHOP
- Application sample form PDF
- Telethon Funds Management Rules Document for the calls ARSACS, CDKL5, CIPO, SCN8A, SLC6A1
- Telethon Funds Management Rules Document for the call PITTHOP
For further information, please contact us at [email protected].