The present call aims at funding basic and pre-clinical research projects focused on rare genetic diseases and conducted by researchers working in Italian public or private non-profit research institutions.
NEWS [July 25th, 2024]
Due to the high number of proposals received for this round, Applications will be put through the Triage phase. Please find the relevant evaluation guidelines below.
NEWS [January 31st, 2024]
The online Applications for the two different tracks (Basic and PoC) of the Fourth Round of the Telethon multi-round call for research projects 21-24 and the relevant documents are now accessible on the Tetra portal https://projects.telethon.it.
Applications to the Fourth Round will be accepted up until Tuesday, July 15nd 2024 at 1:00 pm. You can find below the Applicants guidelines, the sample pdf of the online Application and the Finance document for funds management.
NEWS [May 27st, 2024]
The deadline for submitting projects to the fourth round of the Multi-round Call has been postponed to July 15, to allow Applicants not funded within the third round of the Multiround Call to better target their research and to have the possibility to apply to other funding calls.
Research projects can be submitted into one of the following tracks:
- Track BASIC RESEARCH
focused on the identification of disease mechanism/s and/or disease target/s
- Track PRECLINICAL PROOF OF CONCEPT
focused on the identification and validation of therapeutic candidate/s
The call is open from December 23rd, 2021 and will close on July 15nd, 2024. Projects will be accepted for the whole period for which there will be four different rounds, corresponding to four specific deadlines. Both tracks will be available in each round, and applicants can apply to one track per round, with one research project. Each round and track will have a dedicated peer review process and competition.
Submission deadlines
