EJP RD Joint Transnational Call 2023: Now Open!

The  European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases launches today the Joint Transnational Call 2023, a funding opportunity for research projects on the development of new analytic tools and pathways to accelerate diagnosis and facilitate diagnostic monitoring of rare diseases. This year’s topic is: “Natural History Studies addressing unmet needs in Rare Diseases” The aim of the funding opportunity is to enable scientists in…

Grant Funding Opportunity for Rare Diseases Research – Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) is pleased to announce availability of funds to support clinical trials for rare diseases and conditions. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to fund clinical trials of products evaluating efficacy and/or safety in support of a new indication or change in…

Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) announces Kick-off and brokerage event

The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI), a European Union public-private partnership funding health research and innovation, is organising a kick-off and brokerage event that will provide pertinent information on upcoming IHI call topics and processes and facilitate network building through face-to-face and virtual meetings as well as pitching sessions. This event, which is targeted towards small and medium-sized enterprises,…

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative hosts Networking Expo for Patient-Partnered Collaborations (PPC) for Rare Disease

Earlier this year, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) launched two Requests for Applications (RFA) for grant opportunities that will fund collaborative teams bringing together patient-led rare disease organizations and research teams for 4-year research projects aimed at advancing our understanding of the fundamental science of rare diseases. The Networking Expo is a two-day ideation and matchmaking workshop specifically designed…

EJP RD – ERN Research Training Workshops funding opportunity OPEN until April 25th!

The ERN Research Training Workshops funding opportunity is now open for applications until April 25th. The goal of the workshops is to train researchers and clinicians affiliated to ERN- Full  Members or – Affiliated Partners in relevant topics on research in rare diseases. Training themes may include innovative research methodologies, diagnostic research topics, interdisciplinary treatment approaches, such as gene therapy and transplantation, etc. Moreover, the workshops will be…

EIC funding call for RNA-based therapies and diagnostics for rare genetic diseases

The European Commission (EC) has adopted the 2022 work programme of the European Innovation Council (EIC), opening funding opportunities worth over €1.7 billion in 2022 for breakthrough innovators to scale up and create new markets. This includes €60.5 million to tackle three Transition Challenges, notably one on the development of RNA-based therapies and diagnostics for…

Scientify Research publishes curated list of rare disease grants and funding opportunities

Scientify Research, a Swedish company providing an open, curated and structured research funding database that focuses on aggregating information on funding opportunities across several research areas, has published a curated list of grants and funding opportunities available in the field of rare diseases. The website also collates information about research funders, and users are allowed…

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces two patient-partnered Requests for Application (RFA) with rare disease focus

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is inviting applications from collaborative teams bringing together patient-led rare disease organisations and research teams for 4-year research projects aimed at advancing understanding of the fundamental science of rare diseases across two requests for applications (RFAs):  The Patient-Partnered Collaborations for Single-Cell Analysis of Rare Inflammatory Pediatric Disease RFA aims to support the application of single-cell biology…