The 2022 Fall Seed Grant initiative in synergy with the Patient's Associations is now open. The initiative aims at funding one-year seed research projects with a maximum budget of 50,000 € (Ataxia syndrome focused on ocular manifestations Call; Sturge-Weber syndrome Call; UGDH or Jamuar syndrome Call; Gaucher syndrome Call) or 18 months with a maximum budget of 70,000 € (Pitt-Hopkins syndrome call).
These calls will give the opportunity to generate data and create new knowledge to pave the road for the development of new therapeutic approaches.
Italian investigators - working either in public or private Italian non-profit research Institutions, including Telethon Institutes, are eligible irrespectively of their funding status with Fondazione Telethon.
Applicants, even with active projects funded by FT, can apply and submit only one project within the Fall Seed Grant initiative, as Lead Applicant.
Agreements with Patient’s Associations have been reached for monothematic research calls on the following diseases:
- Ataxia syndrome focused on ocular manifestations (in partnership with Associazione Italiana Sindromi Atassiche A.I.S.A.)
- Sturge-Weber syndrome (in partnership with Associazione Italiana Sturge Weber Italia)
- UGDH or Jamuar syndrome (in partnership with Associazione UGDH Italia – Il sorriso di Aurora)
- Gaucher syndrome (in partnership with Associazione Italiana Gaucher)
- Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (in partnership with Associazione Italiana Sindrome di Pitt Hopkins – Insieme di più)
The Calls, the Guidelines for the Applicants and the Application sample in .pdf format are available below and on the TeTra portal at https://projects.telethon.it where it is possible to access the online Application.
Deadlines
- October 24th, 2022: opening of call for Applications.
- by November 8th, 2022, applicants should:
- register on the TeTra portal at https://projects.telethon.it
- submit the project’s title
- fill in the Type of Research section, providing the name and code of the disease, the Research Type and Research Step
- November 28th, 2022 at 1 pm: submission deadline.
See calls details:
- The call for research on Ataxia syndrome – with focus on ocular manifesations (ATAXIA)
- The call for research on Sturge-Weber Syndrome (STUWE)
- The call for research on Jamuar Syndrome (UGDH)
- The call for research on Gaucher Syndrome (GAU)
- The call for research projects on Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PITTHOP)
Below you can download for:
- the guidelines for Applicants on ATAXIA, STUWE, UGDH, GAU Calls
- the guidelines for Applicants on PITTHOP Call
- the guidelines for the Panel Members on ATAXIA, STUWE, UGDH, GAU Calls
- the guidelines for the Panel Members on PITTHOP Call
- the sample Application form in .pdf format for ATAXIA, STUWE, UGDH, GAU Calls
- the sample Application form in .pdf format for PITTHOP Call
- the Telethon Funds Management Rules Document for ATAXIA, STUWE, UGDH, GAU Calls
- the Telethon Funds Management Rules Document for PITTHOP Call
For more information, please send an email to: telethonscience@telethon.it.
