1st Joint Call for European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (JTC 2019)

The aim of the JTC  call is to enable scientists in different countries to build an effective collaboration on a common interdisciplinary research project based on complementarities and sharing of expertise, with a clear translational research approach. Projects shall involve a group of rare diseases or a single rare disease following the European definition i.e. a disease affecting not more than five in 10.000 persons in the European Community, EC associated states and Canada.

Topic: Research projects to accelerate diagnosis and/or explore disease progression and mechanisms of rare diseases.

A consortium of 3-6 (or 8- see call) partners from a minimum of 3 countries is required. 

Funding: €140,000 total for the Israeli partner (optional €20,000 for coordination)

Duration: 3 years

Research Authority due date: 7.2.19

Pre proposal (required) due date: 14.2.19