3-7 Partners from 3 countries. Probably 300.000 EUR for the Norwegian partners; other partners are funded by their national funders. Topic 1: Design novel or improved interventions to prevent, mitigate and /or treat fungal infections, which are resistant to treatments and/or are at risk of developing resistance Topic 2: Improve and/or, compare and/or evaluate strategies, technologies, treatments, methods, protocols or data collection based on existing interventions, aiming to prevent or reduce the emergence or spread of antibacterial or antifungal resistance or to treat/cure infections caused by resistant bacteria/fungi and recommend new policies. AMR Interventions 2024 – JPIAMR Deadline (proposals): 14 March 2024
Human Frontier Science Program Research Grants
900.000-1.500.000 USD, 3 years. Topic: basic research focused on the elucidation of the sophisticated and complex mechanisms of living organisms. For international research team of 2-4 members. Exploratory or discovery grants that are based on ideas and concepts. Preliminary data are not required. Research Grants | Human Frontier Science Program (hfsp.org) Deadline: annual, next: March 2024
DAM Foundation – research grants
1,5-3 MIO NOK for 3 years. Stiftelsen Dam is one of Norway’s largest foundations and provides funding for health and research projects that will provide better health through participation and activity for people in Norway. The applications are sent through a volunteer organisasjon like the Norwegian Red Cross, The Norwegian Cancer Society, the National Association for Publich Health etc.
Here is a call that is particularly relevant for several researchers at Biomedicine. HFSP is the funding program for basic research in life sciences. It requires international collaboration and does not fund applied/medical research. Projects are bottom-up high-risk projects. No preliminary results are required. Research Grants | Human Frontier Science Program (hfsp.org)
HFSP Research Grants support innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. a) Research Grants: 900.000-1.500.000 USD, 3 years. For international teams of 2-4 researchers. There are separate calls for early and established researchers. Deadline: 28 March 2024 b) Postdoctoral Fellowships: 3-year fellowships. The host institution cannot be located in the country where the applicant has obtained a doctorate or worked as a postdoctoral fellow, nor can the applicant be a citizen of the host country. The applicant cannot have worked with the supervisor at the host institution previously. Deadline: annual, May
12 MIO NOK, 4 years. Requires collaboration with partners in other sectors.
– Industrial Biotechnology. Biotechnological methods, enzymes, microorganisms and other cell systems to produce various products, such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, feed, textiles and energy.
– Technology convergence. Create radically new technologies through professional fusion within the enabling technologies.
ERA PerMed -Targets for Personalised Medicine Approaches
Joint Transnational Call, most likely 3-5 partners from at least 3 countries, 300.000 EUR for the Norwegian partners. Topic: Identification or Validation of Targets for Personalised Medicine Approaches. Must combine the research on new and advanced targets with companion biomarker research (companion diagnostics).
