Announcement of remaining 2015 EDCTP Calls for Proposals
The launch of these calls follows from the approval of the EDCTP work plan for 2015 by the European Commission on 3 September 2015 and the General Assembly of the EDCTP Association on 5 October 2015. Ethics and regulatory capacities The purpose of this Call for Proposals is to provide funding to actions that aim to support sub-Saharan African countries to establish and develop robust national medicines regulatory systems and capacities for ethical review of clinical research and use of medicinal products and technologies for use in humans. This scheme targets both National Ethics Committees (NECs) and National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs). Full call text description: http://www.edctp.org/call/ethics-regulatory-capacities/(opens in new window) EDCTP-TDR Clinical Research and Development Fellowships The purpose of this Joint Call for Proposals is to provide funding to actions that aim to support researchers and key members of clinical trial research teams from low- and middle-income countries to acquire specific skills in clinical research and development through placements in pharmaceutical companies and PDPs. The scheme targets junior to mid-career researchers or clinical staff (clinicians, pharmacists, medical statisticians, data managers, other health researchers) who are employed by a legal entity in LMICs where they are currently working on activities in the scope of the EDCTP2 programme and the WHO/TDR CDF programme. Placements are for a minimum period of 6 months up to a maximum period of 24 months, following which there will be a re-integration period of 6 months (subject to the approval of a final re-integration plan). Full call text description: http://www.edctp.org/call/edctp-tdr-clinical-research-development-fellowships-2/(opens in new window) EDCTP Regional Networks The purpose of this Call for Proposals is to provide funding to actions that aim to support regional networking in sub-Saharan Africa and with Europe in order to build and strengthen regional, national, institutional and individual capacities to conduct clinical trials in line with the International Conference on Harmonization guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP). The networks should contribute to overcoming the lack of capacity, critical mass and adequate infrastructures that prevent many African institutions from engaging in high quality clinical research activities. The networks should build on results from former EDCTP-funded regional networking actions with the aim of strengthening the scientific and clinical research environment for conducting clinical trials to prevent and treat poverty-related diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Full call text description: http://www.edctp.org/call/edctp-regional-networks/(opens in new window) Senior fellowships The purpose of this Call for Proposals is to provide funding to actions that aim to support capacity development of potential African research leaders to serve as long-term trainer-of -trainers and mentors for junior researchers with emphasis on hands-on research training linked to clinical trials activities. Full call text description: http://www.edctp.org/call/senior-fellowships/(opens in new window) Career development fellowships The purpose of this Call for Proposals is to provide funding to actions that aim to support junior to mid-career researchers (“fellows”) to train and develop their clinical research skills. Full call text description: http://www.edctp.org/call/career-development-fellowships/(opens in new window)
Countries
Austria, Congo, Cameroon, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Ghana, The Gambia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mozambique, Niger, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, South Africa, Zambia