Improving and Accelerating Translation Grant Program

Donor Name: FightMND

Reference URL:https://fightmnd.org.au/our-work/our-grants/

The Improving and Accelerating Translation Grant Program has announced its applications to support investigators at Australian and international research institutions working to overcome barriers to translating promising discoveries into effective MND treatments and improve the likelihood of successful clinical trials.

Projects may address disease heterogeneity, relevant preclinical models, reliable disease biomarkers, drug delivery into the brain and spinal cord, targeted gene therapies, or the potential of stem cell therapy. Projects must show how work in at least one priority area will improve or accelerate translation and contribute to more successful clinical trial outcomes for people with MND.

Proposals may request up to $300,000 (AUD) over two years, although projects lasting less than two years will also be considered. FightMND will not fund institutional indirect costs, overheads, or equipment capital, depreciation, or maintenance costs. Itemised salary oncosts are acceptable, and applicants should include any contributions from other funding sources.

Applications are invited from research-based institutions in Australia and internationally. Investigators at all academic levels may apply, and the primary investigator may be based in Australia or overseas; there are no nationality criteria.

Applicants should present novel, hypothesis-driven projects with defined aims and milestones, a deliverable plan for the proposed funding period, and a full budget broken down by year. Collaboration with Australian-based co-investigators is encouraged for investigators based overseas, and projects addressing sporadic MND will be considered favourably.

For more information, visit FightMND.

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