Promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights — universal access to reproductive health

Deadline for submission of Concept note: 10 December 2013 

The overall objective of this call for proposals is to contribute to poverty reduction and to improving the wellbeing of populations in developing countries through better reproductive health and informed family planning choices. 

 Priority will be given to measures that 

 1. clearly identify and target the most vulnerable people with the least access to reproductive health; 

 2. collaborate closely with the public sector in the country where the action takes place, including them as a partner,and support the implementation of public policy and capacity building designed to give better access to Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH).

Contribution : € 2 000 000 - € 6 000 000 

funding: 80% of the total eligible costs of the action 

In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must: 

• be legal persons and 
• be non-profit-making ands
• be a non-governmental organisation or a local authority and have at least five years’ experience of working in the field relevant to this call for proposals and 
• be established in a Member State of the European Union or in a developing country where the action is taking place

In addition to the categories listed above, applicants from the following countries are also eligible: Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway;  Turkey, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia. 

Furthermore, for actions proposed and taking place exclusively in the least developed countries, applicants from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland and United States may also apply. The specific objective is to contribute to improved universal access to reproductive health, in developing countries which have the worst indicators.

ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

Deadline: 14 May 2013

The ICT PSP supports the realisation of European policies and in particular the Digital agenda for Europe and is aligned with its priorities. It aims at stimulating smart sustainable and inclusive growth by accelerating the wider uptake and best use of innovative digital technologies and content by citizens, governments and businesses.

Health programme

European grants in the field of health

Deadline: 22 March 2013

Eligible Actions:

1.Improve citizens’ health security’
1.1. Develop strategies and mechanisms for preventing, exchanging information on and responding to health threats from communicable and non-communicable diseases

• Improve access to early diagnosis of HIV\AIDS and timely treatment and care of most vulnerable groups in priority regions 

2. Promote health 
2.1. Promote initiatives to increase healthy life years and promote healthy ageing 
 4.2.1.1. Addressing chronic diseases and promoting healthy ageing across the life cycle
 4.2.1.2. Supporting the priorities of the European Innovative Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing 4.2.2.7. Pilot network of cooperation under Directive 2011\24\EU

2.2. Prevention of major and rare diseases 

• Support to rare disease registries and networks in view of their sustainability
• Support to an information network on lung mesothelioma

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One Health Programme in Asia

European grant fund: EuropeAid Programme
Deadline: 22nd February 2013 for concept notes

The program is designed to improve health and well-being of fragile populations in Asia by tackling health risks and challenges at the interface between animals, humans and their various environments. The programme aims to strengthen capabilities in notably the Least Developed Countries in Asia to address and prepare for risks related to infectious diseases via the promotion of innovative and regional cross-sectoral and multi-actor collaborations and networking through the implementation of the One Health approach

Eligible actions are those aiming at: 

• Linking wildlife, ecosystems, environments (including socio-economic) and health; 
• Assessing (socio-economically) the burden of neglected zoonoses and the added value of the OH approach; 
• OH advocacy in particular vis-à-vis the public health sector; 
• Asian OH network and governance; 
• Communication in time of sanitary crisis and “peace”; 

European funding - Innovative medicines initiative

European funds - Innovative medicines initiative (IMI)

Deadline: 9th July 2012 for expression of interest

The aim of IMI is to propose a coordinated approach to overcome identified research bottlenecks in the drug development process, in order to accelerate the development of safe and more effective medicines for patients, by fostering collaboration between all stakeholders such as industry, public authorities (including regulators), organisations of patients, academia and clinical centres, and enhancing Europe’s competitiveness.

The IMI 6th Call 2012 consists of two topics:

1 : Innovative Trial Design and Clinical drug development

2 : Learning from success and failure and Getting Drugs into Bad Bugs

Civil Society Facility programme 2012

European funding: Civil Society Facility programme 2012

Deadline: 29/06/2012

Overal objective
A more dynamic civil society actively participating in public debate on democracy, human rights, social inclusion and the rule of law and with capacity to influence policy and decision making processes

European funds in the health sector

European Health programme

Deadline: 9th March 2012

Main areas of intervention:

1. Improve citizens' health security

1.1 Protect citizens against health threats

1.1.1 Response coordination in the face of chemical events

1.1.2 The impact on air transport of health threats due to biological, chemical and radiological agents

2. Promote Health

2.1 Increasing healthy life years and promoting healthy ageing

2.1.1 Support to the European Innovation Partnership on active and healthy ageing

2.2 Addressing health determinants to promote and improve physical and mental health and taking action on key factors such as nutrition and physical activity, and on addiction-related determinants such as tobacco and alcohol

2.2.1 Local community including school based initiatives to prevent overweight and obesity among children and adolescents

2.2.2 Good practice and working methods to support healthy choices and enhance life skills to prevent alcohol-related harm integrated into regular youth activities or through peer support

ICT-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT OF OLDER PERSONS’ MOBILITY

EU GRANT FUNDS


DEADLINE: 30^th June 2011

BENEFICIARIES:

At least three independent legal entities (either public or private) from at least 3 different countries from the following: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel,  Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UK.

Consortia must include at least one SME partner

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

This call will fund proposals for innovative ICT-based solutions with have the potential to enhance mobility of older people by giving support in relation to:

1. orientation and navigation addressed to both indoor and outdoor applications
2. assistive technology (mobility aids)

Purpose

The main goal of the programme  is to improve the quality of life, autonomy, participation in social life, skills and employability of older people, while improving service delivery and reducing the costs of care are secondary targets.

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

DEADLINE for pre-proposal:  31^st march 2011

BENEFICIARIES:

There must be at least three "legal entities" established in at least three of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, United Kingdom.

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

• Methods and processes for safety-relevant embedded systems
• Embedded Systems for Healthcare systems
• Embedded systems in Smart environments
• Manufacturing and production automation
• Computing platforms for embedded systems
• Embedded Systems for Security and Critical Infrastructures Protection
• Embedded technology for sustainable urban life
• Human-centred design of embedded systems

If you want more detailed information on one of sub-mentioned subject please leave a comment below or contact us.

EU grant funds in the ICT sector

DEADLINE:1st June 2011


ICT for health, ageing well and inclusion

• ICT Solutions for Fall prevention, and ICT and Ageing network
• Digital competences and social inclusion
• e-accessibility
• Empowering patients and supporting widespread deployment of telemedicine services

Participants:

Any legal entities (e.g.SME, University, research centre..) from EU Member States or Associated Countries.



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RESEARCH FUNDS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR

1^ST STAGE DEADLINE: OCTOBER 13^th, 2010.

1.     BIOTECHNOLOGY, GENERIC TOOLS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR HUMAN HEALTH 

• High-throughput research
• Innovative therapeutic approaches and interventions: regenerative medicine clinical trials

2.        TRANSLATING RESEARCH FOR HUMAN HEALTH

• Integrating biological data and processes: large-scale data gathering, systems biology
• Research on the brain and related diseases, human development and ageing
• Translational research in major infectious diseases: to confront major threats to public health 
• antimicrobial drug resistance
• Potentially new and re-emerging epidemics
• Translational research in other major diseases

3. OPTIMISING THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE TO EUROPEAN CITIZENS

• Developing methodologies to reduce inequities in the determinants of health.
• Analysis of integrated strategies for sustainable behaviour change.

 

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RESEARCH FUNDS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 10^th, 2010

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

1.     BIOTECHNOLOGY, GENERIC TOOLS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR HUMAN HEALTH

a.       High throughput proteomics for human health and disease

b.       High impact research initiative for better immunization

c.       New therapeutic approaches in chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

  

2.     TRANSLATING RESEARCH FOR HUMAN HEALTH

·         INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL DATA AND PROCESSES: LARGE-SCALE DATA GATHERING, SYSTEMS BIOLOGY:

a.       High impact research initiative on the human epigenome

b.       Population genetics studies on cardio-metabolic disorders in EU/AC and EECA populations

·         RESEARCH ON THE BRAIN AND RELATED DISEASES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND AGEING

a.       Creating clinical and molecular tools for experimental therapy of paediatric neurodegenerative disorders causing childhood dementia in Europe and India

b.       Management of Gram negative multi-drug resistant infections

·         TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN MAJOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES: TO CONFRONT MAJOR THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH

a.       ANTIMICROBIAL DRUG RESISTANCE: Multidisciplinary research on the evolution and transfer of antibiotic resistance

b.       EMERGING EPIDEMICS: Comprehensive control of Dengue fever under changing climatic conditions

·         TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN OTHER MAJOR DISEASES:

a.       Epidemiology and aetiology of infection-related cancers

 3. OPTIMISING THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE TO EUROPEAN CITIZENS

·       HEALTH PROMOTION

a.       Developing and implementing methods for the transfer of research into policy in the fields of health promotion and disease prevention

b.       A road-map for mental health research in Europe

·       INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH & HEALTH SYSTEMS

a.       Development and assessment of comprehensive and integrated interventions and programmes to improve reproductive health and health equity

b.       Building sustainable capacity for research for health and its social determinants in low and middle income countries

c.        Multilateral cooperation between Europe, Africa and Latin America on public health and health services research

4. OTHER ACTIONS ACROSS THE HEALTH THEME

a.       Networking of major research institutions to coordinate communication actions aimed at the media and the general public

b.       Targeting publication bias

c.        Linking EU and Latin American policy making institutions in the field of health research

d.       Organisation of supporting actions and events related to the Presidency of the European Union

·         RESPONDING TO EU POLICY NEEDS

a.       Investigator driven clinical trials on off-patent  medicines for children

b.       Adverse drug reaction research

c.       New methodologies for clinical trials in personalised medicine

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GRANT FUNDS

DEADLINE: March, 24th 2010

Topics:

• Information and communication technologies for manufacturing including industrial robotics;
• Environmental and energy technologies;
• Knowledge-based engineering technologies (computer-aided engineering and design, automated manufacturing, product lifetime management, etc.);
• Adaptive manufacturing technologies: processes for removing, joining, adding, forming, consolidating, assembling;
• Other technologies/products related to the manufacturing field. 

 

BENEFICIARIES:

- At least one company must be based in Piedmont

- At least one company must be based in Asturie, Catalonia, Navarra or Basque country (Spain), Austria, France, Northen Ireland, Israele, Estonia,  Poland, West Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, Wallonia (Belgium).

 
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FUNDS FOR PROJECTS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR

DEADLINE: MARCH 12^TH, 2010. 

areas for funding: 

1)    Improve citizens’ health security

a.        Develop prevention and control of existing or emerging Communicable diseases

b.        Improve preparedness for and response to health emergencies, including climate change, issues related to pandemic influenza and interregional cooperation

c.        Enhance existing response capacity against threats from biological, chemical and radiological agents as well as emerging environmental burden of diseases

d.        Develop prevention in the field of patient safety

e.        Scientific advice and risk assessment

f.          Safety of blood, tissues, cells and organs

2)       Promote health

a.        Promoting health in all policies approach

b.        Public health capacity building

c.        Reduction of health inequalities

d.       Children and young people

e.        Health and work

f.       Nutrition and physical activity

g.      Sexual health and HIV-AIDS

h.       Mental health

i.       Addiction prevention

j.        Prevention of major and chronic diseases and rare diseases

k.       Healthy environments

l.        Injury prevention

3)    Generate and disseminate health information and knowledge

a.        Exchange knowledge and best practise

b.        Collect, analyse and disseminate health information

c.        European Health Information System

d.        Dissemination and application of health information

e.        Analysis and reporting

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