MICHAEL GEISMAN FELLOWSHIP GRANT

The Michael Geisman Fellowship Grant program awards funding to post-doctoral trainees who are currently working on projects with clear relevance to osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), or who have projects that will enable them to develop expertise in OI research. People from all countries can apply. Applications are due October 21, 2024. For questions, please contact bonelink@oif.org.

FRANCIS GLORIEUX RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP GRANT

The grant awards $75,000 CAD per year to post-doctoral trainees who are currently working on projects with clear relevance to osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), or who have projects that will enable them to develop expertise in OI research. Applications are due October 21, 2024. Special consideration will be given to Canadian applications, but people from all countries can apply. See more information here.

ERDERA – REPLACING THE EJP RD

The European Rare Disease Research Alliance (ERDERA) takes over after the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD) to deliver concrete health benefits to rare disease patients in the next decade by advancing prevention, diagnosis and treatment research. For more Information, check out the ERDERA website and info About the ERDERA Partnership.

INNOVATIVE HEALTH INITIATIVE (IHI) CALL 8

The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) call 8 is a two-stage call with topics on cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, regulatory sandboxes, and patient-centred endpoints. It is not specific to OI or rare diseases, but since both cardiopulmonary, osteoarthritis and endpoints are hot topics in OI, so if you are interested you can find more Information here.

Please contact office@oife.org if you know about other grant opportunities for OI-related or rare bone related research!