CALL OPEN - EJP RD Networking Support Scheme (NSS)
UPDATE: The NSS has been expanded to include online and hybrid networking events that can now be funded in addition to face-to-face events. A hybrid networking event consists of a group of participants networking face-to-face at a specific location together with other participants networking online.
The aim of the NSS call is to encourage knowledge-sharing between health care professionals, researchers and patients on rare diseases and rare cancers, as well as to enable or increase the participation of usually underrepresented countries in Europe in new and existing research networks. Eligible applicants are health care professionals, researchers, and patient advocacy organisations from the following countries involved in the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD): Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom. There is no limit on the number of participants per event; however, the maximum budget that can be requested is € 30,000 per networking event.
The next collection date is March 1st 2022 at 14:00 (CET).
Selected past networking events are available here.
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