AFM Telethon – Scientific call for proposals

The French Muscular Dystrophy Association invites applications for its scientific call for proposals. This aims to increase understanding of the neuromuscular system and encourage the development of therapies for neuromuscular diseases and rare genetic diseases. The following grants are available:

  • trampoline grants are meant to support young investigators early in their professional career or early stage innovative projects – grants are worth up to €50,000 for one year;
  • research grants are open to researchers or clinical investigators holding a permanent position or equivalent in an academic, governmental or private institution, with proposals from groups outside France strongly encouraged to include a French component – grants last one year and are renewable for a second, and exceptionally for a third;
  • postdoctoral fellowships are open to candidates who have defended their doctoral thesis before the payment of the fellowship – fellowships last for one year and are renewable for a second.

Deadline: 17th January 2023.

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