{"id":20957,"date":"2024-05-23T14:28:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T12:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ela-international.preprod.melisagency.fr\/?page_id=20957"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:31:32","slug":"call-for-proposals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elainternational.eu\/en\/research\/call-for-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual call for proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<section class=\"contenus-titre-texte\">\n    <div class=\"contenus-titre-texte-container container-content\">\n        <div class=\"contenus-titre-texte-header mobile-flex-display\">\n                        <h2><strong>Annual call for proposals<\/strong><\/h2>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"contenu-texte\">\n                <p>ELA International represents national ELA associations from different countries that contribute together to the financing of research on leukodystrophies. It is run by parents and \/or patients affected by leukodystrophies. Accordingly, ELA International wishes to focus funding on programs devoted to the improvement of the health and welfare of patients. This objective can be achieved through studies aimed at understanding disease mechanisms, developing natural history studies including outcome measures and biomarkers, and conducting clinical trials.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"contenus-titre-texte\">\n    <div class=\"contenus-titre-texte-container container-content\">\n        <div class=\"contenus-titre-texte-header mobile-flex-display\">\n                        <h3><strong>Opening of the call for proposals<\/strong> 2026<\/h3>\n                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"infos-ribbon\">\n    <div class=\"infos-ribbon-container container-content mobile-flex-display\">\n        <p><b>Application submission deadline<\/b> : June 1, 2026<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThemes proposed in the 2026 call for proposals will focus on unmet needs in the field of leukodystrophies. <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"contenus-titre-texte\">\n    <div class=\"contenus-titre-texte-container container-content\">\n        <div class=\"contenus-titre-texte-header mobile-flex-display\">\n                        <h3>Research Topics of Interest include:<\/h3>\n                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style>\n    .card-list {\n    \/* list-style-type: none; *\/\n    padding: 0;\n    margin: 0;\n    max-width: 865px; \/* Set the width of the container *\/\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);\n    gap: 20px; \/* Space between the items *\/\n}\n\n.card-list div.card-list-item {\n    background-color: #005973;\n    color:white;\n    padding: 30px;\n    margin: 15px 0 15px 0;\n    \/* float: left; *\/\n}\n.card-list div.card-list-item p {\n    color: white;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    line-height: 160%;\n}\n\/* .card-list div:nth-child(odd) {\n    clear: left;\n    margin-right: 4%;\n}\n.card-list::after {\n    content: \"\";\n    display: table;\n    clear: both;\n} *\/\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"tuiles\">\n    <div class=\"container-small\">\n        <ul class=\"card-list\">\n                        \n            <div class=\"col\"><div class=\"card-list-item\"><li><p>Clinical trial \/ clinical trial readiness for leukodystrophies including the development of longitudinal outcome measures, biomarker characterization, imaging modalities and pharmacodynamics \/ pharmacokinetic studies.<\/p><\/li><\/div><div class=\"card-list-item\"><li><p>Developing animal or cell-based models (e.g. patient derived iPSC) relevant to human leukodystrophies.<\/p><\/li><\/div><\/div>            <div class=\"col\"><div class=\"card-list-item\"><li><p>Preclinical studies specifically testing therapies (gene, cell, enzyme or pharmacologic therapies) for leukodystrophies.<\/p><\/li><\/div><div class=\"card-list-item\"><li><p>Study of mechanisms responsible for leukodystrophies, in order to identify new therapeutic approaches.<\/p><\/li><\/div><\/div>            \n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"contenus-titre-texte\">\n    <div class=\"contenus-titre-texte-container container-content\">\n        <div class=\"contenus-titre-texte-header mobile-flex-display\">\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"contenu-texte\">\n                <p>Studies should address a knowledge gap in the field of leukodystrophies and a preference will be given to clinical trials and clinical trial readiness for leukodystrophies. Translational studies using animal models should use genetic models of leukodystrophies. Joint funding initiatives for clinical trials are encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>Direct costs cannot exceed \u20ac100,000 per year, for a maximum funding period of two years.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"numbers container-content\">\n    <section class=\"ctas\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/call.elainternational.eu\/en\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cta_btn fill-rounded\">Online submission at call.elainternational.eu<\/a>\n            <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"infos-ribbon\">\n    <div class=\"infos-ribbon-container container-content mobile-flex-display\">\n        <p><em>For more information<\/em>:<\/p>\n                    <a href=\"mailto:a.boyer@elainternational.eu\" class=\"btn-inverse\"><svg width=\"17\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 15\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path d=\"M0 7.5H15M15 7.5L9.78261 1.5M15 7.5L9.78261 13.5\" stroke=\"#DF156E\" stroke-width=\"2\" \/>\n            <\/svg> contact Audrey Boyer<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":782,"parent":20800,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20957","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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