The FIRENDO (Filiere Maladies Rares Endocriniennes) network will award a grant for the period 2025-2027 to fund a collaborative research project between a FIRENDO member organization and an HCP (Health Care Provider, a healthcare institution) that is a member of the Endo-ERN (European Reference Network on Rare Endocrine Conditions) outside France.

The grant aims to stimulate international collaborative clinical, translational, or fundamental research projects between:

A FIRENDO organization (clinical or research laboratory, clinical department, patient association) – see the directory here, and an Endo-ERN member outside France – see the directory here. The project must focus on one or more rare endocrine diseases within the scope of FIRENDO (see the list here).

The reality of the collaboration and the synergy between the international teams must be explained in the application. The long-term potential of this collaboration to foster a dynamic European research between FIRENDO and Endo-ERN is an important element.

The grant can be used for salary, operating expenses, and/or travel expenses and will be worth a maximum of €60,000.

The application must include:

• CV of the project leader within the EPST, a member of FIRENDO (1 page + listing their 5 main publications on the topic)
• Research project in collaboration with the ENDO-ERN structure (maximum 5 pages, in French or English)
• Any regulatory documents already obtained for projects involving human subjects (ethics committee approvals)
• Timeline for a project that can be completed in a maximum of 24 months
• Detailed budget for a maximum of 24 months (salaries/operating expenses/travel expenses, etc.)
• Certification from the head of the FIRENDO member organization of the French EPST leading the project
• Certification from the coordinator of the Healthcare Provider member of ENDO-ERN, involved in the collaborative project
• The composition of the FIRENDO panel that will review the applications, as well as the decision-making process, will be communicated later on this page.

The deadline for submitting applications via the form is Monday, June 2, 2025, at midnight.

You can find the original announcement with additional application information on the FIRENDO website.