National MS Society - call 2024 for Research Grants

Research

What?

The National MS Society offers a funding opportunity for investigator-initiated proposals to support research focused on addressing research questions highlighted in the Pathways to MS Cures Roadmap.
 
The Roadmap includes three Pathways: STOPPING MS disease activity, RESTORING function by reversing damage and symptoms, and ENDING MS by preventing new cases. Applicants must clearly state the relevance of their proposals to at least one of the research questions outlined in the Roadmap. 
 
The National MS Society supports all types of research including laboratory models, human studies, population-based approaches, and data-intensive investigations that leverage both researcher and patient-reported outcomes. They value studies that:
- promote synergies between researchers in diverse disciplines;
- adhere to principles of sharing data and resources;
- focus on underserved and understudied ethnic and racial MS populations (Please consult this toolkit for strategies regarding Minority Engagement in MS Research).

Amount: a budget limit of $200,000 per year total costs (including indirect costs) for up to 3 years in length. The budget must be justified based on the aims of the proposal.
  

Who?

Principal Investigator: It is expected that the person indicated as the principal investigator in an application for a grant is the one who is personally and actively responsible for the conduct of the research and who is considered eligible by his or her institution to apply for a research grant. The principal investigator must hold an M.D., Ph.D. or the equivalent at the time of submission.

Institution: Institutions, except in unusual circumstances, are the official recipients of grants made for the support of specific research by the principal investigator. The recipient institution may be in any country permitted under United States policies and must be a non-profit organization. Applicants are also encouraged to apply for research funding from local sources

Application?

Submission guidelines and process:  Important dates:

• Pre-Application Deadline: 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time, Wednesday, July 24, 2024
• Full Application Deadline: 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time, Wednesday, July 31, 2024
• Successful proposals will begin spring/summer 2025

Staff will review the required brief pre-application to determine whether the research plan is appropriate and relevant to the Pathways to MS Cures Roadmap.

Pre-applications and full applications are submitted through the National MS Society's online grant submission portal - MSGrants (https://nmss.fluxx.io). First-time applicants must register before gaining access to applications.

For application, you can find more information on the website, including the contact persons and the practical guidelines for application.

More information?

More information about this call can also be found here.

Deadline intern

17.07.2024, 24.07.2024

Contact Hasselt University?

E-mail sarah.szyr@uhasselt.be

Tel. +3211269052