Calls for Proposals Early-stage FY 2018 e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) – Joint Call for “Health Research: Infectious Diseases, Cancer Research”

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Outline

Status of Grants/Funding Opportunities	Grants/Funding Opportunities
R&D phase	Basic Study, Applied Study, Nonclinical Study/Pre-clinical Study, Clinical Study, Clinical Trials
Key Fields	Japan Cancer Research Project(1st), Emerging/ Re-Emerging Infectious Disease Project Of Japan(1st), Other programs(1st)
Submission Deadline	04/26/18 Thu
Contact	Division of International Collaboration, Department of International Affairs E-mail: e-asia "at" amed.go.jp, Replace "at" with "@". Remarks: Please contact us, preferably by e-mail using the above contact information.

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Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for FY 2018 e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) in “Health Research: Infectious Diseases, Cancer Research”. research area.

	Research field	Project size	Research period	Number of projects to be selected
1	Infectious Diseases	Around 8 million yen per year for each project (excluding indirect costs)	Max. of 4 years FY2018-FY2021	0-2 projects
2	Cancer Research	Around 8 million yen per year for each project (excluding indirect costs)	Max. of 4 years FY2018-FY2021	0-2 projects

Research field

Project size

Research period

Number of projects to be selected

Infectious Diseases

Around 8 million yen per year for each project (excluding indirect costs)

Max. of 4 years

FY2018-FY2021

0-2 projects

Cancer Research

Around 8 million yen per year for each project (excluding indirect costs)

Max. of 4 years

FY2018-FY2021

0-2 projects

Program summary

The e-ASIA Joint Research Program (hereinafter referred to as the “e-ASIA JRP”) aims to develop a vibrant and collaborative research community in Science and Technology, to promote innovation in the East Asian region, and to contribute to the region’s economic development. As part of the program, the following Member Organizations of the e-ASIA JRP have agreed to implement a joint call for proposals of multilateral cooperative research activities.

Participating Member Organizations (listed in alphabetical order):

Cambodia: Ministry of Health (MOH)
Indonesia: Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (RISTEKDIKTI)
Japan: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
Myanmar: Ministry of Education (MOE)
New Zealand: Health Research Council (HRC)
Philippines: Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCHRD)
Russia: Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)
Thailand: National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
USA: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
USA: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Aim of Joint Call and Research Area

The aim of the joint call is not only to contribute to the development of regional science but also to overcome public health and medical problems in East Asia through multilateral collaboration. The field of “Health Research” in the e-ASIA JRP, therefore, invites research proposals that focus on the following research areas:

i) Infectious Diseases
ii) Cancer Research

Program Details

The e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP)

Eligibility

Japan-based applicants

Please refer Application Guideline I. Eligibility for Japan-based applicants.

Solicitation Period

01/19/18 Fri - 04/26/18 Thu

Proposals must be submitted by e-mail to the e-ASIA JRP Secretariat by 17:00 (Thai Standard Time, UTC+7) on 26th April 2018.

Yoshihide Kobayashi (Mr.)
e-ASIA JRP Secretariat
E-mail: easia_secretariat"at"jst.go.jp, Replace "at" with "@".

Japanese applicants also must submit a project title, a summary of the project, and detailed budget information in Japanese with their application forms through the online application system, “e-Rad” by 17:00 (Japanese Standard Time) on 26th April 2018.