Calls for Proposals FY 2022 e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) – Joint Call for “Health Research: Infectious Diseases (including AMR), Cancer”

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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	Innovation and Clinical Research Center Project, Cancer, Infectious disease
Submission Deadline	03/30/22 Wed
Contact	Office of International Collaboration, Division of International Strategy, Department of International Strategy 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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The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for FY 2022 e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) in “Health Research“ field.

#	Research area	Project size (excluding indirect costs)	Research period	Number of projects to be selected
1	Infectious Diseases (including Antimicrobial Resistance)	Approx. 8 million yen per year for each project	36 months FY2022-FY2025	0-3 projects
2	Cancer	Approx. 8 million yen per year for each project	36 months FY2022-FY2025

Research area

Project size (excluding indirect costs)

Research period

Number of projects to be selected

Infectious Diseases (including Antimicrobial Resistance)

Approx. 8 million yen per year for each project

36 months

FY2022-FY2025

0-3 projects

Cancer

Approx. 8 million yen per year for each project

36 months

FY2022-FY2025

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 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):

Anstralia: National Health and Medical Reseach Council (NHMRC)
Japan: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
Philippines: Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCHRD)
Thailand: National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
Thailand: Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B)
United States of America: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
United States of America: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID)

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 asian countries through multilateral collaboration. The field of “Health Research” in the e-ASIA JRP, therefore, invites research proposals that focus on the following research areas:

1) Infectious Diseases (including Antimicrobial Resistance)
2) Cancer

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

12/15/21 Wed - 03/30/22 Wed

Lead PI must submit Proposals by e-mail to the e-ASIA JRP Secretariat by 17:00 (Thai Standard Time, UTC+7) on 30th March 2022.

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

Japanese applicants must also submit a project title, a summary of the project, and detailed budget information in Japanese with the application forms (Form 1J2J) through the online application system, “e-Rad”, by 17:00 (Japanese Standard Time) on 30th March 2022.