Grants for Infectious Diseases Projects of up to 5000 euros from the Mérieux Foundation

Mérieux Foundation is launching its grants program for infectious diseases projects all over the world. The Mérieux Foundation's grants program contributes towards financing projects that aim to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. The projects including as beneficiaries mothers and children will be given priority.

Selected projects will receive financial support of up to 5000 euros.

• Eligibility criteria for organizations
• Only projects implemented by local organizations will be studied (projects must be submitted by the local structure responsible for the project).
• Not convicted (the organization or one of its members) of acts contrary to the principles stated above.
• Not in bankruptcy or receivership.
• Student associations and individual applications (scholarship projects) are not eligible for this program.
• Nonprofit and independent management.
• Registered with the authorities of the country for at least three years
• Respect and sign the ethical principles of the Mérieux Foundation’s Charter: transparency, professionalism, quality, independence, non-discrimination, respect.
• Status of association under the law of 1901 or recognized as a public utility or equivalent status for foreign structures.
• Eligibility criteria for projects
• Harmonization with existing initiatives in the concerned location.
• Objectives and activities related to and consistent with the Mérieux Foundation’s mission and focusing on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis, neglected tropical diseases and other infectious diseases representing significant public health issues.
• Projects based on a local needs assessment.
• Projects proposing concrete solutions, beyond education and raising awareness.
• Projects that are adapted to the population that are targeted and are long-term in nature.
• Projects that do not present a complete file are not eligible.
• Projects that only include research activities, with no impact on mother and child, are not eligible.
• Projects taking a global approach to health, including physical, social and psychological aspects.
• Projects with a direct impact on the mother and / or child.
• Respect for ethical principles and gender equality in the implementation of the project.
• Strong local involvement: links with local authorities, local associations and beneficiaries.

About Mérieux Foundation:-

The Mérieux Foundation is an independent family foundation with public interest status that is committed to fighting, in the field, the infectious diseases that affect developing countries by building capacities, particularly in clinical laboratories. With its network of laboratories, the foundation’s work is focused on diagnosis, an essential aspect of patient care and an indispensable tool for disease surveillance and control. Taking a global health approach, the foundation also works in the field to help the most vulnerable, with a strong emphasis on mothers and children.

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