2021 Scientific Research Grant: Call for Proposals

• Project description (max. 5 pages) covering objectives, methodology, experimental design, timelines, preliminary results, and references
• Researchers’ information (CVs), home institution details, and available resources
• For projects involving human subjects and/or human samples: local ethics committee approval, participant information letter, and consent form
• For projects involving animals: animal care committee approval
• Printed and signed original application form (signed by all investigators)

• The proposal must focus on development or optimization of analytical tools to detect doping substances or methods, the Athlete Biological Passport, or the pharmacology of prohibited substances and drug combinations.
• The project should have direct and imminent applicability in the fight against doping in sport.
• The proposal should emphasize translational research beyond the discovery stage.
• The project should aim to deliver concrete deliverables by the end of the funding period.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Write the application in English and include English translations of related documentation where relevant
• Compile the required enclosures (project description, researcher information, and approvals if applicable)

• Submit the application as required by the program
• Print the full original application form
• Obtain signatures from all investigators
• Send the signed original application form by mail

• If ethics committee approval documents are pending at submission, provide them once the project is approved for funding
• If animal care committee approval is pending at submission, provide it once the project is approved for funding

• Applicants can expect a response to their proposal by mid-October.

• Applications must be submitted in English, including English translations of related documentation where relevant.
• Responses to proposals can be expected by mid-October.
• Ethics and animal care approvals may be submitted after application if pending, but will be required if the project is approved for funding.