Euretina

Euretina is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1140791).

Euretina is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, and its objects are to advance education for the public benefit by promoting the exchange of knowledge between retinal and macula specialists in Europe and by stimulating and encouraging retinal and macula research there. Its programmes include the Retinal Medicine Clinical Research Award, which grants up to €300,000, and the Euretina Observership Grant Programme, which offers €1,500 to each successful candidate. Its annual giving is €859,165 according to the annual report.

Priority Areas

Euretina directs support to retinal-medicine research and educational benefits for its members. Its annual clinical research funding call supports independent clinical research in retinal medicine, including studies conducted by clinician or non-clinician researchers in hospital or laboratory settings. It focuses on research not typically supported by other funding bodies, including the pharmaceutical and medicinal-product industry. The research award is open to member clinicians and researchers based at eligible clinical or academic centres in Europe; applications are competitive and peer reviewed, with a panel shortlisting expressions of interest for full proposals. Euretina also offers observership grants to eligible trainee doctors for placements at approved European centres of expertise.

Themes

• Retinal medicine research
• Education for members

Geographic Focus

EU-based; Horizon Europe associated countries; Switzerland.

Applicants submit an expression of interest; the review panel evaluates eligible submissions and invites shortlisted applicants to submit a full proposal.

Deadlines: Expressions of interest close in December.

Who can apply:

• Retinal Medicine Clinical Research Award
  • The competition is open to all clinicians and researchers, who hold Euretina membership on the closing date.
  • Applicants must hold a full time clinical/research post at an EU-based clinical or academic centre including Horizon Europe associated countries and Switzerland.
  • Have demonstrable prior experience in the conduct of clinical research in the field of retinal medicine and hold demonstrable GCP experience.
  • Be familiar and experienced with the administrative, insurance and regulatory requirements for the conduct of EU-based clinical research studies.
• Observership Grant Programme
  • The Observership programme is targeted at trainees in at least their final year of residency OR those who have finished their residency less than 5 years at the time of application.
  • Applicants must be training in a specialised retinal unit or university hospital.
  • Applicants must be current Euretina members.
  • Applicants must be in (or have completed) training in a European country.
  • Observerships must be spent at Approved Observership Centres.

What to send:

• Observership Grant Programme
  • Up to date CV (Must be PDF Format).
  • Letter of intent describing the reasons for your application (Must be PDF Format).
  • Letter of support from the present head of department of your institution (Must be PDF Format).

Applying again: Retinal Medicine Clinical Research Award: Resubmission of an application from previous rounds of the Euretina Retinal Medicine Clinical Research Award is not permitted.

What the charity says:

• The Award focuses on research that other funding bodies, including the pharmaceutical and medicinal product industry, do not typically support.
• Applicants are expected to provide appropriate justification for the budget requested.
• Principal applicants must demonstrate prior retinal-medicine clinical-research experience and GCP experience.