OUR GRANT STRATEGY

The need to fund basic and translation related research

As a rare disease Sanfilippo receives limited attention and funding for research. Therefore, there is a need for additional awareness and funding in order to find and deliver cure in the near future. This applies both for innovative approaches funded by incubator grants and research related directly to translation into clinical trails funded with translational grants.

We use best practices developed by Sanfilippo Children’s Foundation

In order to apply the best practices we closely follow approach developed by Sanfilippo Children’s Foundation (SCF). You can learn more about the SCF and their Research Funding Program on their website: http://www.sanfilippo.org.au/. Our Research Funding Programme is the same with small adjustment regarding the amounts and the focus. The process is the same as by SCF, with the notable difference that we evaluate applications on continuous basis. The forms are also the same given that they fully satisfy our needs and in order to allow researcher to use the same familiar documents when applying for funding.

Our Grant Strategy

• Providing funds for research areas that ensure the greatest scientific progress and can be translated into an effective cure.
• Aim: to invest EUR 100-125k per year in funding research projects
• Focus areas:
  • Halt the progress of the disease
  • Recover from the damage so far incurred
  • Improve the quality of life of the patients
• Sustainable strategy in the medium to long run

 

The Three Focus Areas

Guiding Principles for Selecting Projects