Science and Research
Dioraphte supports scientific research in the field of neglected tropical skin diseases (international) and rare diseases (national).
We work exclusively with “calls for research proposals” that alternate every other year.
CFP-NTD2025
– 2025 –
The 2025 call for research proposals on skin-related neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) – CFP-NTD2025 – was closed on the 30th of June 2025. We received 43 stage one applications for the larger grants and 51 stage one applications for the smaller grants. Dioraphte informed five applicants that their application had been granted. The total amount involved was almost 2,700,000 euros. A summary of the five awards can be found here.
CFP-RD2026
The 2026 Call for Proposals on Rare Disease – CFP-RD2026 – is now open
Timeline
| 1 mei 2025 | Sluitingsdatum indiening van projectvoorstel (vooraanvraag) |
| 2 juni 2025 | Verdeling van projecten voor peer review |
| 1 augustus 2025 | Sluiting peer review proces |
| 5 september 2025 | Bekendmaking uitnodiging voor volledige projectvoorstel |
| 17 november 2025 | Uiterste indiendatum indiening van volledige projectvoorstellen |
| 15 januari 2026 | Advies aan bestuur |
| 28 februari 2026 | Bekendmaking van toekenningen CFP-RD2026 |
Please note we will not be able to give feedback on decisions made by the scientific advisory committee and/or the board of Dioraphte.
Learn more about previous awards
– 2024 –
The third call for research proposals for rare disease research – CFP-RD2024 – was announced on Feb. 28, 2023. Forty-eight proposals were submitted. On Rare Diseases Day Feb. 29, 2024, Dioraphte informed four centers of expertise in the Netherlands that their applications had been honored. The total amount involved is 1,625,029 euros. A summary of the selected studies is here.
– 2023 –
The 2023 call for research proposals on skin-related neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) – CFP-NTD2023 – was closed on the19th of June 2023. We received 41 stage one applications. Dioraphte informed three applicants that their application had been granted. The total amount involved was almost 2,550,000 euros. A summary of the three awards can be found here.
– 2022 –
The 2022 call for research proposals for rare disease research – CFP-RD2022 – closed on Aug. 31, 2021. Sixty-four proposals were submitted. On Rare Diseases Day Feb. 28, 2022, Dioraphte informed four centers of expertise in the Netherlands that their applications had been honored. The total amount involved is 1,700,000 euros under a “call for proposals. A summary of the awards is here.
– 2021 –
The 2021 call for research proposals on skin-related neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) – CFP-NTD2021- was closed on the 30th of November 2020. We received 54 stage 1 applications. In September 2021, Dioraphte informed two applicants that their application had been granted. The total amount involved was almost 1,700,000 euros.
A summary of the two awards can be found here.
– 2020 –
The 2020 call for research proposals for rare disease research – CFP-RD2020 – closed on Aug. 31, 2019. Seventy-two proposals were submitted.On Rare Disease Day February 29th 2020, Dioraphte notified five centres of expertise in the Netherlands that their applications had been accepted.
In total, an amount of almost EUR 1,700,000 has been awarded as part of a ‘call for proposals’.
A summary of the awards is here.
– 2019 –
The 2019 call for research proposals on skin-related neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) – CFP-NTD2019 – was closed on the 31st of October 2019. We received 19 stage 1 applications. In May 2020, Dioraphte informed two applicants that their application had been granted. The total amount involved was almost 1,700,000 euros.
A summary of the two awards can be found here.
Examples of projects
Advisor
The e-mail address below is for questions, not for (pre-)applications.
Jasmijn Melse
jasmijnmelse@dioraphte.nl