Health Marathon Awards 2018 support Autoimmune Disease and Allergy Research

Applications for the 2018 Health Marathon Awards, which aim to support Portuguese scientific research in different areas of biomedicine, are being submitted until November 9. The awards of this 5th edition intend to select the two best scientific research projects in the area of Autoimmune Diseases and Allergies, which will be awarded a support of 20 thousand euros each, an amount that will be directed to the continuation of these same projects.

The evaluation of the applications will be carried out by an international jury proposed by FCT, composed of scientists of recognized merit in the field of biomedicine. The evaluation and selection process is based on several criteria, including the scientific merit of the candidates and the impact that the proposed research work may have on the discovery of better treatments, cure and prevention of Autoimmune Diseases and Allergies.

In the first four editions of the Awards, to which around 250 project applications were submitted in the areas of Cancer, Diabetes, Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Cardiovascular Diseases, 11 researchers were supported in the development of their work in these areas in Portugal.

The Health Marathon Awards are an initiative of the Health Marathon Association, a non-profit institution, and are supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). The monetary value of the awards, totaling 40 thousand euros, results from donations raised during the annual Maratona da Saúde television show held in partnership with RTP, as well as other initiatives and support from civil society.

All the information about applying for the Awards is here.