Deadline: 01-March-2024

The Mérieux Foundation has launched the Small Grants Programme to help fund projects aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.

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Information on financing

• The selected projects will receive financial support of up to 5,000 euros. Two annual sessions are organised to study the applications.

Project Criteria

• Harmonisation with existing initiatives in the area in question
• Objectives and activities related to and consistent with the Mérieux Foundation's mission and centred on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis, neglected tropical diseases and other infectious diseases that represent significant public health problems
• Projects based on an assessment of local needs
• Projects that propose concrete solutions, beyond education and awareness-raising
• Projects that take a global approach to health, including physical, social and psychological aspects
• Projects adapted to the target population and of a long-term nature
• Projects that do not submit a complete file (see documents to be attached below) are not eligible.
• Projects that include only research activities, with no impact on mothers and children, are not eligible. in children .
• Projects with a direct impact on the mother and/or child
• Respect for ethical principles and gender equality in the implementation of the project
• Strong local involvement: links with local authorities, local associations and beneficiaries

Election criteria

• Only projects implemented by local organisations will be studied (projects must be presented by the local structure responsible for the project).
  • Exclusive public interest mission within the Mérieux Foundation's mandate: fighting infectious diseases that affect the most vulnerable populations in developing countries, especially mothers and children
  • Not convicted (the organisation or one of its members) of acts contrary to the aforementioned principles
  • Not in bankruptcy or receivership
  • Student associations and individual applications (scholarship projects) are not eligible for this programme.
  • Non-profit and independent management
  • Registered with the country's authorities for at least three years
  • Respect and sign the ethical principles of the Mérieux Foundation Charter: transparency, professionalism, quality, independence, non-discrimination, respect
  • Association status under the 1901 law or recognised as a public utility or equivalent status for foreign structures

For more information, visit Mérieux Foundation .