EHA Kick-off Grant

EHA Kick-Off Grants support early-career researchers operating in one of the countries less-represented among EHA grantees. Successful applicants can receive up to €50,000 for up to two years.  

Eligibility

You’re eligible if:  

• You’re an EHA member 
• You’re operating in a country less-represented among EHA grantees (see the full list of eligible countries)
• Your institute is an academic research center or proven equivalent 
• You have the support of an academic department and institute 
• Your application relates to basic and translational lab-based research in hematology  

In addition, at least one of the following must apply: 

• You received your PhD within eight years of the current closing date 
• You’re an MD interested in a career in research, and you were awarded your MD or PhD within eight years of the current closing date

Note: Applicants currently enrolled in a PhD program are not eligible.

If you received your qualifications outside the stated timeframe, please check our policy on life events and eligibility. 

Proposal criteria

Your proposal will be eligible if it’s:

• A new research question that lacks solid preliminary data
• Hypothesis-driven and based on a strong and novel scientific question  
• Focused on hypothesis-testing rather than generation 
• Able to achieve results within two years 

  Your application will not be eligible if it: 

• Relates to development of commercial technology (unless there is a solid research question)  
• Is aimed at descriptive molecular profiling  
• Is about other non-lab-based research  

If you have other questions about eligibility, you can contact us at [email protected] before submitting an application. 

What an EHA Kick-Off Grant covers

An EHA Kick-Off Grant covers: 

• Partial salary of the applicant 
• Lab consumables  
• Equipment—up to a maximum of € 5,000   
• The mandatory cost of attending the EHA Congress whilst your project is active—up to a maximum of €2,000 per year 

It does not cover: 

• Overhead costs   
• Personnel costs (other than the applicant) 
• Travel costs other than to the EHA Congress  
• Funding for existing projects  
• The development of commercial technology, unless it’s based on a solid research question  

If this grant does not fully cover your expenses, you must share details of how you’ll cover them.