About
The ERS Clinical Research Collaborations (CRC) programme provides support to projects in different areas of respiratory medicine, to build and maintain European multi-centre networks of researchers, from both within and outside of the Society.
CRCs are an ideal collaborative platform to involve multiple stakeholders in projects. For example, clinical researchers and translational researchers with representatives from other specialties, including radiologists, biostatisticians, associated funding partners and patients. This multidisciplinary approach fosters a dynamic scientific community and has the ultimate aim of advancing science and clinical research in a specific disease area, to improve respiratory health and medicine.
ERS encourages early-career member involvement to support their career development, alongside patient engagement and public input by working in collaboration with the European Lung Foundation (ELF).
How to apply for funding
The CRC call opens on July 15th every year.
To apply for CRC funding, you must complete the online application form by 23:59 CEST on October 15. Please read carefully the CRC Guidance and complete the form in full by the deadline. The results of the application are announced late February the following year.
Highlight notices 2023:
- Home ventilation and Sleep
- CRC Multi-modal translation:
- Respiratory diseases at the extremes of age
- Pathobiological mechanisms in ILD and lung cancer
- Impact of the exposome on chronic lung diseases and exposure-driven damage of the lung
More information on the CRC Multi-modal translation can be found here.
Highlight notices encourage proposals in specific areas. These topics will not be favoured in the reviewing process, but if applications were equally rated by reviewers, this would be important criteria for selecting one over the other. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the ERS scientific department in time to meet the deadline.