A collaboration between Founding
Member Organisations (including the SA Renal Society) and
Donor Companies. Funds of up to R1000 000 are available to research
units
or individuals. Any original clinical, basic science or epidemiological
research related to atherosclerosis will be considered.
Applications can be made twice per year with the following
closing dates:
1 March for July awards and
1 August for December awards.
Funded by an unrestricted grant
from Roche, it aims to ‘encourage innovative
research that will open new avenues of exploration
in the study of anemia’. Awards of up to €130000 are made, with 2 cycles of application per year. Research should focus on one of the following areas:
• Anaemia of chronic disease
• Anaemia related to congestive heart failure and stroke
• Effects of erythropoietin and erythropoietin-like substances as protective drugs in various target organs
• Biology of anaemia and outcomes
For more information, including details of previous awards, visit their website.
SA Renal Society Research Database 
