Project Submission page
Submit your project through the online submission tool available here below. We recommend to use Google Chrome when uploading your project.
Please be informed you will need to create a user profile before being able to submit your project. Once you have created your user profile, you will be able to submit your project.
Useful tip!
You will be able to start and save your project and submit it a a later stage when your project is totally finalised.
Deadline
- Project Submission Extended Deadline: Monday, 04 January 2027, midnight CET
Participation requirements
Who can apply?
- Any researcher (on behalf of his department) working on cellular therapies in hematological malignancies can apply.
- Candidates may only be organisations, not individuals, i.e. the award will be granted not to an individual researcher but to his/her department.
Which projects are eligible?
- This program is not meant to sponsor interventional studies and proposals as described in the European Clinical Trials Regulation. ‘Low interventional clinical trials’ as defined therein (art. 2, 2, (3)) may however be supported under this program, subject to a case-by-case assessment. Trials investigating medicinal products will be excluded.
- The topic of research is related to translational research within the field of cellular therapies in hematology. Innovative research on autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplant is also considered in scope.
- The project should not have started yet (not more than finalized protocol)
- Awarded money may only be used exclusively for the project and the budget may not cover:
- Funding such as for personnel can only be considered or accepted if there are no other sources of funding
- General operating expenses of the candidate, such as laptops, tablets, or any other (medical) material that forms part of a healthcare organisation’s standard work equipment
- Medical materials/equipment other than those necessary and directly related to the carrying out of the project. Should the Project require the use of specific material that is not part of the candidate’s standard equipment, a pro rata calculation for leasing of the material for the period of the project should be specified in the budget request.
- Travel costs, conference costs and publication costs
- The project must comply with and be carried out in accordance with all applicable laws, Good Clinical Practices, regulations and industry codes and practices.
Application requirements?
- Description of the research project including costs and timeframe (max. 2 pages) - Example project submission GILEAD award 2027.docx
- Letter of support by a promotor from the department where the research will be performed (max. 1 page)
- Motivational letter (max. 1 page)
- List of publications (if applicable)
- CV
Only submission through the online form is possible. Submissions sent by e-mail will not be considered.
Award
A monetary grant of EUR 25.000 will be awarded to the winner. The results of the selection will be announced during the 2027 General Annual Meeting of the BHS. This award has been made possible with an unrestricted grant from Gilead Sciences Belgium.
