In response to the current outbreak of the corona virus Sars-CoV-2, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is opening Module 3 (Rapid Response) of the funding announcement “Guideline for the funding of a “National Research Network for Zoonotic Infectious Diseases”; Federal Gazette of 15.02.2016.

Scope

Funding will be provided for research projects, in line with WHO priorities, on the following points:

• the biology of the virus and its transmission
• animal and environmental research on the origin of the virus, including control measures at the human-animal interface
• epidemiological studies
• clinical characterization and clinical management of diseases caused by the virus
• infection prevention and control, including the best ways to protect health care workers
• research and development of drugs and other therapeutic methods and the development of new diagnostic approaches
• accompanying research and ELSA research in connection with the outbreak.

Full request for proposal (in German)
Full request for proposal (in English)