Current Open RFP
GHIT Fund RFP Target Research Platform 2025-001
The GHIT Fund announces the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Target Research Platform (TRP). The TRP platform is intentionally broad in potential scope and targets new technologies and novel approaches (Standard TRP Award), landscaping and market assessment (Strategic Innovation and Market Assessment Award) and bridging activities for current/previously funded GHIT Fund Projects (R&D Accelerator Award).
Proposals must be within the project scope and investment eligibility below in order to be considered. The TRP is currently focused on technologies and approaches that address unmet or priority needs within malaria, tuberculosis, Neglected Tropical Diseases and disease with pandemic potential listed in the GHIT Intent to Apply form.
Proposed projects should primarily originate from or materially involve Japanese science and technology and partnerships will need to be between eligible Japanese and non-Japanese organizations.
Interested applicants can find detailed information on the RFP and the Intent to Apply form below.
(The schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.Please refer the RFP for more details on the schedule for Strategic Innovation and Market Assessment Award and R&D Accelerator Award)
RFP and Intent to Apply
Key RFP Milestone Dates
RFP Release November 1, 2024
Intent to Apply No later than 10:00 am JST on November 28, 2024
*Applicants are encouraged to submit the ITA well in advance of the full proposal submission deadline shown below to secure sufficient time to prepare a full proposal.
Submit via Editorial Manager® for Target Research Platform (https://www.editorialmanager.com/ghitfund_trp/)
Full Proposal Due No later than 10:00 am JST on January 16, 2025
Submit via Editorial Manager® for Target Research Platform (https://www.editorialmanager.com/ghitfund_trp/ )
Full Proposal templates
*Only eligible applicants will be invited to submit the full proposal and will receive an instruction to access the proposal templates by email.
Proposals Evaluation and Interview Processes January - July 2025
Notification of Results July 2025
Investment Agreement Fully Executed (Awarded Proposals) September 2025