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Call for proposals on the development of social services for psychosocial support and rehabilitation for children and their families in paediatric oncology clinics in Member States and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme
Funding Program
EU4Health programme 2021-2027
Call number
EU4H-2024-PJ-02-3
deadlines
Opening
18.06.2024
Deadline
10.10.2024 17:00
Funding rate
60-80 %
Call budget
€ 7,400,000.00
Estimated EU contribution per project
€ 3,700,000.00
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Call content
short description
The main objective of this action is to create a service in paediatric oncology clinics that will support children and their families during cancer treatment, by providing the necessary psychological and social support to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults from 0 months to 24 years old.
Call objectives
The action could support the identification of the different capabilities available across Europe and build the foundation to regularly identify gaps and needs to be addressed at national and regional level across Europe. This process will be focused on quality of life and well-being of children, adolescents, and young adults, their families, siblings, and relatives, including mental, psychosocial and nutritional support, together with clinical oncology, surgery and radiology specialities, including their nursing services.
This action supports the implementation of the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan to support childhood cancer and implements the EU4Health Programme’s general objectives to strengthen health systems by improving their resilience and resource efficiency (Article 3, point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2021/522) through the specific objectives defined in Article 4, point(g), of Regulation (EU) 2021/522.
The scope of this action is to address the critical need for comprehensive psychosocial care in paediatric oncology clinics across Member States and countries associated with the EU4Health Programme. The action aims to support the establishment of a unified service system and support infrastructure to deliver psychological and social support to children, adolescents, and young adults undergoing cancer treatment, as well as their families. This includes developing organizational structures, training programs, and tools tailored to the unique needs of paediatric oncology patients. Additionally, the action will conduct a thorough assessment of existing psychosocial services across Europe to identify best practices, gaps and opportunities for improvement. Through collaboration and knowledge sharing, the action seeks to enhance the quality of life and well-being of paediatric cancer patients and their families, ultimately contributing to the broader goals of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the EU4Health Programme.
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Expected effects and impacts
The action will contribute to the development of a social service for psychosocial support and rehabilitation for children and their families in paediatric oncology clinics across the Union and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme. This action will address the need to establish a Europe-wide psychosocial care standard in order to ensure high-quality psychosocial care throughout the whole paediatric oncological treatment trajectory, including the transition from the paediatric to the adult care, and to eliminate inequalities in access to care.
This action will help Member States and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme to improve cooperation among their cancer services, by addressing skill gaps and better equipping the health workforce with personnel trained in cancer care.
This action will help with overcoming the consequences of the drastic separation from the usual environment, to deal with physical discomfort, late effects of treatment, low self-esteem and lack of self-confidence.
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Expected results
Support activities include psychological support; meeting daily activity needs; return to normal social contacts and activities inclusion, by developing communication and group work skills; utilization of free time through games; entertainment, etc.
All activities are tailored to the general state of health of the children and young people with oncological diseases. Special attention is directed to the needs and their skills, according to their age and physical capabilities.
Moreover, the aim of this action is to develop:
- an organisation and teams in onco-paediatric clinics;
- tools and training sessions as a social service for psychosocial support and rehabilitation for children and their families in paediatric oncology clinics as part of a patient treatment plan;
- a mapping of psychosocial services from the perspective of psychosocial health professionals working in treatment centres across Europe. In some Member States, psychosocial support is provided by the public healthcare system and in some others by cancer organisations.
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Eligibility Criteria
Regions / countries for funding
Moldova (Moldova), Iceland (Ísland), Norway (Norge), Ukraine (Україна)
eligible entities
Education and training institution, International organization, Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) / Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Other, Private institution, incl. private company (private for profit), Public Body (national, regional and local; incl. EGTCs), Research Institution incl. University, Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)
Mandatory partnership
Yes
Project Partnership
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium composed of at least 10 applicant organisations established in at least 5 different eligible countries.
Applicants should be: Academia and education establishments, research institutes, hospitals, expert networks, civil society organisations, associations, foundations, NGOs, private entities (for profit/not for profit); international organisations, Member States’ authorities, municipalities and national authorities in the health domain.
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs
- eligible non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries)
Other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such as associated partners, subcontractors, third parties giving in-kind contributions, etc.
Specific cases:
Natural persons — Natural persons are NOT eligible (with the exception of self-employed persons, i.e. sole traders, where the company does not have legal personality separate from that of the natural person).
International organisations — International organisations are eligible. The rules on eligible countries do not apply to them.
Entities without legal personality — Entities which do not have legal personality under their national law may exceptionally participate, provided that their representatives have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf, and offer guarantees for the protection of the EU financial interests equivalent to that offered by legal persons.
EU bodies — EU bodies (with the exception of the European Commission Joint Research Centre) can NOT be part of the consortium.
Associations and interest groupings — Entities composed of members may participate as ‘sole beneficiaries’ or ‘beneficiaries without legal personality’. Please note that if the action will be implemented by the members, they should also participate (either as beneficiaries or as affiliated entities, otherwise their costs will NOT be eligible).
European Reference Networks (ERNs) — These cover networks between healthcare providers and centres of expertise in the Member States to reinforce healthcare cooperation, in particular in the area of rare diseases, in line with the objectives set out in Article 12 of Directive 2011/24.
other eligibility criteria
Non- eligible activities:
- financial support to third parties
The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement (60%).
You can apply for a higher project funding rate (80%) if your project is of ‘exceptional utility’, i.e. concerns:
- actions where at least 30 % of the budget is allocated to Member States whose GNI per inhabitantis less than 90% of the EU average or
- actions with bodies from at least 14 Member States and where at least four are from Member States whose GNI per inhabitant is less than 90% of the EU average.
Additional information
Topics
Relevance for EU Macro-Region
EUSAIR - EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region, EUSALP - EU Strategy for the Alpine Space, EUSBSR - EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, EUSDR - EU Strategy for the Danube Region
UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs)
project duration
36 months
Additional Information
Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (accessible via the Topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders section). Paper submissions are NOT possible. Proposals (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System.
Proposals must be complete and contain all the requested information and all required annexes and supporting documents:
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Application Form Part A — contains administrative information about the participants (future coordinator, beneficiaries and affiliated entities) and the summarised budget for the project (to be filled in directly online)
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Application Form Part B — contains the technical description of the project (to be downloaded from the Portal Submission System, completed and then assembled and re-uploaded)
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mandatory annexes and supporting documents (templates available to be downloaded from the Portal Submission System, completed, assembled and re-uploaded):
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detailed budget table/calculator
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CVs (standard) of core project team
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list of previous projects (key projects for the last 4 years) (template available in Part B)
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Proposals are limited to maximum 70 pages (Part B). Evaluators will not consider any additional pages.
Call documents
Call document EU4H-2024-PJ-02Call document EU4H-2024-PJ-02(1035kB)
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