# TBM

**Source**: https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/tbm.htm
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding

## What?

The TBM programme provides funding for **biomedical research** that focuses on new therapies or diagnoses, which are already further on the path from discovery to clinical application and offer a **clear societal applicability**, but **without any industrial interest** at the moment.

**A perfect fit with the call conditions is essential** and should be checked before starting to write the proposal. An intake is strongly advised to see if your project idea fits the scope of TBM.

## Conditions

- Applicants: Flemish research centers (university hospitals, universities, university colleges, strategic research centers, ...)
- No companies allowed in the consortium
- At least 10% of the budget should be asked by a Flemish hospital or ITM (Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp)
- Non-Flemish research centers: max. 20% of the budget
- 100% funding
- Duration: 2 to 4 years
- **Project budget: 215.000-850.000 euro.** For large or multicentric trials budgets can go up to 1.275.000 EUR.
- An advisory committee is compulsary

## Support

Both Ghent University (Team National funding) and Ghent University Hospital (HIRUZ-IVU, Innovation and Valorisation Unit) offer **support in the preparatory phase and submission** of a TBM proposal. This support is available **for both lead promoters and co-promoters.**

- You can ask for **an intake meeting with FWO** and HIRUZ-IVU to verify whether your project idea fits the scope of TBM
- If your project idea fits the scope, HIRUZ-IVU can help with the **utilisation part of the proposal**
- Team National funding can help you **prepare the budget** and calculate the staff costs

## Submission

1. **The main supervisor submits the project, at the latest by the deadline for presubmission.** The project is now submitted to the host institution.
2. The host institution checks the project on eligibility and financial aspects and gives feedback to the supervisor. If changes to the project are needed, the project will be reopenend and the supervisor will be able to adjust the proposal again.
3. When all changes are made the supervisor submits the proposal to the host institution again, in time for final submission
4. **The host institution submits the project to FWO, at the latest on the deadline for final submission**

The entire submission process is done using the [e-loket of FWO](http://www.fwo-eloket.be/FWO.ELoket.WebUI/Login.aspx).

The proposal (including attachements) should be written in **English**.

## Evaluation

The **evaluation** will be on two levels:

- **Scientific quality\**
- **Utilisation value**

All applications are reviewed by a number of **(inter)national experts** who will discuss and evaluate the proposals during a panel meeting at FWO. During this panel meeting all applicants have the opportunity to **briefly interact with the experts** to provide answers to the most crucial questions of the experts.

## Results

A list of approved projects is published on the [website of FWO](https://www.fwo.be/en/results-outreach/announcement-of-results/) in **November**. Approved projects will start on 1 January.

Every year 10-15 projects get funded.

## More information

- [www.fwo.be (TBM)](https://www.fwo.be/en/support-programmes/all-calls/senior-researchersresearch-teams/tbm-projects-applied-biomedical-research-with-a-primary-social-finality/)
- [FWO information video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzLrjcc5e2s)

## Contact

**Ghent University - Team Flemish, Federal & BOF Projects**

- [vlaams-federaal@ugent.be](mailto:vlaams-federaal@ugent.be)
- Fien Elderweirdt, 09 264 98 44 or [MS Teams](https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=fien.elderweirdt@ugent.be)
- Nina De Wilde, 09 264 32 74

**Ghent University Hospital - HIRUZ Innovation and Valorisation Unit**

- [hiruz.ivu@uzgent.be](mailto:hiruz.ivu@uzgent.be)