Epilepsy Ireland's 9th Research Funding call - we need your feedback!

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In anticipation of our 9th Research call under our Research Funding scheme later this year, we are seeking feedback from people with epilepsy and their families on the types of research you believe we should be investing in. 

Since 2009, Epilepsy Ireland have invested over €1.5 million in a wide-ranging array of epilepsy research projects. The majority of these investments have been made under the Health Research Charities Ireland/ Health Research Board (HRCI-HRB) Joint Funding Scheme. This scheme allows charities like Epilepsy Ireland to partner with the state’s health research body to jointly fund research on important health issues.

These investments have always been guided by our community, and we are appealing to people with epilepsy and their families to please make your voice heard in advance of our next call by completing our Research priorities survey. 

The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and outlines the different types of research that we could invest in, as well as what you feel is most important. The responses to the survey will shape the type of research proposals we will invite as part of our Research Call later this year. Please do not delay in making your preferences known as the survey will close on May 20th. 

To complete the survey, please click the button below. 

Complete the survey on Surveymonkey!

Thank you in advance for completing this important survey – and we are looking forward to receiving your input and feedback in advance of issuing our next Research Call. We hope our next call will lead to further investments in high quality and innovative epilepsy research projects. If you would like to learn more about our previous/continuing investments in epilepsy research projects, visit the ‘Research’ section of our website. 

If you or your loved one need any information or support about epilepsy, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your local Community Resource Officer. Visit the ‘Our Local Service’ page on our website to find details of your local Community Resource Officer.