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!!SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies)

__Europe’s academies are playing a vital role in global efforts to understand and tackle the challenge posed by the COVID-19 outbreak. Academies are home to world-leading expertise on infectious diseases — including not only medical and epidemiological facts, but also on social and economic effects, and how people and populations respond.
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!Join the fight

Our partners and colleagues are seeking help from researchers and members of the public:

*__If you can contribute to research:__ rapid funding is available in [France|https://anr.fr/en/call-for-proposals-details/call/flash-call-covid-19/#], [Lithuania|http://www.lma.lt/news/850/645], [Spain|http://www.ciencia.gob.es/portal/site/MICINN/menuitem.edc7f2029a2be27d7010721001432ea0/?vgnextoid=7e59f67b7a8e0710VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4346846085f90210VgnVCM1000001034e20aRCRD&utm_campaign=ndp-rd-coronavirus&utm_medium=email&utm_source=acumbamail] and [Ireland|https://www.sfi.ie/funding/funding-calls/covid19-rapid-response].

*__If you can provide advice to parliamentarians:__ [join a UK Parliament database of expertise|https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nt3mHDeziEC-Xo277ASzSoLpf6XskbZHvUtRYJ4I4atURUZVQ0hGNDlLMExMMEtSN1NKWkZQTlMyVCQlQCN0PWcu].

*__If you have an academic background (PhD candidate or higher):__ [sign up as a rapid reviewer|http://aecardiffknowledgehub.wales/2020/03/16/call-for-reviewers-rapid-review-network-for-covid-19] for the UK’s Royal Society registered reports.

*__If you can report on national policy decisions: __[volunteer as a rapporteur|https://www.ingsa.org/covid/policymaking-tracker] for the International Network for Government Science Advisors.

*__If you are a young scientist (aged 13-17):__ [join the innovation challenge|https://www.iva.se/en/published/innovation-challenge-to-slow-spread-of-covid-19] promoted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

*__If you are a YAE fellow:__ [contribute to a webinar on COVID-19|http://yacadeuro.org/yae-symposium-on-covid-19].

*__If your lab could help with diagnostics and treatment:__ [respond to the IMI’s call for proposals|https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/research-area/health-research-and-innovation/coronavirus-research-and-innovation_en#imi] (coordinated by the EU and the pharmaceutical industry).

*__If you use a computer:__ [download Folding@home|https://foldingathome.org/2020/02/27/foldinghome-takes-up-the-fight-against-covid-19-2019-ncov] to harness your computer power in the fight against COVID-19.

*__If you are a science communicator:__ [learn how to adapt your outreach activities to lockdown|https://www.sapea.info/outreach-during-lockdown].

*You can also [contribute to the WHO’s COVID-19 response fund|https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/donate].
    
!!Visit the SAPEA website for more information: [https://www.sapea.info/coronavirus]