WADA launches Special Call for Proposals on Synthesis of Reference Material

Deadline to submit applications: 12 December 2025

As part of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Scientific Research Grant Program, WADA is pleased to launch a Special Call for Applications on the Synthesis of Reference Materials. This initiative seeks proposals from qualified research teams for the synthesis, purification, and comprehensive characterization of specific reference materials. These materials are critical for advancing anti-doping analytical methods. 

Scientists interested in submitting a full application on this topic are invited to do so by 12 December 2025 via the Agency’s WADAGrants platform. Final decisions will be announced in April 2026.  

More details are available in the Request for Applications.