Since the first Sunday of Advent, our donation subscription campaign has been running under the motto "5€ for 5 things". The idea that many small, regular contributions can together enable more biomedical research has already motivated over 1,000 donors in the first week. An impressive sign of what can be achieved together!
Achieving our goals set for 2026 (see current funding strategy) requires the highest possible level of donations. We call on the public, those affected, relatives and friends to make sustainable funding possible for the further expansion of our work for more diagnostic and therapeutic research by setting up donation subscriptions.
Starting now: Gift donations – for Christmas and beyond
Gift donations are now also possible through this campaign. At Christmas or other occasions, donors can simply enter the name of the recipient on the donation subscription website and, for donations of €5 or more, receive a beautiful PDF certificate to give as a gift – printed out to place under the Christmas tree or on the gift table, or digitally for recipients who live far away.
What becomes possible when we join forces
On the donation subscription website, our model calculation shows what many donors can achieve in terms of research funding with a minimum of £5 per month. Every additional investment in research – whether scholarships for young researchers, basic studies, research professorships or drug studies – generates progress in understanding diseases and developing treatment options.
Just 10,000 patients, families or friends could contribute €5 per month to raise €600,000 for approximately 40 scholarships, four basic studies or one research professorship. A drug study requires approximately 25,000 donors. 100,000 donors would collectively raise €6 million per annum, enabling several basic research and drug studies, scholarships and professorships.
Since the campaign began on the first Sunday of Advent, more than 1,000 donors have contributed over €100,000 (including projections for 12-month donation subscriptions). We will soon be displaying the current status of donors and donations on the donation subscription website on a daily basis.
Our joint motto: “5 euros for 5 things”
For ME/CFS – the disease with 5 letters – we want to achieve even more than before in our 5th year of existence in our 5 areas of work (the areas of work are explained in the current funding strategy ). Simply put: the more reliable our funding from donations becomes, the more comprehensively and sustainably we can and want to invest in research.
Thank you to everyone who supports our work!
How can you support the work of the ME/CFS Research Foundation?
We are committed to ensuring that the diagnosis, care and treatment of ME/CFS sufferers will one day become the medical and social norm. As the ME/CFS Research Foundation, we focus on biomedical research, which we see as the key to solving these problems (more on this in research funding strategy and in our half year report summer 2025, which summarises our activities). To do this, we need extensive support from private donors – those affected, relatives, families, friends, associations, schools, networks, companies, initiatives, event organisers and all supporters. And if you are not able to provide direct support, you can share our story and motivate others to help. Because only together can such a feat be achieved.
We fully translate donations and other support into scientifically excellent research, networking and ultimately visible successes, i.e. better ME/CFS diagnostics and therapies. We are happy to work together with other organisations and initiatives - please contact us!
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