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SUMMARY:SAMW/ASSM Swiss National MD-PhD Fellowships Program
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DESCRIPTION:MD-PhD fellowships enable talented young physicians to complet
 e a doctoral research training in natural sciences\, public health science
 s\, clinical research or biomedical ethics. At EPFL\, applicants must be m
 atriculated at the School of Life Sciences.\n\nFunding: Grantee’s salary
  (SNSF rate) & employer’s social security contributions. Note that resea
 rch costs must be covered by the institution.\nDuration: Swiss National MD
 -PhD Fellowships are awarded for a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 3 years. N
 ote that funding for a 4th salary year after expiration of the grant if ne
 cessary to complete the MD-PhD\, must be guaranteed by the host institutio
 n.\n\nCall 2026\nSubmission deadline: 15 May 2026\nInterviews in Bern: 1 O
 ctober 2026 (upon invitation)\nEarliest start of the grant: 1 January 2027
 \nLatest start of the grant: 1 January 2028 (provided that the personal a
 nd formal requirements are still fulfilled)\n \nSubmission of application
 s\nDetails available on the registration page.\n\nParticipation requiremen
 ts\nApplicants must have successfully completed their studies in human\, v
 eterinary or dental medicine and be admitted as doctoral students in one o
 f the local MD-PhD programs of a Swiss university associated with the nati
 onal program by the time of the grant start.\n They must have obtained th
 eir medical degree (Swiss state examination or equivalent degree) generall
 y shortly before and no more than 5 years before the submission deadline.\
 nEligibility window: Time window of 4 years starting from the date of matr
 iculation as MD-PhD student. This time window may be extended by a maximum
  of 1 year in justified cases.\nComplete participation requirements\, reas
 ons to request an extension of the eligibility window and evaluation crite
 ria are described in the program regulations.\n\nTime commitment: Grantees
  must devote at least 80% of a full-time employment to their MD-PhD projec
 t. For clinically-oriented projects\, grantees who have clinical duties ne
 xt to their research activities can request to devote a lower work quota 
 – but at least 60% of a full-time employment – to their MD-PhD project
 . The maximum duration of the fellowship remains unchanged.\n \nFor more 
 information:\nSwiss National MD-PhD Fellowships Program regulations\nFrequ
 ently asked questions (FAQ) \nOnline registration page\nNational MD-PhD E
 valuation Committee\nSynopsis of grantees\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
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