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SUMMARY:Novartis Foundation for Medical-Biological Research | Research Pro
 ject Grant| Young Investigator Grant
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260911
DTSTAMP:20260916T034810Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Novartis funding instruments:\nThe Novartis Foundation for Med
 ical-Biological Research offers 2 types of support in the field of medicin
 e and medically oriented biology / biochemistry:\n- A.  Research Project 
 Grants: for experienced researchers developing projects at Swiss universit
 ies\n- B. Young Inverstigaors Grants: support researchers at their early s
 tages of independency at Swiss universities.\n\n\nGeneral restrictions & i
 nformations\n\n	The Foundation DOES NOT sponsor projects that include any 
 Novartis products.\n	Applicants for grants must not have received a grant 
 of the same kind from the Foundation within the last five years (e.g. appl
 icants requesting funding in the first 2026 deadline may only have last r
 eceived a Novartis Grant  in the first deadline of 2021). The   "Resear
 ch Fellowship abroad" (scheme now discontinued) is not taken into account 
 for these restrictions.\n	Resubmissions: No limitations\, send in a revise
 d version and explain any changes made to the original in a seperate docum
 ent.\n	Send your application with all the documents mentioned in each sect
 ion below attached\, to the email address med_biol.foundation@novartis.com
 . Please mention what kind of grant you are applying for in the subject li
 ne.\n	For additional information\, please visit the Foundation's website o
 r contact the EPFL Research Office at research@epfl.ch.\n	Decisions are co
 mmunicated by email around 14 weeks after call deadline\n\nSubmission dead
 lines in 2026:\n\n\n	First submission: 23 January 2026\; 23:59:59 CET\n	S
 econd submission: 17 April 2026\; 23:59:59 CET\n	Third submission: 11 Se
 ptember 2026\; 23:59:59 CET\n\nA. RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS\nA1. Target grou
 p:\n\n\n	Applicants must be senior researchers responsible for the researc
 h project (PI).\n	Upper limit for project applications is 25 years after P
 hD.\n	Research to be conducted in Switzerland by members of a Swiss univer
 sity or research institution.\n\nA2. Budget\n\n\n	Maximum amount CHF 80’
 000.00\n	Applicant's salary not eligible\n	Eligible costs include:\n\n\n\n
 	Salaries for research staff (i.e. PhD students\, Postdocs or other staff 
 needed) > make sure to include social charges in the requested budget.\n	I
 nstruments or Intrument fees\n	Miscellaneous (consumables\, animal costs\,
  publication fees etc.)\n\nA3. Application:\nYour application should inclu
 de the following:\n\n	Application Form\, Microsoft Excel format\, can be d
 ownloaded  here: Research projects \n	Scientific part (for details about 
 the format\, refer to guidelines)\, includes:\n\n        > Summary
  / Abstract summarizing the research project to be funded (max. 1 page)\n
         > Background (max. 2 pages)\n        > Hypothesis 
 and specific aims (max. 2 pages)\n        > Experiments to be perf
 ormed\, protocols\,methods (max. 2 pages)\n        > Significance 
 (max. 1 page)\n        > Budget and budget justifications (max.1 p
 age) (If the grant application involves salaries\, the applicable social c
 osts should be provided)\n        > References (max.1 page)\n  
       > Appendices (for list see guidelines\, note that appendices i
 nclude ethics authorisations)\n\n\n	CV and publication lists (covering 5 p
 ast years\, including for staff whose salary is budgeted)\n\nB. YOUNG INVE
 STIGATOR GRANTS\nB1. Target group:\n\n\n	Researchers starting or continuin
 g their first independent research project at a Swiss Institute.\n	At leas
 t two years postdoctoral experience\n	Less than 8 years after completion o
 f PhD/MD.\n	Usual criteria apply for extension of the eligibility window (
 parental leave\, taking care of sick persons\, clinical training etc.)\n\n
 B2. Budget:\n\n\n	Maximum amount CHF 80’000.00\n	Eligible costs include:
 \n\n\n\n	Salaries for research staff (i.e. PhD students\, Postdocs or othe
 r staff needed\, applicant's salary eligible in exceptionnal cases) > make
  sure to include social charges in the requested budget.\n	Instruments or 
 Intrument fees\n	Miscellaneous (consumables\, animal costs\, publication f
 ees etc.)\n\nB3. Application:\n\n\n	Request an institutional support lette
 r no later than two weeks prior the given submission deadline\, at  EPFL 
 Research Office\, providing: \n\n-project title\n-expected starting date\n
 -budget\n-short summary of the project\n\nYour application should include 
 the following:\n\n	Scientific part (for details about the format\, refer t
 o guidelines)\n\n> Application Form\, Microsoft Excel format\, Can be down
 loaded here.\n> Summary / Abstract summarizing the research project to be 
 funded (max. 1 page)\n> Background (max. 2 pages)\n> Hypothesis and specif
 ic aims (max. 2 pages)\n> Experiments to be performed\, protocols\,methods
  (max. 2 pages)\n> Significance (max. 1 page)\n> Budget and budget justifi
 cations (max.1 page) (If the grant application involves salaries\, the app
 licable social costs should be provided)\n> References (max.1 page)\n> App
 endices (for list see guidelines\, note that appendices include ethics aut
 horisations)\n\n\n	CV and publication lists (covering 5 past years\, inclu
 ding for staff members whose salary is budgeted)\n	Confirmation letter (th
 e letter must be 1- requested from EPFL Research Office (see above)\, 2- s
 igned by the current group leader and 3- countersigned by ReO)\n\n\n\n\n\n
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