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SUMMARY:[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Microbials | Research funding on the dire
 ct use of micro-organisms ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200619
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Gebert Rüf Stiftung (GRS) was established in 1998 by entrepre
 neur Heinrich Gebert\, founder of the company Geberit\, as a science and i
 nnovation foundation. Its objective is to promote «Switzerland as a top l
 ocation for business and as a place to live». As a private funding agency
  guided by its mission statement «making science effective»\, it support
 s entrepreneurial projects which are committed to achieving an impact.\n 
 \nWith an annual budget of CHF 2 M\, GRS\, with its programme Microbials\,
  supports interdisciplinary\, cross-institutional\, impact-oriented\, inno
 vative and applied projects\, dealing with the direct use of modified or d
 omesticated microbial resources in health and technology.\nFocus: applicat
 ions in human and veterinary medicine\, the environment\, energy productio
 n\, water treatment\, food science and other areas.\nGRS does NOT provide 
 merely additional (residual) financing of large initiatives.\n \nWho can 
 apply: personnel employed at a Swiss university\, federal institute of tec
 hnology\, research institutions affiliated with Swiss universities or at a
  university of applied sciences. Find at this link a list of past grantees
  (filter by “Area of activity” -> “Microbials”).\n \nFunding & Du
 ration: Max. CHF 300’000 for 24-36 months\n\n	Eligible costs: Salaries a
 nd Material costs linked to the project.\n	Does NOT cover: Infrastructure\
 , Equipment and Overheads.\n\n \nTimeline of the call: \n\n\n	The call op
 ens in February 2020.\n	Internal deadline to obtain Letter of Endorsement:
  12 June 2020 (send your proposal to research@epfl.ch)\n	Call deadline: 19
  June 2020 (one call per year in June-July)\n	Decision: mid-November 2020\
 n\n \nApplication:\n\n\n	Create an account on the “Microbials” webpor
 tal.\n	Fill out the Online Application Form (available from February 2020)
 .\n	Compile the Project Proposal Form (Max. 10 pages excluding attachments
 ) and the attachments in a single PDF file.\n	Among the attachments\, incl
 ude the Letter of Endorsement (contact research@epfl.ch).\n	Upload your Pr
 oject Proposal on the “Microbials” webportal.\n\n \nFor further infor
 mation\, please have a look at the EPFL Toolkit\, call webpage and approve
 d projects.\n 
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