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SUMMARY:[ Swiss Cancer League - Cancer research Grant | Research funding ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210731
DTSTAMP:20260916T212128Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:The Swiss Cancer Research foundation (since 1990) and the Swis
 s Cancer League (since 1910) work towards a world where fewer persons get 
 cancer\, fewer persons suffer the consequences and die of cancer\, more pe
 rsons are cured of cancer\, and persons with cancer and their families rec
 eive care and support in all phases of cancer and in dying. Their main obj
 ective is to provide funding for all areas of cancer research: basic\, cli
 nical\, epidemiology\, psychosocial research and public health. A special 
 focus is placed on funding patient-centred research projects that result i
 n direct patient benefit.\n\nWhat: the Swiss Cancer League and the Swiss C
 ancer Research foundation call for Basic\, clinical\, epidemiological and 
 psychosocial research projects with distinct cancer relevance\, contributi
 ng to new observations or knowledge on the causes\, prevention or treatmen
 t of cancer. Priority is given to patient-oriented research projects. Indu
 stry-related projects are NOT supported.\n\nWho can apply: principal inves
 tigator with independent position at a Swiss research institution and seve
 ral years of research\, successful in securing independent funding in the 
 past\, several first author publications and at least 1 peer-reviewed arti
 cle. The Co-PIs must be employed at a Swiss research institution.\n\nFundi
 ng: Max. CHF 375’000 for up to 48 months. \n\nEligible costs: \n\n	Perso
 nnel (excl. the PI’s): use SNSF Salary scales for PhD students\; calcula
 te 16% social charges for any type of employee.\n	Consumables and miscella
 neous expenses for approx. CHF 25’000.- per year for a FTE position but 
 can in well-documented cases make up to 50% of the yearly budget.\n	Collat
 eral materials\n	Open access publications (up to CHF 3’000 per publicati
 on).\n	Does NOT support: Overhead\, Travel & Conference costs (apply to Sc
 ientific Conferences grants).\n\n\nDeadline: 31 January and 31 July (18:00
  Swiss local time) (every year)\n\n\n	Create your account on the online po
 rtal at least 2 weeks prior to the deadline.\n	Submit your application via
  the online portal.\n	Finally\, mail one signed hardcopy within 3 working 
 days after the deadline.\n\n\nNote: Only one project per PI may be submitt
 ed per round. Rejected applications can be revised and re-submitted only o
 nce. PIs can have only one ongoing grant at a time. \n\nFor further infor
 mation\, please have a look at the EPFL Toolkit\, Information Sheet\, the 
 General Guidelines and past successful applicants.  \n 
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