PHRT I 7th Call for proposals

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Date 17.04.2022
Category Call for proposal
Personalized Health and Related Technologies (PHRT) is a strategic focus area of the ETH Domain aiming to support and drive transformation in Personalized Health by providing clinicians with access to ETH technologies in order to evaluate their potential contributions to clinical decision making. The goals of the program include improving the quality of Precision Medicine by supporting earlier and better diagnosis as well as providing a choice of tailored therapeutic strategies for patients based on their particular biological makeup and other individual factors. PHRT connects hospitals and the institutions of the ETH Domain so that they can share and use health data across Switzerland.

With its 7th call for proposals, PHRT invites applicants to team up with partners at a clinical institution to submit proposals for:
 
  1. Interdisciplinary doctoral, so-called iDoc Projects
  2. Interdisciplinary postdoc, so-called iPostdoc Projects
  3. Technology Translation Projects, so-called TT Projects
  4. Research Projects
  5. Imaging Projects being part of the PHRT Imaging Hub

Researchers and consortia of scientists from all ETH Domain institutions are encouraged to apply. Applicants are encouraged to submit project proposals that collaborate with hospitals and clinics.

Who can apply:
 
  • All scientists with a doctoral degree (postdocs only for iPostdoc Projects) employed by an institution of the ETH Domain, i.e. faculty members and senior researchers employed at Empa, EPFL, ETHZ, PSI, Eawag or WSL.
  • Collaboration with “non-ETH Domain” research and/or clinical groups from universities, university hospitals and clinical institutions is highly recommended and desired. However, PHRT funds can only be received from researchers of the ETH Domain.
  • Proposals that bridge PHRT and SDSC or PHRT and SPHN, forming consortia with scientists, engineers and clinicians, are particularly welcome.

Funding: A total of up to CHF 20 million is made available for this 7th call for proposals. Projects can use funding until no longer than December 2025.
  • For iDoc Projects: Salary for 36 months + up to CHF 10’000 per year for consumables on request. PHRT plans to fund up to 6 doctoral students with this call.
  • For iPostdoc Projects: Salary for 24 months + up to CHF 10’000 per year for consumables on request. PHRT plans to fund up to 5 postdocs with this call.
  • For TT Projects: max CHF 750'000 for 24 months. PHRT plans to fund up to 5 projects with this call.
  • For Research Projects: max CHF 2’000’000 for 36 months. PHRT plans to fund up to 5 projects with this call.

Submission process:
  • The PHRT proposals are to be submitted using the official templates, which are available on the PHRT website, consisting of three parts:
    • Part 1: General information
    • Part 2: Scientific and technical information
    • Part 3: Budget
  • The selection of the proposals will be preceded by a formal check by the PHRT office.
  • The interdisciplinary PHRT review panel is composed of up to 15 experts, of which half are from ETH Domain institutions and the other are scientists and experts from other institutions, primarily international.

Submission deadline: 17 April 2022

For more information and application, please have a look at PHRT website, the 7th call for proposals overview, the iDoc and iPostdoc Projects guidelines, the TT Projects guidelines and the Research Projects guidelines.

Please contact research@epfl.ch for personalised advice.


 

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  • General public
  • Free

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