[ Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences - Young Talents in Clinical Research | Research funding ]

With the «Young Talents in Clinical Research» program, the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) and the Gottfried and Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation aim at encouraging young medical doctors to venture into clinical research by funding «protected time for research» and «project grants» at a clinic in Switzerland.
 
Research fields eligible for support: patient-oriented research, epidemiological studies, outcome-based research and healthcare research. Basic research is NOT eligible.
 
Funding instruments:

1. You must first apply for a Beginner grant: it finances «protected research time» with max. CHF 75’000 for 12-24 months (2/3 as a grant and 1/3 as an interest-free loan).
2. Subsequently, you can apply for a Project grant: finances a consecutive research project with max. CHF 80’000 for up to 24 months.

• Beginner grant: medical degree obtained after 29 June 2014 (flexible in justified cases).
• Project grant: medical degree obtained after 29 June 2011 (flexible in justified cases).
• You cannot apply and you cannot hold the Beginner and the Project grants at the same time.
• Recipients of other types of grants or fellowships are not eligible to apply for project funding.

• Beginner grant: covers the applicant’s salary, but no consumables and equipment.
• Project grant: covers consumables and equipment, but no applicant’s salary.

• Fill out the online application form following the guidelines (incl. evaluation criteria).
• Join a budget specifying the percentage of your salary reserved for research.
• Join letters of support from an experienced mentor at the host clinic and from the department responsible, following the FAQs. (the FAQs will be updated)
• The complete list of attachments is available in the application form.