[ The Swiss Foundation for Alcohol Research | Funding for research projects, conferences and publications ]

The Swiss Foundation for Alcohol Research (SFAR) promotes scientific research in all alcohol-related areas an its relevance to health in Switzerland. When awarding funding, priority is given to smaller, innovative projects that address significant issues relating to alcohol policy, social prevention and human biology that have both scientific value and practical relevance for Swiss public health. The SFAR is particularly interested in supporting talented young researchers.

The Foundation offers the following funding instruments:

1. Grants to researchers to conduct scientific studies (max. CHF 70K per year). Note that for applications that use animal experiments, the relation to human biology must be explicitly demonstrated. Basic research using only animal experiments will not be considered for funding.
2. Funding for scientific conferences, particularly coordination meetings (max. CHF 5-10K). Funding can be awarded to conferences provided alcohol research is a central theme of the conference and it has a link to Switzerland. The application must state the specific purpose of the SFAR funding at the conference. The Foundation does not provide deficiency guarantees for conferences.
3. Publication grants (max. CHF 3K). Publication grants will be awarded if the publication makes a key contribution to knowledge in the field of alcohol research.