The following funding instruments are explicitly aimed at early-career researchers.
The Talent4Bern funding program supports researchers who wish to apply for an SNSF Starting Grant, an SNSF Ambizione grant, or an ERC Starting Grant. The candidates selected for the program receive support in preparing their grant proposals and interviews with the evaluation body. If successful with their applications, the candidates receive further support from the Faculty.
The call for proposals for 2025 has ended. Information about the next call for proposals will be provided here in due course.
With the announcement of grants for Protected Research Time, the Faculty of Medicine supports the possibility of creating clinical research time for young academics in the medical service sector.
The Dean's Office of the Faculty of Medicine and the Directorate of Teaching and Research of the Insel Gruppe jointly offer Young Investigator Grants. These are aimed at young assistant and senior physicians who pursue ambitions in research in addition to their clinical activities, as well as PhD students of the Graduate School for Health Science (GHS) in the Clinical Sciences Program. Protected Research Time provides the possibility of creating clinical research time for junior academic staff in the medical service sector.
The two grants have a different focus. The Dean's Office call is for individuals with translational research projects. The call from the Directorate of Teaching and Research is for Insel Gruppe physicians with a patient-oriented research project.
There are currently no open calls for proposals. Information about the next call for proposals will be provided here in due course.
Link to the call for proposals (only accessible from the Inselspital intranet) Your contact person: Andrea Hipp (andrea.hipp@insel.ch)
Specific internal funding instruments are designed to facilitate research at the University of Bern. In particular, they support early-career researchers, collaborative and interdisciplinary projects, innovation and entrepreneurship, and access to state-of-the-art infrastructure are supported.
You will find an overview here.
You will find a list of the most relevant national and international public funding agencies and funding programs for researchers at the Faculty of Medicine and Inselspital here.
The Prof. Dr. Max Cloëtta Foundation awards scholarships at renowned institutions to junior medical professionals during or immediately after completing their specialist training. The scholarship intended to finance a training stay at a first-class, primarily foreign host institution and in innovative fields or clinical ancillary sciences. The amount awarded for the “Clinical Medicine Plus” scholarship is determined by the Prof. Dr. Max Cloëtta Foundation. It is a contribution to travel expenses and cost of living during the stay at the host institution (3 to max. 12 months).
Candidates must be nominated and supported by a mentor from their institution in Switzerland. The mentor guarantees the appropriateness of the training and the quality of the host institution, and oversees the stay as an external tutor.
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The following University of Bern prizes are aimed at early-career researchers:
