CALL FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS

The Swiss Kidney Foundation is once more inviting you to submit research projects. Based on the submissions and their relevance for the Foundation, two projects will be supported up to a maximum of CHF 30’000 each.
Each project must be submitted according to the attached guidelines and the application must be done online (see below).
The deadline for submission is August 13, 2023 at midnight.
The funding decision will be communicated by the end of September.

We are looking forward to receiving your submission!

François Verrey & Pierre-Yves Martin
Co-Presidents – Swiss Kidney Foundation

For further information please do not hesitate to contact our secretariat

IMPORTANT:

Before you start your online submission, make certain, that you have all relevant documents ready; you cannot save and store your data temporarily and return later on to complete it (Checklist: see page 3 in the guidelines)!

If the documents are not prepared according to the guidelines, the application will be returned.
If your documents exceed 20 MB contact the secretariat

Fields with * are mandatory

Guidelines v2023 (PDF)

Project details

Project title *
Authors (list all authors) *
Amount requested in CHF: *
Ethic Commission *
Is a submission required?
If yes please enclose approval of the Ethic Commission or the submission documentsNOYES

PRINCIPAL & RESPONSIBLE INVESTIGATOR

Title *
First name *
Family name *
Professional address *
Post code *
City *
Mobile *
Email *
Membership *
Please mark the appropriate categorySSN MemberYSN MemberNursing/patient care team

CONTACT, IF NOT IDENTICAL WITH PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Title
First name
Family name
Professional address
Post code
City
Mobile
Email

SUBMISSION

Please prepare a single document for each item: Total must not exceed 20 MB
Letter to the foundation board *PDF (max. 1 MB)
Project structure *max. 6 pages incl. Project title | Principal and co-investigators (at least one must be SSN or YSN member) | Background | Aims | Description of the project | Schedule: start and end of project | Budget (max. CHF 30.000.-- / must be at least 50% of total costs) | Investigation / Study settings (feasibility of the project) |References
PDF (max 10MB)
Summary for layperson *(max. one page A4 in German OR French) - Abstract title / Authors / Text
PDF (max 1MB)
Summary for layperson *(max. one page A4 in English) - Abstract title / Authors / Text
PDF (max 1MB)
Budget + Funds list *PDF (max 1 MB)
Curriculum vitae of the principal investigator *(max. 3 pages each, including publication list)
PDF (max 2 MB)
Curriculum vitae of important project staff (1) PDF (max 1 MB)
Curriculum vitae of important project staff (2) PDF (max 1 MB)
Curriculum vitae of important project staff (3) PDF (max 1 MB)
Approval or application Ethics Commission - if required PDF (max 1 MB)

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