Fellowships under the MD-PhD programme are designed to enable research-oriented physicians to complete a second course of study at a Swiss scientific faculty leading to the conferral of a doctorate. Now applications can also be made for PhD funding in the field of public health (e.g. epidemiology, biostatistics) and in the field of biomedical ethics.
The fellowships are awarded in the context of a joint inter-institutional call for applications.
Call for applications under the MD-PhD programme in 2009
The following organizations jointly issue a call for applications for funding in 2009 under the MD-PhD programme:
- the Swiss National Science Foundation,
- the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences,
- the Roche Research Foundation,
- the OncoSuisse Association (SKL, SIAK and ISREC),
- La Fondation suisse de la recherche sur les maladies musculaires,
- the Fondation Louis-Jeantet de médecine
- the Velux Foundation and
- the Dr. Max Cloëtta Fondation
Applicants must have successfully completed a course of study in human, dental or veterinary medicine before the funding begins.
The local MD-PhD committees create a shortlist of prospective candidates from which the Swiss National Inter-University committee (including representatives of the above sponsoring organisations) make the final selection.
The annual grants of up to CHF 60,000.00 are available for a maximum term of 3 years.
The deadline for submission to the deans of studies coordinating local committees is 15 December 2008 for all universities.
Earliest possible start date for funding: Autumn 2009.
Interested parties can obtain more detailed information and application documents from the following directors of studies:
Basel:
Prof. Manuel Battegay, Phone 061 265 50 72
E-mail: mbattegay@uhbs.ch
Bern:
Dr. Marlene Wolf, Phone 031 631 41 50
E-mail: marlene.wolf@tki.unibe.ch
Website: www.gcb.unibe.ch
Genève:
Prof. Jerome Pugin, Phone 022 372 92 36
E-mail: jerome.pugin@medecine.unige.ch
Website:http://edumed.unige.ch/etudes/post_grad/MD-PhDpourensavoirplus.php
Lausanne:
Prof. Amalio Telenti, Administration: Gisèle Maradan, Phone 021 869 99 35
E-mail: gisele.maradan@chuv.ch
Website: www.unil.ch/fbm/page2652_fr.html
Zürich:
Prof. Adriano Aguzzi, Administration: Jacqueline Wiedler, Phone 044 255 85 38
E-mail: jacqueline.wiedler@usz.ch
Website: www.med.uzh.ch/WeiterundFortbildung/MDPhD.html