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 area of public health (e.g. epidemiology, biostatistics).
The fellowships are awarded in the context of a joint inter-institutional call for applications.
Call for applications under the MD-PhD programme in 2008
The following organizations jointly issue a call for applications for funding in 2008 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 50,000.00 are available for a maximum term of 3 years.
The deadline for submission to the deans of studies coordinating local committees is 15 December 2007 for all universities.
Earliest possible start date for funding: Autumn 2008.
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
