Instructions for applicants

Applications should be submitted to the 3R Research Foundation, Dorfplatz 5, P.O. 1372, CH-3110 Münsingen, Switzerland. Deadlines are 1st Febrary and 1st September unless otherwise indicated (see http://www.forschung3r.ch/en/guidelines/index.html).

Before submitting an application for a research grant please read the Guidelines for awarding research grants and follow these instructions:

Fill in the Application Form as a *.doc file:

1.1 Name of the project manager and address for correspondence, name of research institute involved, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address.
1.2 Title of the research project plus key-words.
1.3 Brief description of the project in straightforward terms for readers without any specialised knowledge, avoiding unnecessary technical terms (maximum 100 words).
1.4 Duration of project in years, planned commencement and completion.
1.5 Estimated salaries for staff and detailed overall costs = research funding.
1.6 Implications of the research project in relation to 3R’s animal protection principles:
- reduction in animal experimentation;
- refining experimental methods involving live animals;
- replacing live animals in experimental methods.
1.7 Implementation of results in practice:
- possibilities and limitations of how the knowledge gained can be applied;
- Possible impact on legislation and the issuing of animal experimentation permits in Switzerland and/or Europe, as well as the rest of the world.
1.8 List of people who should not be consulted in connection with the application.
1.9 List of enclosures (CV, references, publications).

Detailed description of the project
Use additional, numbered sheets with headings, see Guidelines.
The application should not exceed 10 pages, excluding enclosures and reference lists (Arial 11 or Times Roman 12).
- 2.1 Aims and problems.
- 2.2 Scientific background: brief summary of the current status of research plus applicant’s own research work in the relevant field.
- 2.3 The use of live vertebrates (laboratory animals, wild animals, number of animals, conditions under which kept).
- 2.4 Methods: materials and methods.
- 2.5 Research plan for the whole project and for each part.
- 2.6 Milestones: interim and final targets with dates.
- 2.7 Human resources: qualified academics, post-doctoral, post-graduate and technical staff.
- 2.8 Personnel costs according to current rates for the relevant university or research institute, normally in line with the rates applied by the Swiss National Science Foundation (details of salaries and salary levels including any allowances and employer’s social security contributions plus level of academic qualifications).
- 2.9 Equipment available, infrastructure, apparatus and non-durable supplies which could be used for the project.
- 2.10 Consumables
  (Upon request in a specific application, the Foundation will pay for travel expenses, the cost of meetings, invitations, etc. according to Article 12a of the Guidelines for Awarding Research Grants).
- 2.11 Durable purchases, the cost of equipment and instruments which are available in the market;
  (Contributions towards expenditure on long-term equipment will only be approved in exceptional cases where good reasons can be given; see Article 4a of the Guidelines for Awarding Research Grants).
- 2.12 Enclosures
  - An up-to-date list of publications (covering the previous 5 years, no conference papers);
  - CV with scientific background;
  - max. 3 publications that are important for understanding the application (in pdf format by e-mail).
Send your application by e-mail to: research.3r@bluewin.ch
- the application form as a *.doc file,
- other documents as *.doc or pdf files,
plus two copies to: 3R Research Foundation, Dorfplatz 5, P.O. 1372, CH-3110 Münsingen:
one of which should be bound and the other with loose-leaf, single-side printed, numbered pages that can be photocopied.

Remarks

In the case of projects planned to run over several years, an overall budget should be drawn up, with an indication of annual costs and budget.

If any application for funding for the same research project has been submitted to another institution, this should be indicated in the application.

Applicants from outside Switzerland must give their reasons for applying for a research grant in this country.

Further information may be obtained from our Scientific Adviser.