Instructions for applicants

If you are planning to submit an application for funding for a research project please read the Guidelines for awarding of research grants and follow the steps mentioned below:

Send in an outline of your project by 1 February at the latest.
Submit an application for funding by 1 July only if asked to do so by the Foundation.

To submit an application for funding, follow the instructions given below:

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

1.1 Name of the project manager and address for correspondence, name of research institution 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 start and completion.
1.5 Estimated salaries for staff and detailed overall costs = research funding.
1.6 Significance of the project for animal protection in relation to the 3R 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 permits for animal experimentation in Switzerland.
1.8 names of external experts to whom your application should not be submitted for review.
1.9 Indication of any other funding available or applications for funding for the project or for parts thereof.
1.10 List of enclosures (CV, references, publications).

Detailed description of the project
on additional, numbered sheets with headings, see Guidelines.
The application should not exceed 10 pages, excluding enclosures (Arial 10 or Times Roman 11).
- 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 Use of living 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.
- 2.6 Milestones: intermediate and final targets to be aimed at with dates.
- 2.7 Staff requirements: qualified academics, post-doctoral, post-graduate and technical staff.
- 2.8 Personnel costs according to current rates for the relevant university or research institution, 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 consumables which could be used for the project.
- 2.10 Expenditure on 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 Expenditure on 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 indicating scientific career;
  - max. three publications that help to understand 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, one bound and the other with loose-leaf, numbered pages that can be photocopied, to:
3R Research Foundation, Dorfplatz 5, P.O. 1372, CH-3110 Münsingen:

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.

Applications from researchers working outside Switzerland will be considered only in exceptional cases. They must show that they have links with an institution in Switzerland or with a researcher in Switzerland.

Further information may be obtained from our Scientific Adviser.