Call for Grant Applications

The 3R Research Foundation Switzerland invites interested scientists to propose a project which falls within the principal areas for financial support. The duration of the project proposed should preferably be between 1 and 3 years and the necessary budget should be Sfr. 50,000.00 to Sfr. 250,000.00.

Deadlines for applications	1st February, 2010 1st September, 2010
Further information available from	the Scientific Adviser

The Foundation would like to point out that approximately Sfr. 500,000.00 (330,000.00 EURO) is available for research grants in 2010.

Successful projects will be selected according to the Foundation's assessment criteria as well as financial capacity.

Please read the Instructions for applicantsand the Guidelines for awarding research grants; fill in the application form and add a detailed description of the project proposal.

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 bound and one with loose-leaf, single-side printed, numbered pages that can be photo-copied.

Project outline
In order to find out whether a project conforms to the basic principles of the Foundation, an outline comprising 1 to 2 A4 pages (Arial 11 or Times Roman 12) may be submitted which describes in brief the 3R principles (possible impact and implementation), the experimental procedure, the expected results, the time needed and the required budget.

If the project outline is submitted at least 2 months before the next deadline for grant appli-cations the applicant will receive an answer within 4 weeks with a provisional opinion.