Funding

Eligibility:

1. Members of the Faculty of Medicine Zurich,
2. Assistant professors of the Faculty of Medicine Zurich,
3. Private lecturers (Privatdozenten) of the Faculty of Medicine Zurich,
4. Senior physicians, senior assistants and assistants (postdoctoral researchers) of institutes and clinics affiliated to the faculty

Note that:

• Applications from faculty members, assistant professors and private lecturers (PDs) are submitted directly to the Foundation Board.
• Applications of senior physicians, senior assistants and assistants (postdoctoral researchers) must be reviewed and supported by the head of the department or institute or by a private lecturer  (letter of support required – please upload together with the application).

Allowed expenses include:

• Salary for employees (own salary can not be applied for)
• Consumables
• Machines

Each beneficiary can receive max. CHF 100’000.- over a period of 10 years with no more than CHF 50'000 available per funding round.

Application

Applications must be submitted through the Hartmann Müller-Stiftung Online Tool: https://hms-tool.uzh.ch/, using your ‘UZH Shortname’ username and ‘WebPass’ password to log in. 

The following documents must be submitted for Research Grants:

• Research plan, 2 pages maximum (excluding reference list).
• Financial plan
• CV
• Publication list
• Ethics approval or approval to perform animal experiments, if applicable
• Support letter if applicant is not fully eligible, see above for eligilibity criteria

Applications not fulfilling the formal criteria will be rejected without further review (can be resubmitted after completion). This also applies to applications that lack the necessary approval from the ethics committee or the animal welfare authority.

Eligibility:

• PhD students, MD doctoral students and Postdocs are eligible. Specifically, only Postdocs holding their PhD title for less than 5 years and who have not yet obtained a Habilitation (PD) are eligible.
• Travel grants are limited CHF 1'000.- per application and to three grants per year per research group.
• Applications for travel grants need to be submitted before the conference or at the latest at the first HMS deadline after the conference.
• Travel grant applicants who have been selected to give an oral presentation will be given priority.

Application

Applications must be submitted through the Hartmann Müller-Stiftung Online Tool: https://hms-tool.uzh.ch/, using your ‘UZH Shortname’ username and ‘WebPass’ password to log in. 

The following documents must be submitted for Travel Grants:

• Description of the conference, type of presentation (oral or poster) and justification of the conference visit  (1 page maximum)
• Confirmation of abstract acceptance
• Financial plan
• CV
• Publication list
• Support letter from the supervisor

Applications not fulfilling the formal criteria will be rejected without further review (can be resubmitted after completion). 

The deadlines for applications are February 1st, June 1st and October 1st.

Funding decision will be communicated within three months of the application deadlines. Funding is contingent upon the submission of an invoice within 12 months of award notification. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of the grant.

The average success rate of research grant applications submitted to the Hartmann Müller Foundation below 10%.