Marie-Louise von Muralt-Stiftung für Kleintiere http://www.vet.uzh.ch/fakultaet/stiftungen/ vonmuraltstiftung.html vonmuraltstiftung@vetclinics.uzh.ch Application form Please complete this form and send it by E-mail to vonmuraltstiftung@vetclinics.uzh.ch by October 15, 2015 the latest. Please stay within the space limitation. Main Applicant Name, First name: Department, Clinic: Phone: E-mail: Co-applicants Name, First name: Department, Clinic: Name, First name: Department, Clinic: Project Title Please choose a title that is comprehensible also to non-experts in the field. Short and comprehensible summary (max. 100 words) To be used for the website and comprehensible to non-experts. Abstract (max. 250 words) For the reviewers to get an overview, including background, methods, expected results. Research plan (max. 3 pages, incl. references) Papers Please list the 3 to 5 most relevant papers of the last 5 years of each applicant. Time table and mile stones (max. 1 page) Novelty and added value of this project (max. 0.5 page) The outcome should be more than the sum of its parts. Budget Personnel and consumables Page 1/2 Marie-Louise von Muralt-Stiftung für Kleintiere Maximum amount: approx. CHF 70’000 per year As a general rule, the salary of the doctoral student 1 and approx. 15’000 CHF consumables and travel expenses can be covered. Other sources Please mention whether the project is additionally financed by other sources (current and foreseen) and comment on possible overlaps with other projects. Authorisation (animal experiments, ethics commission): not needed 1 existent (please attach a copy) pending (has to be provided as soon as available) All doctoral students will be paid according to the current salaries of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). For 2015: 1st year: 53'861 CHF; 2nd year: 55'578 CHF, 3rd/4th year: 57'296 (already including 14.5% social security). Data for 2016 will be published by the SNSF in November 2015. http://www.snf.ch/SiteCollectionDocuments/allg_doktorierende_e.pdf Page 2/2