Grant-making Foundation Days - Exploring research programs funded by Foundations - EPFL

The EPFL

Research Office is organizing an event in September (6^th & 7^th)

 focusing on grant-making foundations supporting Swiss-based research : EPFL Grant-making

Foundation Days - Exploring research programs funded by Foundations,

>> Full programme here,

>> flyer here.

Aim

Participants will have the opportunity to learn

first-hand from representatives of renowned Swiss and international Foundations

about their current and upcoming funding opportunities and their vision

regarding research funding during the plenary sessions. Do not miss the

opportunity to meet high profile speakers and former grantees during the coffee

breaks, poster sessions and networking time. Researchers from all disciplines

will find food for thought. 

Confirmed presentations from the

following foundations:

·        Fondation Botnar

·        Fondation Leenaards

·        Gebert Rüf Stiftung

·        Hasler Stiftung

·        Ikea Foundation Switzerland

·        NovartisForschungsstiftung

·        Novartis Foundation for medical-biological

research

·        Swiss Cancer League

·        Swiss

Cancer Research foundation

·        Synapsis

Foundation

·        Wellcome Trust

·        Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering

In addition, there will be three

special presentations:

·        Swiss

grant-making foundation landscape presented by the Deputy Director of SwissFoundations

·        EU-grant-making

foundations presented by the Chair of the European Foundation Centre (EFC)

Research Forum

·        US

grant-making foundations presented by the Senior Associate Director of Foundations Relations at the MIT

This event is open to any

researcher or grant official based in Switzerland. There is an entrance fee of CHF 150.- for

external visitors (free access for EPFL members).

>> Register now here: https://go.epfl.ch/registration-foundation-days