Call for Visiting Researchers Residency

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Grant Name

Funder

Fondation Brocher

Country or Region

Switzerland

Research Field

Bioethics

Clinical Trials

Disease

Health Care

Health Care Planning or Policy

Health Economics

History of Medicine

Human Subjects Policy

Medical Anthropology

Medical Ethics

Nanotechnology

Neuroscience

Organ Transplantation

Public Health Law

Stem Cells

Synthetic Biology

Telemedicine

Deadline

March 1, 2022 (Expired)

Grant Size

The Researchers are requested to stay for the entire period that is initially decided. The Researcher can spend a maximum of 4 working days per month abroad to participate in conferences or to conduct interviews related to the residency project.

Contact Info

Fondation Brocher scientificprog@brocher.ch

Eligibility

All researchers from PhD students to full professors can apply.Researchers can also apply with one or two other Researchers to work on a collaborative project."Junior" visiting Researchers can apply for an additional scholarship in order to cover their travel and local expenses in Geneva. To be eligible to this "Additional scholarship for Junior Researchers", the applicant should be a PhD student or should have obtained his PhD degree within a maximum of five years and should not perceive any other income during the time spent at the Foundation.Applications from low and middle income countries are highly encouraged.

Description

TThe Brocher Foundation offers visiting Researchers the opportunity to come at the Brocher Centre in a peaceful park on the shores of Lake Geneva, to write a book, articles, an essay or a PhD thesis. The visiting positions are an occasion to meet other researchers from different disciplines and countries as well as experts from numerous International Organizations & Non Governmental Organizations based in Geneva, such as WHO, WTO, WIPO, UNHCR, ILO, WMA, ICRC, and others.They give Researchers (PhD students to Professors) the opportunity to work at the Brocher Centre on projects on the ethical, legal and social implications for humankind of recent medical research and new technologies.Ethical, Legal & Social Implications of recent medical research and new medical technologies:Bioethics, Medical Anthropology, Health Economics, Health Policy, Health Law, Philosophy of Medicine and Health, Medical Humanities, Social Science Perspectives on Health, Medical Ethics, History of medicine. Equitable access to medical care, Biobanks, Biosecurity and Dual-Use Dilemmas, Clinical Trials and Research on Human Subjects, Genetic testing and screening, Health Care Reform, Nanotechnology, Neglected diseases, Pandemic planning, Reproductive technology, Stem Cells and Cell Therapy, Organ transplantation, Telemedicine, Neurosciences, Synthetic Biology. Eligibility All researchers from PhD students to full professors can apply.Researchers can also apply with one or two other Researchers to work on a collaborative project."Junior" visiting Researchers can apply for an additional scholarship in order to cover their travel and local expenses in Geneva. To be eligible to this "Additional scholarship for Junior Researchers", the applicant should be a PhD student or should have obtained his PhD degree within a maximum of five years and should not perceive any other income during the time spent at the Foundation.Applications from low and middle income countries are highly encouraged.

Website

https://www.brocher.ch/en/call-for-visiting-researchers/

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link