Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
https://www.aofoundation.org/Structure/research/research-funding/Pages/Start-up-grants.aspx
Sponsor/Award: AO Foundation - START UP GRANTS - 2015 COMPETITION

Grant Amount: UP TO 60,000 CHF PA
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Jan 08, 2015
Sponsor's: Jan 15, 2015

Subject Areas: Musculoskeletal System, Trauma
Description:

AO Foundation supports basic scientific, pre-clinical and clinical research in all areas of trauma, surgery of the musculoskeletal system and related problems. It provides predominantly seed money to individual researchers and research groups, finances pilot studies and supports investigation of new and unconventional ideas or hypotheses. This grant category is designed to encourage young investigators as well as experienced researchers submitting novel high-risk projects.

The deadline for research applications is January 15, 2015, 17:00h (Central European Time).

Application Details:

IF AWARDED RDS MUST SIGN THE AGREEMENT

The application must be submitted in English on the present application form. Do not exceed the indicated number of characters and pages. This allows adequate evaluation regarding relevance, quality and cost of the projects. Applications which are incomplete or do not comply with our guidelines may not be considered. The application must be emailed as an unprotected Word-document. Please see sponsor website for full details

INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE

NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts:

Sponsor Contacts:

ANITA.ANTHON@AOFOUNDATION.ORG
Clavadelerstrasse 8
7270 Davos Platz
Davos, Switzerland
410 442002410