Medical research
The Vontobel Foundation promotes high-quality medical research conducted by young researchers.
Medical research enables the development of new treatments, medications, and therapies. We contribute to this progress by supporting young researchers working on a relevant project at an established research institute. Through this support, we are also increasing the competitiveness of Switzerland as a research hub.
In general, we support salaries for early-career researchers (PhD candidates, doctoral candidates, and others with protected research time) and, in justified cases, can also cover the costs of materials and laboratory. We do not support medical research projects initiated by other foundations.
There is no entitlement to the Foundation’s services. They remain at the discretion of the Foundation Board. In the case of a rejection, we ask for your understanding that we do not provide justification for our decision.