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In 2021, the "Filling the Gap" call for proposals was successfully held for the fifth time.
Of the 46 new applications submitted, 19 are being funded, 17 of them women. Of the 13 renewal applications submitted, 11 are being funded, 10 of them women physicians.New grants 2022-2023 Extended grants 2020-2021
in alphabetic order
in alphabetic order
Congratulations to the newly funded and renewed Clinician Scientists and best wishes for success and momentum in their respective research projects!
The next grant period will start on January 1, 2024.
New applications are open between April 3, 2023 and May 31, 2023.
Applications for renewal are open between June 1, 2023 and August 15, 2023.
Link to application tool Medtool
For further information on the process and requirements (required documentation), please refer to these instructions (PDF, 122 KB).
Interviews during the evaluation process will be held on October 10, 17 and 19 between 8:15am-12:30pm. The selected applicants will receive an invitation to the interview a few days before and can select a time slot via Doodle on one of the above mentioned dates. The interviews will last 15 minutes. Please save these dates and reserve some time.
University of Zurich
Faculty of Medicine
Dean's Office
Pestalozzistrasse 3
CH-8032 Zürich
Prof. Dr. med. Bea Latal
Department of Developmental Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Zurich
Dr. phil. Diana Baumgarten
Head of Junior Staff Development and Equal Opportunity
Office days: Mon, Wed-Fri
and
Hanna Janssen
Junior Staff Development and Equal Opportunity
Office days: Mon, Wed, Thu
The Evaluation Committee consists of representatives of the Faculty of Medicine and its partner institutions and is responsible for the evaluation of grant applications. The members are appointed for a period of two years. Composition of the Evaluation Committee 2023 (PDF, 23 KB)
Filling the Gap is a career development program that supports talented and motivated Clinician Scientists for a period of 2 years. Filling the Gap enables physicians and dentists to advance their research, and thus specifically fosters their academic career.
The program is built on 3 pillars:
Filling the Gap is based on the University of Zurich's Equal Opportunity Action Plan 2013-2016. The program aims to increase the number of female professors and women in academic governing bodies. Therefore, the share of women among the grantees will be at least 50% per call. Filling the Gap particularly funds protected research time for clinician scientists, who conduct basic, clinical and/or data-driven research and have limited opportunities for research due to their professional situation and/or care obligations, thereby supporting their academic career.
The evaluation is based on the academic potential of the applicant:
The evaluation of the applications is carried out by means of a two-step procedure:
The evaluation committee decides on behalf of the Faculty Board which applicants will be funded.
Some excellent research projects in the field of internal medicine are funded by the Walter and Gertrud Siegenthaler Foundation.
It is of great concern to the program management to support the university careers of female and male physicians with the "Filling the Gap" program. In order to evaluate whether the goals set are being achieved, an external evaluation was commissioned from the ICFG (Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies) at the University of Bern to conduct the surveys and evaluate their results.
Here (PDF, 413 KB)you have the opportunity to see the current evaluation of Filling the Gap at a glance.
These regulations (PDF, 104 KB) govern the career development program "Filling the Gap" offered by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zurich.