Salary costs for 2-3 years for an MD-PhD degree for graduates in medicine, veterinary medicine or dentistry who have been accepted to a UniBE MD-PhD program.

Funds to hire a support person to take over tasks so that early-career researchers with care responsibilities can temporarily reduce their workload.

Funding of protected research time (CHF 75,000) for young assistant doctors or so they can carry out their own research project (CHF 40,000).

Up to CHF 8,000 for PhD students and Postdocs as well as Senior Research Assistants to undertake a research stay abroad of 2-8 weeks.

Financing for PhD students who are not funded through the SNSF to undertake a 6-12 month research stay abroad.

Five topics for applicant-driven projects that address an unmet need in public health.

Up to CHF 400,000 for salaries and research costs for ongoing COST Actions with project numbers CA211##, CA221## or CA231##.

Up to CHF 300,000 for innovative projects that use transdisciplinary methods to promote climate protection and involve social players in the Bern region in novel and effective ways.

Funding for Profile-Raising Projects, Preparatory Projects (for subsequent Network Projects), Network Projects, and Perspective Projects for the Mittelbau.

Intersectoral, international and interdisciplinary cooperation for the mutual exchange of personnel and knowledge.

Up to CHF 150,000 for the preparation of an interdisciplinary project proposal to a national or international funding agency, in which at least 2 disciplines of UniBE, Inselspital or UPD are represented.

Projects in the areas of biodiversity, urban transformation, clean energy, secure water supply, transforming healthcare systems, rare diseases, and One Health and antibiotic resistance.

Up to CHF 10,000 to cover costs arising from the preparation of Horizon Europe collaborative project applications in which the University of Bern plays a substantial role (equivalent to coordination).

Up to CHF 1,000 for short trips necessary for the launch or preliminary clarification of European research and education projects. Horizon Europe, COST and EUREKA project applications are eligible, or in special cases other international applications.

EUR 1-3 million for projects at Technology Readiness Level 1-4 to develop breakthrough technologies with the potential to realize disruptive innovations.

CHF 25,000 + 6 months of impact coaching for start-ups and SMEs with innovative solutions to drive sustainable change in Switzerland.

CHF 100,000 for researchers from all disciplines to translate their scientific findings into innovative, digitization-related products or services and take their first entrepreneurial steps.