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Advisory Services – Grants Office and Innovation Office

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Innovation Office services, Innosuisse

 

The Innovation Office offers support for applications and projects with a research partner from the University of Bern or Bern University Hospital (Inselspital).

Note: Unitectra handles the processing of the intellectual property and usage rights agreement.

We advise you with regard to:

Research proposals

General - Eligibility

To ensure that you meet all the necessary requirements of the funding agency, we:

  • provide background information on the funding schemes
  • explain the most important rules of the funding agency
  • inform you about the funding criteria

Proposal writing and submission

Proposal review

To ensure that you submit a competitive application that meets the requirements of the funding agency, we:

  • give you qualified feedback on the content and structure of your proposal
  • offer suggestions to improve the readability and persuasiveness of your proposal

Budget review

To ensure that you submit a formally and convincing correct budget that complies with all the requirements of the funding agency as well as the rules of the University of Bern, we:

  • provide you with a detailed information sheet on the calculation of personnel costs
  • give you qualified feedback on your budget

Evaluation decision analysis

So that you can plan the next steps after the funding agency has made its decision, we:

  • support you in the interpretation of the evaluation decision
  • support you in the event of a resubmission

Information on administrative procedures as well as resources and tools for proposals are available on the internal website, which is accessible within the University and Inselspital network.

Research projects

Changes to project plan or budget

So that you can efficiently request a change in the project plan or budget, we:

  • support you with the desired changes

General questions

So that you can efficiently find an answer to any questions that arise during the project:

  • you can contact the Innovation Office at any time.

Information on administrative procedures as well as resources and tools for proposals are available on the internal website, which is accessible within the University and Inselspital network.