Swiss Cancer Institute/Novartis Together for Patients Award

Projects with the following objectives can be submitted:

• Prevention of hemato-oncological and oncological diseases
• Reducing the burden on patients and/or their relatives and/or
• Improving patient care by optimizing prevention, networking, care, training, communication, outcome, quality of life

Applications are open to individual healthcare professionals or groups working in the healthcare sector (practicing physicians, healthcare representatives, nurses, etc.) and working in Switzerland (hospital, private practice, other institution).

The application must:

• be written in English
• contain the following information: Project title, rationale, aim of the project and how the project will improve the care of hematology and/or oncology patients
• a detailed description of the project including project plan, timeframe/duration of the project (max. 5 pages excl. CV)
• a detailed financial plan / a comprehensive budget (Please note that the amount of the prize money depends on the costs still to be incurred and may be less than CHF 30,000 if the project costs are lower. Costs already incurred will not be reimbursed as part of the prize money).
• a curriculum vitae of the applicant(s) (max. 2 pages)

Applications that do not meet all of the above requirements cannot be considered.

Please submit your application by March 31, 2025.

Applications must be submitted electronically to the Swiss Cancer Institute, events@swisscancerinstitute.ch .

In collaboration with Novartis