Cancer Research in Switzerland - Krebsliga Schweiz

Table 2
Distribution of funds for independent research projects
Basic biomedical research
2009 2010 Average
per year
Number of grant applications 74 88 81
Amount applied for (in thousand CHF) 21 632 26 611 24 122
(in %) 57 % 59 % 58 %
Number of grants approved 19 29 24
Amount granted (in thousand CHF) 4 796 6 998 5 897
Clinical research
(in %) 47 % 59 % 53 %
Number of grant applications 45 46 46
Amount applied for (in thousand CHF) 12 387 11 450 11 919
(in %) 33 % 25 % 29 %
Number of grants approved 17 15 16
Amount granted (in thousand CHF) 3 964 3 139 3 552
Psychosocial research
(in %) 39 % 26 % 32 %
Number of grant applications 15 14 15
Amount applied for (in thousand CHF) 2 717 4 298 3 508
(in %) 7 % 10 % 8 %
Number of grants approved 4 4 4
Amount granted (in thousand CHF) 695 364 530
Epidemiological research
(in %) 7 % 3 % 5 %
Number of grant applications 6 8 7
Amount applied for (in thousand CHF) 1 160 2 711 1 936
(in %) 3 % 6 % 5 %
Number of grants approved 4 5 5
Amount granted (in thousand CHF) 743 1 398 1 071
All projects
(in %) 7 % 12 % 10 %
Number of grant applications 140 156 148
Amount applied for (in thousand CHF) 37 896 45 070 41 483
Number of grants approved 44 53 49
Amount granted (in thousand CHF) 10 198 11 899 11 049 53 15 32
(in %)
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