University Division/Office

University Division/Office
University of Zurich

Division/Office

Street No.

CH-8000 Zurich

Phone [phone]

www.universitydivision.uzh.ch

Swiss National Science Foundation PRIMA Wildhainweg 3 Postfach 8232 3001 Bern
	First and Last Name Position Phone [phone] first name.last [e-mail]
Zurich,

 Please either use your own letter template and copy-paste the text below or adjust the letterhead of this template accordingly.

 Please replace the bold text [in brackets] and delete the red text, text that does not apply as well as these remarks.
Confirmation letter for the PRIMA application of Dr. [name applicant]
Dear Sir or Madam,
The [name institute/department] confirms its intention towards Dr. [name applicant], to adhere to

the obligations listed below should a PRIMA grant be awarded by the SNSF for the proposal

entitled [project title].
The research institution commits itself to host the principal investigator (PI) for the duration of her PRIMA grant and to:

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  integrate the PI in the research institution and to provide working space;
  
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  support the PI in the management of her team and to provide administrative assistance to the PI;
  
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  provide research support to the PI and her team members throughout the duration of the project, in particular as regards a commensurate share of the funding of research expenses (e.g. material, equipment, personnel, travel, etc.) and access rights to infrastructures, equipment, and other services as necessary for conducting the research:
  

- [please specify]

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  guarantee the necessary scientific independence of the PI, in particular as regards the:
  

- realisation of the project under the scientific guidance of the PI;

- selection and supervision of other team members;

- use of the budget to achieve the scientific objectives of the project;

- authority to publish as senior author and to invite as co-authors only those who have contributed substantially to the reported work;

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  offer the PI career prospcts and in particular inform about job openings in her field of competence.
  

[The following points should be addressed, IF APPLICABLE]

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  For the requested PhD position the due completion of the doctoral thesis is guaranteed on expiry of the grant or in the event of the project being prematurely abandoned.
  
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  The official supervisor of the doctoral thesis at [name institute/department] will be [name].
  
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  [In case of medical researchers doing clinical work] Dr. [name applicant] can devote for the first two years of the grant at least 80 % of her work-time percentage to the project.
  

[The following points MUST be addressed]

Statement on the general interest of the research institution with regard to the PI and her research project/field as well as possible synergies.

Statement on the project's autonomy compared to other ongoing research objectives at the research institution.

[Further comments if desired]

Sincerely,

Prof. Dr. xy Prof. Dr. xy

xxx xxx
[Name, signature; signed by the contact person mentioned in the application AND the head of the institute/department]

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