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Swiss Medical Fellowship

The Gilead Swiss Medical Fellowship Program awards grants to support innovative projects in four key areas: HIV, hepatology, oncology and cell therapy. These projects aim to advance medical science, develop reproducible models, and improve patient management and patient-centered care.

The evidence generated will help shape public health policy and clinical practices. It will also foster new collaborations within Switzerland. Projects incorporating patient feedback are prioritized.

Please note that interventional trials and practices are not in scope of the program.
Proposals which include the usage or uptake of Gilead medicinal products can not be supported within the Swiss Fellowship program.

Funding may be awarded to projects focused on:

HIV

  • Improving HIV care and management of comorbidities
  • Innovative research on key scientific questions
  • Innovations which address gaps across the continuum of care

Hepatology

  • Screening implementation and linkage to care in HDV
  • Documentation of epidemiology, burden of disease and patient management in HDV
  • Projects characterizing and addressing unmet medical needs in PBC

Oncology

Innovative, patient focused research in advanced breast cancer aiming to:

  • Optimize patient care and management
  • Assess disease burden and epidemiology
  • Address key scientific questions

Cell Therapy

  • Research projects addressing important scientific questions in the field of hematology, with focus on B-cell lymphomas, acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • Ways to improve management of patients with B-cell lymphomas, acute lymphoblastic leukemia

„The Gilead Swiss Fellowship program is a pivotal funding program that allows to
improve the care of patients by supporting projects addressing real-life clinical gaps
or by supporting innovative projects to advance science. Importantly, this program
offers the opportunity to young researchers to increase their scientific independence
and enhance their research profile.“

- Prof. Dr. Catia Marzolini -

How to apply

  • Please submit your application via email to [email protected] using the application template.
  • All proposals must be submitted in English.
  • If you want to provide additional background information, please feel free to add supporting documents.
  • Submitted requests should not exceed 40’000 CHF.

Key dates and deadlines

  • Applications can be submitted as of January 31st to April 15th, 2026.
  • The decision regarding the awarded grants will be communicated until July 15th 2026.
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Funding details

  • Applications may be accepted or refused. Depending on the final score and requested budget, it may occur that only a proportion will be granted.
  • Funding proposals will be considered for projects with a timeline for completion up to, but no more than, 12 months. Projects of a shorter duration accompanied by a smaller budget will also be considered.
  • Long-term projects can be submitted and in case longer-term funding is deemed relevant, these projects can be resubmitted for continued funding the next year. Funding of the original application does not guarantee funding of the resubmission.
  • Projects which demonstrate implementation of patient feedback and are carried out in partnership with patients and members of the public will be prioritized.

Funding restrictions

  • Gilead funding cannot support more than 33% of your organization’s annual operating revenue.
  • Retrospective activities that have already taken place or activities that are already being funded by Gilead are not eligible for support.
  • Gilead will only provide funding for equipment that is not funded or not fully funded via normal channels (e.g. the general hospital setting).
  • Funding for general operating expenses (e.g. laptops, tablets, etc.) and medical equipment that forms part of the standard hospital equipment will not be accepted.
  • Funding for personnel can only be accepted if there are no other sources of funding (e.g. if an employee of the hospital is involved in the project, Gilead Sciences cannot pay for the project work time of this staff member). Please confirm in the budget part of the request that no other sources of funding are available for the staff involved in the project.
  • If budget includes payment for medical staff, this may be subject to an additional review
  • For medical materials/equipment, only costs incurred for running the project can be taken into account. In case of specific needs of equipment a pro rata calculation or leasing for the period of the project should be specified in the budget request.

Assessment process

  • Proposals will be assessed by a competent internal review panel at Gilead. Grants are separate from the company’s commercial activities; sales and marketing personnel are not involved in grant decisions.
  • The review process will be competitive, with decisions based on clear criteria. Projects incorporating patient feedback are prioritized.
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Application Template

Applications can be submitted as of January 31st to April 15th, 2026.
For questions or to submit your application, please contact: [email protected]

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