Grants Office
First point of contact for questions related to competitive research funding programs and international grants.
Optimal support for the acquisition of third-party funding

The Grants Office was established in 2016 in order to optimize and simplify the process of acquisition of third-party funding for researchers at the University of Bern.
The Grants Office is part of the Vice-Rectorate Research and runs the Euresearch Office University of Bern.
Overview
Take a look at this short video to gain an overview of the Grants Office.
Services
The Grants Office offers researchers at all levels at the University of Bern and Inselspital information, personal guidance and administrative support on acquiring and managing selected national and international research funds. We provide advice and support from the original idea to the successful completion of the project.

Information

The Grants Office makes available information on national and international funding institutions and sources, as well as on certain internal university grants.
Advice and support

The Grants Office supports researchers at the University of Bern and the Inselspital during proposal submission and with project management.
Team
The Grants Office is part of the Vice-Rectorate Research and runs the Euresearch Office University of Bern of "Euresearch", the Swiss information network on European research and innovation programmes.
Here you can find your contact person in the Grants Office:
All staff

- Name / Titel
- Maddalena Tognola
- Funktion
- Head of Grants Office
- maddalena.tognola@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 48 09

- Name / Titel
- Dr. Friederike Bernsdorff
- Funktion
- Grants Advisor
- friederike.bernsdorff@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 51 44

- Name / Titel
- Dr. Ulrich Brandenburg
- Funktion
- Grants Advisor
- ulrich.brandenburg@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 30 52

- Name / Titel
- Dr. Elsa Callini
- Funktion
- Innovation & Startup Advisor
- elsa.callini@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 51 05

- Name / Titel
- Dr. Annette Jäckel
- Funktion
- Grants Advisor
- annette.jaeckel@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 52 89
- Name / Titel
- Carla Schärer-Gonzalez
- Funktion
- Finances & Audits
- carla.schaerer@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 84 91

- Name / Titel
- Dr. Aline Schögler
- Funktion
- Grants Advisor
- aline.schoegler@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 51 92

- Name / Titel
- Stefan Widmer
- Funktion
- Grants Advisor
- stefan.widmer@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 51 98

- Name / Titel
- Leah Witton
- Funktion
- Grants Advisor
- leah.witton@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 48 47

- Name / Titel
- Dr. Judith Zbinden
- Funktion
- Grants Advisor
- judith.zbinden@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 48 05