Funding

Funding priority

To achieve these goals, the foundation supports, initiates and leads projects focussing on “Participation and shared responsibility for an open and democratic society” and “Physical, mental and social health”.

The awarding practice focusses on projects in the areas of science/research and practice/implementation. 

The “Participation and social responsibility” funding priority supports projects that …

• …examine the role of digital media and technologies in everyday life and in the social participation of children, adolescents and young adults.
• …strengthen skills such as critical thinking, moral judgement and social responsibility and accountability.
• …break down barriers to participation and promote the integration of children, adolescents and young adults in vulnerable situations, including those with migration or refugee experience.

The funding priority “Physical, mental and social health” supports projects that …

• …research the physical, mental and social health of children and young people or investigate the prerequisites for this
• …develope and realise structures and offers for children and young people that promote the physical, mental and social health of the target group
• …favour the development of children and young people who find themselves in difficult circumstances
• …strengthen the interfaces between the fields of physical, mental and social health.

Practice/implementation funding area: The Palatin Foundation supports practice and care projects that…

• …test and implement innovative, evidence-based approaches in working with children, adolescents and young adults
• …develop or expand low-threshold and inclusive structures and services;
• …strengthen transitions and participation.

Science/research funding area: The Palatin Foundation supports research projects that…

• …lay the foundations: concepts/theories, validated measurement instruments and databases.
• …proove causal relationships: cause and effect and mechanisms of action, including moderators/mediators, with robust designs.
• …test implementation: effectiveness, process and cost-effectiveness evaluation of existing or new measures/programmes; demonstrating transferability and scalability.

Also eligible for funding

• Replications and meta-analyses for quality assurance,
• methodological/data innovations (e.g. open scales, data sets, toolkits),
• evidence syntheses and transfers for practice and policy.

• Please note that the Palatin Foundation requires information on the status of approval by the ethics committee. The Palatin Foundation accepts research applications that have not yet been fully approved. However, funding will only be paid out once approval has been granted.
• Detailed information on the scientific method (study protocol) is also required. Criteria based on those of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) serve as a guide.
• Research projects are accepted from academic institutions/universities and from NGOs that collaborate with such academic institutions. In the latter case, the collaboration must be clearly explained.
• Private research projects are not supported.
• Research projects are supported for a maximum project duration of four years and up to CHF 260,000.

Evaluation Criteria

We focus on time-limited projects that focus a specific need, guarantee quality and are sustainable.

Our commitment is based on partnership.

All applications must be submitted using our application form (link/button Blind applications will not be answered.

We communicate with applicants in German and English.

Positive criteria: The Palatin Foundation supports projects that …

• Benefit children, adolescents and young adults (< 27 years of age)
• Come from institutions based in the Basel region or Switzerland
• Are effective in the Basel region, Switzerland (and, in exceptional cases, Europe)
• Address a specific need or an obvious gap
• Have an exemplary and systemic signal and multiplier effect
• Have a minimum project volume of CHF 10,000
• Require initial or start-up financing
• Make publications and materials available to the public on an open access basis, i.e. free of charge and licence-free
• (in the case of scientific projects) provide a transfer plan for the basic knowledge generated
• consider an impact evaluation from the outset
• be financed by the Palatin Foundation alone or with only a few project financiers.

Negative criteria: The Palatin Foundation supports …

• Follow-up projects if they represent a further development or innovation/innovation in contrast to the first project.
• No basic research projects (no animal testing in the field of medicine)
• No construction and infrastructure projects
• No projects benefiting individuals or very small target groups
• No projects that primarily benefit adults
• No projects with no time limit
• No ongoing maintenance and operating costs
• No projects that fall within the scope of regular state structures (e.g. schools), that are part of the basic public service offering or that run counter to specific structural decisions made by the public sector.

Applications

We welcome applications that fulfil the funding objectives (link to “Funding” page) of the Palatin Foundation.

The yearly dates for submitting applications:
Pre-application (mandatory): 01 May
Full application (by invitation): 02 August

Pre-application (mandatory): 30 October
Full application (by invitation): 28 February

 

Process and assessment

The Board of Trustees decides on applications twice a year. These can be submitted at any time. There is no legal entitlement to support. Applicants will be informed of the Foundation Board’s decision in writing.

The Board of Trustees may request to inspect the implementation of the project if it deems this to be appropriate in order to check that the funds are being used for the intended purpose.