Frequently Asked Questions about the ROTRF (Roche Organ Transplantation Research Foundation) and about the procedure to submit a letter of intent.
No, starting with the submission deadline for letters of intent 1st October 2009, the ROTRF has focused on supporting clinical research. Project submitted to the ROTRF must be clinically oriented research projects and must include work with clinical transplant material or with organ transplant patients.
No, starting with the submission deadline for letters of intent 1st October 2009, the ROTRF has focused on supporting clinical research. Project submitted to the ROTRF must be clinically oriented research projects and must include work with clinical transplant material or with organ transplant patients.
Yes. Investigations in vitro or in animal models simulating pathological states and mechanisms operating in human organ transplantation may complement research with clinical samples/in patients.
Projects in islets or hepatocytes transplantation are considered relevant to the ROTRF mission if they are proposed as a replacement for pancreas, resp. liver transplantation.
The ROTRF is interested in research projects in cellular transplantation if they are relevant to organ transplantation.
The ROTRF is interested in research projects in tissue transplantation (e.g. retina) if they are relevant to organ transplantation.
No. The ROTRF cannot fund interventional clinical trials and projects involving interventions that would add risk to the patient or alter patient management. However, the Trustees may consider funding non-invasive scientific studies that complement an ongoing, approved clinical trial or projects proposing diagnostic clinical examinations posing minimal risk to the patients, e.g. laboratory investigations with a biopsy core obtained as an additional sample during biopsy procedures performed as standard of care. The Trustees will evaluate the clinical risk and take the final decision on the suitability of the project for ROTRF funding.
No. Applications for funding of research into transplantation of organs that are not yet transplanted in the clinic will not be considered by the ROTRF.
No. Research in human cloning is not considered for funding by the ROTRF.
Yes, the ROTRF awards grants internationally. There are not geographical limitations
Yes. As long as no principal investigator submits more than one letter of intent per cycle of 6 month (the same name can not appear on a letter of intent and later on a different paper application).
No. Only 1 principle investigator can appear on the letter of intent/full paper application. Grants are only awarded to 1 investigator (Principal Investigator).
No, a principle investigator cannot submit more than 1 letter of intent per cycle.
Although in principle the ROTRF does not exclude the possibility for Principal Investigators to have co-investigators in other countries, there may be practical limitations. According to the ROTRF Charter, the grant is awarded to the Principal Investigator. The responsibility to the ROTRF for the research project and for the utilisation of the funds is solely bared by the Principal Investigator and his/her institution. They are also the only signatory parties for the Agreement with the ROTRF. Please be aware that the ROTRF does not make exception to this point and will not enter in any discussions on this point.
Prior to submission of the Full Paper Application, it is responsibility of the Principal Investigator to clarify with his/her own institution whether his/her own institution will accept to bare responsibility for the execution of part of the project and for the utilisation of funds by co-investigators located at other institutions, where the Principal Investigator's institution cannot exert direct control.
Finally, it is also the responsibility of the Principal Investigator to clarify with the co-investigators whether they and their institutions will accept not to be signatory parties on the grant agreement.
No, an investigator can only be principal investigator/co-investigator on 1 grant/application.
No, an investigator can only be principal investigator/co-investigator on 1 grant/application.
Yes, principal applicants/investigators must be established faculty members at their Institution or having a committment for such position by the date of commancement of the research project funded by the ROTRF.
Yes, if you have a committed faculty position at a University/Research Center by the start of the research project.
No, if you do not have a committed faculty position at a University/Research Center by the start of the research project. In this case your laboratory head may apply as principal applicant and you may be co-applicant.
Use only numbers to enter your amount.(e.g. 5000). Do not use any other signs or abbreviations
(e.g. 5,000, 5'000 or CHF 5000).
CHF is the abbreviation for Swiss francs.
Although the ROTRF prefers that no overhead costs are detracted from the awarded grant, it allows a maximum of 10% of the grant awarded to be used for covering overheard/indirect costs (i.e. the maximum that can be requested is 10'000 CHF per year).
No, the online submission system does not support formatting commands (tabulators, line breaks, Greek symbols, etc.).
The character count in "word" programm and in the internet submission programm are very similar but not identical.
No. The online submission program for letters of intent does not support figures and graphs.
No. The online submission program for letters of intent does not support tables.
No. According to the Charter all applications have to be submitted electronically via the Internet under the section: "letter of intent - Submission" on the web site http://www.ROTRF.org
No. Your data can only be entered if you submit via the section "letter of intent - SUBMISSION"
"letter of intent - PRINTOUT" only gives you a quick overview (print-out) of the information required in your application.
Yes. On http://www.ROTRF.org in the section "letter of intent - Submission" choose "Changes to your Letter of Intent" and utilise the ID number given to you for accessing your letter of intent.
Yes. Do not submit your application at the last minute. If all applicants are submitting in the last 12 hours before the data-base will be cut-off, you can experience access problems to the home-page.
