Project Funding of the Jörg Bernards Foundation (Research Funding)

The Jörg Bernards Foundation supports nonprofit and public institutions as well as universities nationwide in the implementation of selected research and innovation projects in stereotactic neurosurgery. The focus is on projects combating brain tumors, developing minimally invasive therapeutic methods, and translating novel ideas into clinical trials. Funding applications can be submitted continuously at any time; expertise in stereotactic procedures and the existing infrastructure must be scientifically demonstrated. Eligible costs include personnel, materials, publications, and travel expenses to professional conferences, with decisions based on the foundation board’s assessment of innovation, scientific excellence, and relevance of the project objectives.

Project groups benefit from the prospect of effective funding for selected translational work dedicated to advancing minimally invasive interventions for tumor diseases and age-related pathologies. The Jörg Bernards Foundation places great importance on close guidance by experts and provides financial support amounting to up to several hundred thousand euros per project over durations of one to three years. Interested teams submit a precise project description, details of the scientific background, publication lists, and curricula vitae of the leadership. Through ongoing selection, the responsible parties ensure a focus on particularly promising initiatives that offer sustainable improvements in the prognosis for patients with brain tumors.