Nominations for the 3Rs Awards open on February 1st

The Swiss 3RCC's 3Rs Award and Young 3Rs Investigator Awards are open for nominations!

The main 3Rs Award of CHF 4'000.- is given for exceptional work that has made a significant contribution to the Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement of animal experimentation (the 3Rs Principle).

A further CHF 2500.- prize, the Young 3Rs Investigator Award, is given to two researchers in the early stages of their careers for their individual achievements advancing the 3Rs principle and is co-funded by the NRP 79.

Any Swiss-based person is eligible that has made significant advancements in topics related to the 3Rs; whether in research, education, caretaking, or management. Applications will be evaluated based on the quality of the contributions and on their impact on the 3Rs in either a scientific, regulatory, industrial, or educational context. In addition to the financial award, the awardee will be given the possibility to have a short video made about his/her activities contributing to the implementation of the 3Rs and/or to present his/her work in a 3R-dedicated event organized by the 3RCC.

Nominees are initially internally reviewed and short-listed, followed by an external endorsement by at least 3 international experts in the field. 

Nominations for the 3Rs Award and/or Young 3Rs Investigator Award for the 2024 calendar year are open from February 1st on our funding portal. Deadline April 1st, 2025!