Poster Prizes

DBMR Poster Prizes 2026 no longer open for applications!

At each DBMR Day of BioMedical Research, awards are given for the best poster presentations by young researchers. Posters are evaluated by clinicians and scientists of the University of Bern and of the Inselspital and consideration is given to scientific rigor, contribution to the field, and overall presentation.

Categories:

  • Best Preclinical Project (CHF 2’000)
  • Best Clinical Project (CHF 2’000)
  • Best Project by a Medical Student* (CHF 2’000)
  • Research Prize Alumni MedBern (CHF 2’000)

Eligibility: 

  • Eligible applicants are:
        - Master students
        - MD students
        - PhD students
        - MD-PhD students
        - Postdoctoral fellows whose graduation date was in or after January 2021
  • Applicant must be the first author of the poster
  • Applicant must be the presenting author of the poster
  • Only one poster/applicant will be considered for an award. If you plan to submit more than one abstract, you will have to determine which one is the one you want to be evaluated
  • (*) Submissions for “the best project by a medical student” must be accompanied by a confirmation letter from the supervisor and a copy of the medical student’s matriculation pass.