Imbach Family Award for Pediatric Palliative Care

The Swiss Children’s Hospice Foundation is launching an award for outstanding achievements in pediatric palliative care (PPC). The “Imbach Family Prize for Pediatric Palliative Care” will be awarded for the first time in 2026.

Prize money

The prize money for the year 2026 is CHF 10,000.

Prize winner: inside

The prize is awarded to individuals or teams who make or have made an outstanding contribution to PPC thanks to their work and/or commitment.
Particular consideration will be given to scientific work on PPC in the fields of medicine, nursing or psychosocial care. The achievement should not date back more than three years.
Alternatively, the prize can be awarded to support the promotion of young talent in the form of scholarships for further or advanced training in the field of PPC.

Application

The application deadline for the 2026 prize is December 15, 2025.

Please send your application using the following form.

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Award committee

The prize committee consists of up to five members who either have specialist qualifications in the field of PPC and/or belong to the Imbach family. It is responsible for evaluating and nominating the award winners and for presenting the award.

Members of the award committee may nominate candidates provided there is no professional, institutional or personal relationship. The justification must be limited to a general motivation. Proposing members withdraw from the evaluation and decision-making process for this application.

Evaluation

The evaluation is based on the following criteria:

• Research work: relevance, originality, methodology, ethics, practical relevance, presentation, discussion, interpretation, implication, sustainability.

• Scholarship: professional requirements (training), previous achievements, motivation, type and quality of further training, personal characteristics, financial criteria.

Award ceremony

The prize is usually awarded every two years, for the first time in 2026. The award ceremony will take place during a conference on pediatrics or pediatric palliative care. The award venue for 2026 will be communicated at a later date.

Background on the award sponsor

The prize money is financed by the Imbach family’s dividend income and the prize is awarded by the Swiss Children’s Hospice Foundation. The foundation has set up a dedicated fund for this purpose, the development of which is reported in the foundation’s annual report.