Administrative Offices 

The administrative offices of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) employ ca. 180 staff members and support and coordinate the activities of the Foundation Council, National Research Council and Research Commissions. The administrative offices oversee grant decisions and their implementation and monitor all financial aspects of the research funding activities of the Foundation.

Among the key tasks performed each year are the commissioning and evaluation of several thousand expert opinions from national and international experts on the grant proposals. In addition to providing services for the National Research Council and Foundation Council, the administrative offices have their own areas of responsibility. They maintain contacts with those bodies responsible for research policy in Switzerland and abroad, represent the SNSF on relevant committees and ensure that the concerns of the Foundation are effectively communicated to the general public. The administrative offices are accountable to the Executive Committee of the Foundation Council. Internal auditors, directly accountable to the President of the Foundation Council, audit the management of the administrative offices and of the other bodies of the Foundation.