SNF futuro


The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is carrying out a series of reforms to its structure and organization, equipping it to meet future challenges in research funding. Up January 2008 the valid reforms will enable the SNSF to manage successfully the increasing number of submitted project applications, to offer improved support to young scientists and academics and also to facilitate improved international cooperation, to reinforce the role of the SNSF in research policy and to harmonize the evaluation procedures for funding applications and improve the transparency of decisions.

The Swiss National Science Foundation implements its reforms
Starting in January 2008, the “SNF futuro” reform package will come into force in stages. To this end the National Research Council of the SNSF, its steering committee and the board of the Foundation Council have been reorganised.

New statutes of the SNSF
In March 2007, the Foundation Council accepted the modification of the statutes of the SNSF. Then the Federal Council has approved the changes. Since April 2007 five working parties have been preparing the implementation of these reforms, in particular the reorganization of the National Research Council, the introduction of new specialized commissions, changes in practice in monitoring, the control and evaluation of research, as well as the role of the SNSF in the policy of the promotion of research.

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