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04.04.2012Marie Heim-Vögtlin: 32 grants awarded in 2011

In 2011, the SNSF awarded 32 Marie Heim-Vögtlin (MHV) grants to women researche...

28.03.2012SNSFinfo print: Mobility, Agora, ERI Dispatch

The new edition of the 6-page "SNSFinfo print" with the latest instit...

15.03.2012Project funding: submission till 2 April 2012

The next submission deadline for project funding, 1 April 2012, falls on a Sund...

13.03.2012mySNF - better support for researchers in managing their projects

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has further expanded the functiona...

08.03.201241 new SNSF Professorships

In February, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) awarded 41 SNSF Pr...

08.02.2012Evaluations for third parties and programmes conducted together with partners: Principles set out more precisely

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) provides evaluation services to th...

03.02.2012Agora: Promoting dialogue on scientific research

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is promoting dialogue between rese...

10.01.2012The SNSF's research database P3 is online

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) activated the research database P3...

22.12.2011KORANET Joint Call: Announcement and Partnering Event

On 6 and 7 February 2012 a Partnering Event will be organised in Seoul/Korea...

09.12.2011The SNSF publishes first report on plagiarism in applications

Between October 2010 and September 2011, the Swiss National Science Foundati...

05.12.2011Finding research partners via a social network

Researchers interested in the Romanian Swiss Research Programme 2011-2016 are n...

28.11.2011Research Day: the SNSF will visit Geneva on 7 December

 As part of the Research Day, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) will...

24.11.2011The SNSF welcomes 150 advanced researchers

On 2 November, the SNSF welcomed advanced researchers from the whole of Switzer...

21.11.2011New innovation projects under ongoing NCCRs

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has issued a call for proposals fo...

21.11.2011Project funding: Rising demand slightly curbed

For the first time since 2007, fewer project proposals were submitted to the Sw...

27.10.2011Ambizione, Ambizione-PROSPER and Ambizione-SCORE: Awards 2011

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funds young academics in all di...

25.10.2011SNSFinfo print: co-operation with researchers from Bulgaria and Romania

The new edition of the 6-page "SNSFinfo print" with the latest instit...

20.10.2011Amendment of Sinergia regulations

The Specialised Committee Interdisciplinary Research and the Presiding Board of...

29.09.2011Agora: call for proposals attracts great interest

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has received 77 proposals for publ...

28.09.2011Eastern Europe: nearly 100 research partnerships thanks to 28 newly approved grants

Last December, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Agenc...

31.08.2011Launching of the Romanian-Swiss Research Programme in Bucharest on 16 September 2011

The Romanian-Swiss Research Programme 2011-2016 is about to be launched in Roma...

30.08.2011Publication grants: changes as of October 2011

As the DORE programme will expire in autumn, the DORE publication grants will b...

25.08.2011A day for advanced researchers

On 2 November 2011, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) will welcome a...

18.08.2011Project funding: earliest possible start of projects remains unchanged

As under the old system, projects funded by the Swiss National Science Foundati...

10.08.2011International conference on the evaluation of inter- and transdisciplinary research to be held in September 2011

From 14 -16 September 2011, the fourth international conference of td-net, the ...

08.08.2011Sinergia: 34 new grants for 2011

Ninety Sinergia applications were submitted to the Swiss National Science Found...

11.07.2011The SDC-SNSF Research Fund for Global Issues

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss National S...

23.06.2011SNSFinfo print: research categories reviewed

The new edition of the 6-page "SNSFinfo print" with the latest instit...

23.06.2011DORE: a successful funding programme comes to an end

In the past eight years, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has suppo...

23.06.2011Research categories reviewed

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) knows that research cannot be pige...

23.06.2011Fluid boundaries

SNFinfo print No 13: Editorial...

23.06.2011Key question for applicants: is my research project use-inspired or not?

SNSFinfo print no 13: "In Focus"...

30.05.2011SNSF Annual Report 2010: 17% rise in research projects

In 2010, researchers submitted substantially more projects to the Swiss Nationa...

27.05.2011Prospective researchers: all applications to SNSF Research Commissions to be submitted via mySNF as of second half of 2011

As of the second half of 2011, all candidates for a fellowship for prospective ...

19.05.2011Call for proposals: Joint Programming Neurodegenerative Diseases (JPND)

Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) are a research instrument of the European ...

18.05.2011Research Initiative Nano-Tera.ch: the SNSF recommends continued federal funding

The research initiative Nano-Tera.ch is expected to bring Switzerland to the cu...

15.05.2011Call for proposals: Agora - public science communication projects

Agora aims to intensify the dialogue between science and society by enabling re...

10.05.2011Research Initiative SystemsX.ch: the SNSF recommends continued federal funding

The aim of SystemsX.ch has been to bring systems biology in Switzerland to worl...

28.04.2011Project funding at the SNSF: high number of applications in April

Researchers have submitted 1,145 applications requesting a total of 401 million...

06.04.2011Scientific cooperation with Eastern Europe: Second call for proposals is again received with great interest

In November 2010, the SNSF and the SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooper...

23.03.2011SNSFinfo print: Language policy at the SNSF

The twelfth edition of the 6-page "SNSFinfo print" with the latest in...

23.03.2011New tool against plagiarism

Plagiarism constitutes a breach of scientific integrity. After discovering plag...

23.03.2011Declining success rates at the SNSF: the downside of successful research

SNSFinfo print no 12: "In Focus"...

23.03.2011Lead Agency Procedure: gratifying initial results

Nearly 150 Lead Agency applications with Swiss collaboration have been filed...

22.03.2011Call for proposals: ERA-Net RUS

In the frame of the ERA-Net RUS project, a Pilot Joint Call on Collaborative S&...

21.03.2011Research Day: the SNSF visits St. Gallen

On 1 June 2011 as part of the Research Day, the Swiss National Science Foundati...

16.03.2011New: electronic newsletters of the SNSF now also in English

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) issues a monthly newsletter with c...

03.03.2011Taking science to the public

With its new funding scheme "Agora", the Swiss National Science Found...

02.03.201141 new SNSF-funded SNSF professorships

In conclusion to its twelfth call for proposals, the Swiss National Science Fou...

23.02.2011New: 'SNSFinfo print' in English

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) publishes the 6-page "SNSFinf...

15.02.2011New Submission Deadline for Project Funding

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) functions with two deadlines for t...

24.01.2011Call for proposals: Joint Research Projects between Swiss and Chinese researchers

The Sino-Swiss Science and Technology Cooperation (SSSTC) is launching a third ...

24.01.2011Call for proposals: Joint Research Projects between Swiss and Indian researchers

The Indo Swiss Joint Research Programme (ISJRP) is launching a third call for p...

23.01.2011SCOPES 2009-2012: 2nd call / Institutional Partnerships

The SCOPES programme, which is financed by the SNSF and the Swiss Agency for De...

18.01.2011Active promotion of women in research: 37 new MHV subsidies awarded

2010 was another record year for submissions to the Marie Heim-Vögtlin (MHV) Pr...

15.12.2010Fellowships for prospective researchers: As of 2011, five SNSF research commissions will accept applications via mySNF

As of the beginning of 2011, candidates for a fellowship for prospective res...

14.12.2010mySNF: Server downtime due to update

This weekend mySNF will be extensively updated. For this reason, the platfor...

30.11.2010Sinergia: submission deadline on 15 January 2011

As of 2011, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) will accept proposa...

29.11.2010Last call for proposals: ProDoc - the doctoral funding scheme supported by the SNSF and CRUS

The next and last submission deadline for the doctoral funding scheme ProDoc...

22.11.2010Research day: The SNSF is to visit Fribourg

On 3 December 2009 as part of the Research Day at the University of Fribourg...

10.11.2010A new beginning for doctoral training

November 2010 spells significant changes in the domain of doctoral training. Th...

28.10.2010Project Funding at the SNSF: ever-increasing demand

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) generally receives a higher num...

26.10.2010Ambizione, PROSPER & SCORE: Grants 2010 and harmonisation of the programmes

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funds young academics in all disci...

11.10.2010Continued support for Clinical Trial Units

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has decided to extend by two years...

05.10.2010Publication of report on the SNSF's fellowship programme

The "Obersvatoire science, politique et société (OSPS)" was competiti...

20.09.2010Simplified terms of participation for International Exploratory Workshops

The International Exploratory Workshops enable researchers investigating simila...

15.09.2010Call for proposals: MD-PhD-Program for medical doctors who are interested in research

Together with the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and with the assista...

31.08.2010ERA-Net CHIST-ERA: first call planned for this September

The ERA-Net CHIST-ERA (Challenges in Information and Communication Sciences and...

19.08.2010Call for proposals: ASPERA (AStroParticle ERAnet)

ASPERA is a network of national government agencies responsible for coordinatin...

18.08.2010Call for applications: International Exploratory Workshops

The International Exporatory Workshops of the Swiss National Science Foundation...

01.07.2010ESF Research Conferences to be held in 2012: call for proposals

The European Science Foundation (ESF) invites scientists to submit proposals...

01.07.2010Call for applications: ProDoc - Subsequent Research Modules and Extension of ongoing ProDocs

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Rectors’ Conference of ...

23.06.2010New: Financial contribution for childcare at conferences

What goes without saying in other countries is still exceptional in Switzerland...

26.05.2010Sinergia: Important change for submitting applications

Applications for the Sinergia funding instrument will now only be accepted by t...

25.05.2010The SNSF 2009 Annual Report: More than 700 million Swiss francs invested in basic research

In 2009 the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) approved around 2,900 rese...

26.04.2010ERANet EuroNanoMed: 2nd call launched

Following the success of the 1st Call in 2009, EuroNanoMed is launching its 2nd...

11.03.201044 new SNSF-funded SNSF professorships

In conclusion to its eleventh call for proposals, the Swiss National Science Fo...

10.03.2010td-net: Swiss-academies award for transdisciplinary research 2010

The swiss-academies award for transdisciplinary research supported by Stiftung ...

03.03.2010ESF: Call for new EUROCORES Themes

EUROCORES Themes proposals are "bottom-up" initiatives for the creati...

28.01.2010Lead Agency Agreement with Luxembourg

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Luxembourg National Resear...

21.01.2010Active promotion of women in research: 41 new MHV subsidies awarded

2009 was a record year for submissions to the Marie Heim-Vögtlin (MHV) Programm...

18.01.201029 new prestigious grants for Switzerland

On 14 January, the European Research Council (ERC) published the results of the...

21.12.2009nano-tera.ch: nine more projects chosen

nano-tera.ch, the Swiss initiative in engineering sciences, will invest with in...

18.12.2009Call for funding applications: ProDoc - Doctoral Programmes

The SNSF and the Rectors’ Conference of the Swiss Universities (CRUS) suppor...

17.12.2009Call for funding applications: PROSPER

With PROSPER, the Division Biology and Medicine of the Swiss National Scienc...

17.12.2009Call for funding applications: SCORE

With SCORE, the Division Biology and Medicine of the Swiss National Science ...

26.11.2009SNSF: Application submissions for October 2009 reach record high

Applications for independent project funding submitted to the Swiss National Sc...

11.11.2009Future of the doctoral programme ProDoc

For the 2012/13-2016 funding period the CRUS plans to focus on funding doctoral...

30.10.2009Call for funding applications: Fellowships for advanced researchers

These Fellowships enable young scientists planning to follow an academic ...

28.10.2009Ambizione, SCORE & PROSPER: Awards 2009

The SNSF funds young academics in all disciplines through its Ambizione, SCORE ...

27.10.2009Research day: The SNSF is to visit Lucerne

On 3 December 2009 as part of the Research Day at the University of Lucerne the...

21.10.20093rd Call of SystemsX.ch

Submission of proposals via mySNF

30.09.2009SNSF news service: information fast and personalised

In its constant endeavour to supply information targeted to needs, the SNSF now...

17.09.2009Research partnerships with developing countries: new call for funding applications

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is again launching the programme R...

14.09.2009New prestigious ERC Starting Grants for Switzerland

The European Research Council (ERC) expects to fund some 240 top researchers in...

03.09.2009New rules for research plan, CV and publication list

For the submission deadline of October 2009 the SNSF implements new rules for t...

01.09.2009SNSF websites: lengthy interruptions because of change to more powerful Internet line

From 4 to 6 September 2009, the SNSF will be switching its Internet line. Durin...

25.08.2009Applications for the Marie Heim-Vögtlin Programme reach an all-time record

In 2009, new applications for new Marie-Heim-Vögtlin (MHV) subsidies reached a ...

03.08.2009Joint Swiss-Japanese Scientific Seminars: Calls for funding applications

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) regularly provides grants - in clo...

20.05.2009Six new SystemsX.ch Projects

SystemsX.ch, the Swiss initiative in Systems Biology, supports over the next fo...

22.04.2009SNSF Overhead Regulations approved by Federal Council

As of this year, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has introduced ov...

06.04.2009ERA-Net ASPERA: Call for proposals

ASPERA (AStroParticle ERAnet) launches a first common call for the realisation ...

12.03.200945 new SNSF-funded SNSF professorships

In conclusion to its tenth call for proposals, the SNSF awarded 45 SNSF profess...

04.03.2009Research Day: The SNSF introduces itself in the canton of Tessin

The SNSF will be on-hand at ‘Research Day’ at the Università della Svizzera ita...

02.03.2009R’Equip 2009: Call for Proposals

The SNSF launches the call for proposals 2009 of the R’Equip program. Under R'E...

04.02.2009SNSF professorships: New conditions specifically for junior researchers in clinically oriented areas

Targeting junior researchers in clinically oriented areas, the SNSF has establi...

02.02.2009Website of the SNSF and mySNF: longer downtimes on 7th and 8th February

Important information for website and mySNF users: due to system maintenance be...

27.01.2009Applications for conference grants: from April 2009 only via mySNF

As of 1 April 2009, applications for conference grants at the SNSF will be comp...

20.01.200954 outline proposals for new National Centres of Competence in Research

54 outline proposals have been submitted in response to the third call for new ...

19.01.2009Eurocores: Call for Outline Proposals

The European Science Foundation (ESF) launches new Eurocores programmes and ope...

12.01.2009nano-tera.ch: ten projects chosen

nano-tera.ch, the Swiss initiative in engineering sciences, will support ten bi...

15.05.2008Good news for researchers: higher SNSF success rate despite an increasing number of applications

Annual Report 2007 of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

04.06.2007More research projects than ever before

Jahresbericht 2006 des Schweizerischen Nationalfonds

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