In its action plan "Coordinated Energy Research Switzerland", the Federal Council has earmarked a total of CHF 202 million for research.
CHF 24 million have been earmarked for the promotion of young scientists in research domains relevant to energy issues. The SNSF will award the money via the three following funding schemes: Ambizione Energy, SNSF professorships and Assistant Professor (AP) Energy Grants. This targeted funding of young talents by the SNSF will help to establish competences in energy research.
CHF 118 million will flow into the "Energy" funding programme, which is being implemented by the CTI in collaboration with the SNSF. The programme will finance the setup and operation of inter-university centres of competence with an amount of CHF 70 million. These centres will be selected by the CTI. The SNSF will participate in the call for proposals and in the evaluation procedure. An additional CHF 48 million will be used to fund projects conducted together with industry partners.
The different institutions of the ETH Domain will benefit from the remaining CHF 60 million.