Applicants must meet the personal requirements set out in the SNSF Funding Regulations (Article 8). Only applicants who have not yet had a precoR project approved are eligible to participate. In addition, the projects have to fulfil the following criteria defined in the call:
- The project comprises research in the fields of material science or fabrication technology.
- The project is guided by a clear vision of an original and novel product or application.
Funding precompetitive research (precoR): Call 2014 (PDF, 110 KB)
Submission of proposals
The call document specifies a single submission deadline for project proposals. The applications must be submitted via the mySNF platform.
Evaluation procedure
The proposals are evaluated by a panel consisting of members of the SNSF Research Council and the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) as well as industry representatives. Applications that fulfil the formal criteria of the call will be reviewed by national and international experts.
Six of the 27 applications submitted in response to the first precoR call were funded, which corresponds to a success rate of 22%.