Not necessarily, although it is generally the case. Written assurance of employment at a research institution in Switzerland is enough. Subject to certain conditions, researchers working abroad or at institutions with international sponsors may submit a proposal. Self-employed researchers are also eligible [see FAQs 2) and 3)]
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A research project can include legal commentary. If the project's direct output is a legal commentary, it will need to be published in an open access format. According to the SNSF's open access policy, results of the research projects can be used in a printed commentary that is not freely accessible, provided an open access version of the results had previously been made available.
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The changes are in Chapter 7 "Employment of staff" and in Annex 12 "Salary ranges, guidelines for employees in SNSF-funded projects and blanket amounts for social security contributions". The respective provisions have been made simpler and clearer, allowing more flexibility for researchers and institutions. In addition, the obligations of grantees and institutions vis-à-vis their employees are now explicitly set out in the Implementation Regulations.
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Principles and rules that apply to all funding schemes and procedures are governed by the Funding Regulations of the SNSF, which are based directly on the Federal Research and Innovation Promotion Act (RIPA). The Implementation Regulations contain more detailed provisions which also apply to all funding schemes and explain how the rules set out in the Funding Regulations are implemented. Provisions that are specific to individual schemes are governed by special regulations and call documents, such as, for instance, the Project Funding Regulations or the Sinergia Regulations.
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On 1 January 2016, new Funding Regulations (FR2016) and new Implementation Regulations (IR2016) will enter into force. They provide the legal basis for all funding schemes of the SNSF with the exception of project funding, which is excluded until 1 October 2016. Until then, project funding will be governed by the old Funding Regulations (FR2007) and the old Implementation Regulations (IR2015). New or amended provisions in FR2016 and IR2016 will be applied before 1 October 2016 upon request, if they are to the advantage of applicants. At present, the following changes are concerned:
- Extension of employment periods for doctoral students (Clause 7.3)
- New eligible costs (chapter 2) can be debited to the grants as of 1 January 2016, provided the grant as a whole is not exceeded. The SNSF does not, however, reimburse such costs as additional costs.
(as at January 2016)
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