The call for proposals which was open to all thematic research areas was open from 1 July to 3 October 2016.
The 80 submitted applications were jointly evaluated by the SNSF and CONICET. 10 applications were approved for funding. The SNSF covers the costs of CHF 2,5 million for the Swiss part of the research and CONICET and MINCyT cover the costs in Argentina.