The usual submission deadlines - 1 April and 1 October – apply, only one application may be submitted per deadline. When entering the application, also upload the form "International Co-Investigators Scheme". You do not have to submit the application to the funding organisations of the project partners abroad.
There must not be any thematic overlaps between the submitted applications and ongoing projects or applications submitted to other SNSF funding schemes. Furthermore, applicants may not exceed the number of permissible projects in the project funding category.
The SNSF evaluates the International Co-Investigator applications together with the purely Swiss applications. There is no additional budget. The overall project is evaluated by the responsible research funding division.
As a grant holder, you are also responsible to the SNSF for the scientific and financial part abroad. When employing personnel abroad, please take account of the country-specific conditions (salaries, social contributions and legislation regarding conclusion of a contract and termination of an agreement). In particular, please take note of the relevant regulations concerning doctoral theses abroad.
Form International Co-Investigator Scheme
Co-Investigator Scheme with Denmark, Norway and Sweden
With the International Co-Investigator Scheme, you can apply for up to 50 per cent of the overall project costs for your Danish, Norwegian or Swedish partners. The same applies to Swiss partners, when an application falling under the Co-Investigator Agreement is submitted to the Independent Research Fund Denmark, the Research Council of Norway or the Swedish Research Council. The rules in force at the relevant funding organisation apply.
Co-Investigator Scheme with the UK in the humanities and social sciences
If you wish to conduct a project in the humanities and social sciences, you can also apply for SNSF funding for subprojects in the UK. The subprojects in the UK must not exceed 30 per cent of the overall budget. Swiss subprojects are likewise funded up to a maximum of 30 per cent by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The rules in force at the relevant funding organisation apply.
Cross-border projects with Germany and Austria
For Germany and Austria, the SNSF generally applies the Lead Agency process and uses the International Co-Investigator Scheme only in exceptional cases.
The exceptions are projects that are clearly focused on Switzerland, with only a very small subproject to be conducted in Germany or Austria. However, the subproject is crucial to the success of the overall project. In such cases, you can submit the application in the International Co-Investigator Scheme and apply for funding for the German or Austrian subproject.
Division I
Paul Pignat
div1@snf.ch
031 308 22 22
Division II
Jana Segmehl
leadagency.div2@snf.ch
031 308 22 22
Division III
Barbara Schellenberg
div3@snf.ch
031 308 22 22