Project funding is the only SNSF scheme that supports Lead Agency applications. The Swiss part of any Lead Agency project is governed by SNSF rules. The international part is governed by the participation requirements and eligibility criteria of the partner organisation.
A Lead Agency application can only be submitted if there are no thematic overlaps with ongoing projects.
Due to the coordination with the partner organisation, the evaluation usually takes longer than for regular projects.
It is not possible to submit trilateral applications to the SNSF. But you can work with researchers from additional countries by making them "project partners", regardless of whether the SNSF has signed an agreement with these countries. No more than 20 per cent of the Swiss budget may be requested for project partners. The salaries of their employees are not covered.
Costs are calculated on the basis of the relevant national guidelines.
In most partner countries, the success rates are lower than the rates at the SNSF. These lower rates are applied to Lead Agency applications submitted to the SNSF.
The choice of Lead Agency and the submission of applications are governed by the rules of each country.
If the Lead Agency role is assigned to the partner organisation, the Swiss researchers also need to submit the application to the SNSF via the mySNF platform for administrative reasons. Please enter the project partners abroad as other applicants. Enter the budget of the Swiss subproject in the data container "Requested funding". For the budget abroad, fill in the budget form and upload it to the data container "Lead Agency and other agreements". You have to submit the same research plan you submitted to the funding organisation abroad. The CVs and documents listing the research output of the Swiss partners have to be submitted according to SNSF guidelines; the corresponding documents of the partners abroad are not required.
Details
Division I
Paul Pignat
E-mail
div1@snf.ch
Tel.
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Division II
Julien Leuthold
E-mail
leadagency.div2@snf.ch
Tel.
+41 31 308 22 22![]( "Anrufen: +41 31 308 22 22")
Division III
Barbara Schellenberg
E-mail
div3@snf.ch
Tel.
+41 31 308 22 22![]( "Anrufen: +41 31 308 22 22")