Applicants for scientific exchanges must be employed in Switzerland and must meet the personal requirements set out in the Funding Regulations and the General implementation regulations for the Funding Regulations. Their work-time percentage may lie under 50 percent, but should not be lower than 20 percent. Applications for scientific events may also be submitted by persons without a doctorate.
Application
The applications must be submitted via the mySNF platform at least four months before the event or the visit.
Evaluation procedure
Applications are assessed according to the following criteria:
- Quality, originality and relevance of the event/visit
- Scientific expertise of the person to be funded and their contribution
- Complementarity and additional benefits of the exchange
- Feasibility of the event/visit
For events, another criterion is the participation of women speakers and young researchers.