Israel

Lead-Agency proposals are part of the SNSF's project funding scheme. Applicants may have a maximum of two simultaneous project funding grants. One of these must be a Weave/Lead Agency/International Co-Investigator Scheme project. In addition, the topics of the two projects must be clearly distinct from one another.

The duration of the projects is the same in both countries and must not exceed 48 months.

The applications must be submitted in English.

Application submission: The SNSF and the ISF have agreed to take turns as the Lead Agency on a yearly basis. Application submission: The SNSF and the ISF have agreed to take turns as the Lead Agency on a yearly basis. The next submission will be to the ISF in November 2026.

If the application is submitted to the ISF a copy must be submitted to the ISF via mySNF within seven days.

In principle, all scientific institutions in Israel are eligible to apply. Institutions in those territories that became part of the State of Israel after 5 June 1967 are excluded. The SNSF regulations in this regard are the same as those that apply to research cooperation between the European Union and Israel.

The ISF requires the Israeli researchers to start the approved project by the following October after the funding decision. Swiss researchers have twelve months to start the project after receiving the funding decision. However, the SNSF recommends coordinating the start-up phase with the research partners involved.