Submission requirements
General conditions for the submission of proposals: What do you need to pay attention to?
The general requirements for the submission of proposals are set out in the Funding Regulations, the General Implementation Regulations for the Funding Regulations and, in certain cases, in regulations relating to specific funding schemes.
We recommend ensuring that both the personal and institutional requirements are fulfilled before submitting a project. Personal requirements include, for example, employment at a research institution, work-time percentage, volume of scientific research activity, scientific qualifications and scientific experience. Institutional requirements define whether or not a research institution is authorised to submit proposals to the SNSF.
If you have any questions, please contact the person responsible for the call in question.
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Personal requirements for the submission of proposals
The requirements for applicants and for the submission of proposals are defined in the Funding Regulations (Article 10) and the General Implementation Regulations for the Funding Regulations (sections 1.1 to 1.11).
For some calls, different rules or additional requirements have been defined. Please refer to the specific rules that have been defined for each funding scheme.
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Institutional requirements for the submission of proposals
The following institutions are eligible for SNSF funding according to the Federal Act on the Promotion of Research and Innovation (RIPA):
Swiss higher education institutions in accordance with Art. 4, para. c RIPA;
Research centres of national importance subsidised during the period in question at the time the proposal is submitted according to Art. 15 RIPA;
Research institutions of the Federal Administration according to Art. 16, para. 3 RIPA, which carry out research projects needed for the fulfilment of its tasks;
Federal research institutes according to Art. 17 RIPA.
In the case of non-commercial research centres outside the higher education sector, in accordance with Article 5 of the Federal Act on the Promotion of Research and Innovation, the SNSF assesses the eligibility of each institution on a case-by-case basis based on the requirements defined for the submission of proposals to the SNSF. All criteria must be met for the institution to be eligible to submit a proposal to the SNSF.
An institution's eligibility status is not permanent. The SNSF may reassess the eligibility of institutions when a new proposal is submitted.