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	SNSF information sessions

Contact: Research Service (servizio.ricerca@usi.ch)

Slides and recordings from SNSF webinars

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Did you miss the information sessions on the SNSF main funding schemes? Don’t worry, click on the following sections to check out the slides and recordings. Reach out to USI Research Service for support with your next application.

Deadline: 3 February 2025 at 17:00

SNSF Postdoc.Mobility

Do you want to spend 2 years of postdoc at a host research group abroad? Apply for an SNSF Postdoc.Mobility as early as 9 months prior to your PhD date and up until 3 years after your PhD defence. Do not miss USI internal deadline (15 January) to obtain the institutional letter required by the SNSF.

Call opens: January 2025; Deadline: mid-April 2025

SNSF projects in COST

COST Actions are EU-funded networks of researchers and practitioners that get together to collaborate on a specific topic. Because COST Actions don’t cover research, to promote the participation of Swiss-based academics in these networks, the SNSF offers CHF 400K grants to cover research costs.

Deadline: 1 April and 1 October 2025 at 17:00

SNSF Project Funding

Start now preparing your Project Funding application to get funding for your independent research on the topic of your choice. Applications can be submitted by experienced researchers, employed at least at 50% at a Swiss institution for the duration of the project.

Call opens: August 2025; Deadline: November 2025

SNSF SPIRIT

With SPIRIT, the SNSF funds collaborations with researchers based in a country receiving development assistance with max. CHF 500K for 4 years. At least 30% of the budget must be allocated to the partner country/countries.

Deadline: September 2025; Rolling call for small projects

SNSF Agora

Agora funds the interaction between scientists and the general public. It motivates researchers to present their ongoing studies to a non-expert audience, establishing a live exchange where researchers and the public engage in active conversations.

BRIDGE Discovery: 25 March 2025; PoC: four deadlines p.a.

BRIDGE Discovery and PoC

The call is aimed at researchers, who are looking to develop their research findings into innovative products or services and are in need of funding to test and refine their ideas. BRIDGE PoC is open to young researchers with a BA, MA or PhD. BRIDGE Discovery targets experienced researchers.

Rolling call

SNSF Scientific Exchange

The Scientific Exchanges funding scheme is aimed at researchers planning to organise a scientific event in Switzerland, invite colleagues from abroad for a research visit to Switzerland, or visit their colleagues abroad.

	Are you interested in other SNSF funding schemes?

Check out the USI instructions

The USI instructions contain an overview of the funding instrument and a list of the most common critiques from reviewers.

Deadline: 2 December 2024 at 17:00

SNSF Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowships

Are you looking for funding to carry out research in Switzerland after your PhD? If you spent less than 12 months in Switzerland during the last 36 months and you obtained your PhD less than 8 years ago, the SNSF Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowships could be the right option for you.

Deadline: 15 January 2025 at 17:00

SNSF Starting Grants

Are you an experienced researcher with an excellent track record and would you like to have your own research group for 5 years? If you are 2 - 8 years after your PhD and you are Swiss or you have worked for at least 2 years at a Swiss research institute, you can apply for SNSF Starting Grants.

Deadline: 4 March 2025 at 17:00

SNSF Spark

With CHF 100K for 1 year, Spark funds the rapid testing or development of novel and unconventional scientific approaches, methods, theories, standards and ideas. It is designed for projects that show unconventional thinking and introduce a unique approach. Spark is open to all disciplines.

Deadline: 1 November 2025 at 17:00

SNSF Ambizione

Do you have between 1 and 4 years of research experience? Are you looking for a grant that allows you to develop scientific independence? Stay tuned for the next SNSF Ambizione call opening in Summer 2025. USI internal deadline: 30 August 2025.