Dear researchers, We would like to make you aware of the following points (please scroll down). Please take a look at the updated information and pass it on – thank you very much.
Best regards, Bruno Z'Graggen, Research Promotion Unit Director
Focus: Mobility, doctoral students
Graduate Academy (GA-UniLu): Calls for mobility contributions for doctoral students, 2022
The SNSF ceases awarding mobility grants for doctoral students (Doc.Mobility) at the end of 2020. The successor solution for the mobility of doctoral students will be provided by Swiss Universities with the support of swissuniversities from 2021. At the University of Lucerne, the GA-UniLu will finance at least four mobility contributions (overseas stays of between six and a maximum of 12 months) for doctoral students every year. A maximum of CHF 50,000 is available for a mobility contribution. There will be two submission deadlines every year: one in spring (March) and one in autumn (October).
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Submission deadline spring 2022: 14 March 2022
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Submission deadline autumn 2022: 03 October 2022
More information refering the call by the GA-UniLu
SNSF-Funding Scheme and Priorities for 2021-2024
The National Research Programme 80 (NRP 80): COVID-19 in Society
The Federal Council has mandated the SNSF to implement the new National Research Programme "COVID-19 in Society" (NRP 80). The Programme aims to help manage current and future pandemics. NRP 80 complements NRP 78 "COVID-19", launched in 2020 to investigate primarily the biomedical and clinical aspects, as well as the special call for research on coronaviruses launched by the SNSF. NRP 80 is primarily aimed at researchers in the humanities and social sciences.
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Thematical field: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, politics and society
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Disciplines: Humanities and Social Sciences
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Budget: CHF 14 Mio.
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Call: 1 November 2021
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Evaluation in two steps:
- Deadline for pre-proposals: 24 January 2022 - Deadline for full-proposals: 13 June 2022
More information / call
Scientific photo and video competition 2022
The sixth edition of the SNSF Scientific Image Competition is now open for submissions. The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) invites researchers in Switzerland or Liechtenstein to submit photographs and videos. The winning images will be exhibited at the Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography in May 2022.
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Target group: researchers, all disciplins
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Four competition catagories:
- object of study - research locations and instruments - women and men of science - short videos -
Production dates of the works: after 1 January 2021
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Deadline: 31 January 2022
More information
SNSF Starting Grants & SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowship
Within the transitional measures by the SNSF refering ERC Starting Grants by the EU, the SNSF get out a call for SNSF Starting Grants which are targeted not only at researchers who wanted to apply for an ERC Starting Grant, but also at those interested in an SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowship. For this reason, there will be no Eccellenza call 2022.
International and Swiss-based applicants who intended to apply for an ERC Starting Grant or an SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowship to work in Switzerland are welcome to submit an SNSF Starting Grant proposal to the SNSF.
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Target group: Excellent postdocs of all disciplines, min. 3 years after the doctorate and max. 8 years afterwards
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Duration and budget: 5 years, CHF 1.8 Mio.
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Call: 1 Dezember 2021
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Deadline: 1 Februar 2022
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Evaluation: two steps
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Project start: earliest by 1 Januar 2023
More information and call
Realisation of a project with partners abroad: Lead Agency and Weave, from 2022 on incl. USA
As an addition to the Lead Agency within the project funding scheme, the SNSF signed an agreement with partner agencies abroad to simplify the submission of multi-lateral projects. Weave and Lead Agency offer the advantage to researchers to submit only a single submission to one national agencies instead of several proposals to different national agencies. This saves a lot of time and effort on all sides.
From 2022 on, the USA will be included with the National Science Foundation. More information ref. USA
More information in general
Covid-19: Information and flexible solutions for researchers by the SNSF
The Covid-19 pandemic causes comprises and questions in research supported by the SNSF. The SNSF does inform constantly and decides measures to support the researchers as well as possible. Pls. do follow the communications by the SNSF by newsletter and in the news room where you find answers responding the FAQs.
More information and FAQs by the SNSF in times of Covid-19
Career Funding Schemes: Instruments and Submission Deadlines
1. Postdoc
2. Candoc
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Doc.CH: 15 March und 15 September
Multi-year programme 2021-2024: new priorities and opportunities
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has published its multi-year programme for 2021-2024. In this, the SNSF is seeking to promote four priorities:
- Greater diversity in terms of excellence and promoting equal opportunities for women
- Interdisciplinary collaboration to tackle research topics from multiple angles on a more regular basis
- High-quality data infrastructures and services for use by researchers
- Closer networking between science, business and society
More information
Seven misconceptions about SNSF research funding - and the reality behind them
In spite of detailed information and advice: some misconceptions about SNSF research funding continue to do the rounds. We’ll tell you what’s true.
More information incl. the reality
SNSF-Pilot project via platform ChronosHub
How can researchers handle their open access publication charges (APCs) with minimal effort? And how can they check whether their preferred journals comply with the SNSF’s Open Access guidelines? A pilot project by the SNSF with the ChronosHub platform simplifies these processes with various advantages:
- direct payment of open access publication charge (APC)
- journal finder ref. journals complying with the SNSF’s Open Access guidelines
- storing of the published articles for reporting reasons
More information
Internal assistance ref. SNSF Data Management Plan and Open Access
The Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek Luzern (ZHB) offers in cooperation with the University of Lucerne internal assistance ref. SNSF Data Management Plan (DMP) and publications in Open Access:
Overview of all upcoming SNSF calls for proposals
Would you like a brief overview of the upcoming SNSF deadlines for all funding schemes to make sure that you do not miss anything? See: Upcoming SNSF deadlines for all funding schemes
SNIS Project Call 2022
The Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS) supports research projects ref. International Studies.
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Disciplines: pluri-disciplinary, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Research field: International Studies
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Special theme 2022: The role of data in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in the context of a post-pandemic recovery
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Target group: Professorships / Postdocs (project leadership)
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Project duration: two years
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Project sum: between CHF 100'000 and 300'000
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Two steps evaluation with:
- Deadline pre-proposal: 27 January 2022 (extended, instead of 20 Jan. 2022) - Deadline full-proposal: 12 May 2022
More information
Istituto Svizzero, Recidencies: Rome, Milan & Palermo
The Istituto Svizzero in Italy (center in Rome) supports by its residency programme young artists and researcher ref. studies, projects and exchange. The actual call for 2022 / 2023 offers the following residency options for Rome, Milan and Palermo.
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ROME
- Place of stay: Villa Maraini, Rome (Istituto Svizzero) - Duration: 5 and 10 months - Period: September 2022 until July 2023 -
MILAN
- Place of stay: a flat in Milan - Duration: ca. 6 months - Period: October 2022 until April 2023 -
PALERMO
- Place of stay: Palazzo Butera - Duration: 3 months - Period: September until December 2022 -
Conditions for all
- Target group, researcher: Candocs and postdocs; humanities, social and natural sciences - Age limit: 40 years - Deadline: 7 Februar 2022
More information
Research stays for Swiss researchers in Africa
The Swiss Tropical and Public Health institute with support from the University of Basel as the Leading House for its bilateral collaboration with partner institutions in Africa calls for the funding period 2021–2024 for research stays and lectureships.
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Target group: Senior Researchers of a Swiss university incl. Postdoc and CanDoc
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Budget: CHF 125'000, max. contribution per project: CHF 50'000
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Project duration: 2-6 months
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Earliest project start: 1 June, 2022
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Deadline: 18 February 2022
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Promotion of doctoral students: Grants by the Janggen Pöhn Foundation
The Janggen Pöhn Foundation is actif over 75 years and supports doctoral studenty by grants.
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Target group: Doctoral students, max. 32 years old with Swiss citizenship
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Disciplines: all except theology
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Grants: Contribution to cover the living costs during the dissertation project
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Duration: one year
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Most important evaluation criterion: Excellence
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Deadlines, twice a year:
- 28 February (foundation board meeting: May) - 31 August (foundation board meeting: May)
More information
EU: Horizon Europe & Support Euresearch
HORIZON EUROPE, the ninth framework programme for research and innovation (2021-2027)
HORIZON EUROPE is launched and does support research in all areas. A total of EUR 95.5 billion will be available for this until 2027.
More information
Status of Switzerland ref. Horizon Europe
At the moment, Switzerland does have within Horizon Europe (2021-2027 a status as a third country state. The Federal Council’s stated aim remains Switzerland’s full association to Horizon Europe. Under non-associated third country status, researchers and innovators in Switzerland are able to participate in most Horizon Europe collaboration projects. As such, around two-thirds of programmes are accessible, although they will not be funded by the European Commission, but by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). However, participation in individual projects will not be possible. These include the prestigious grants from the European Research Council (ERC), the European Innovation Council (EIC) and certain Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). Transitional measures which will be managed by the SNSF.
Transitional measures by the SNSF ref. Postdoc Grants
More information, SNSF measures SERI: Ongoing updates ref. status of Switzerland More information, Euresearch
Media training, writing coaching, and social media workshops for researchers: courses in 2022
Presenting research projects and findings to a wider audience is an important task, and media diversity and communication requirements are high in the digital era.
The SNSF offers media courses to researchers. The courses are held by journalists and specialists from tv-medientrainer.ch in Olten. The offer is also aimed in particular at researchers who are funded by the SNSF. It contains courses from media training until the production of videos including such in English and for female researchers only.
Dates 2022
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Media training: 14.01., 12.02.; 11.06, 25.06. (in English); 29.10., 11.11. (only female researchers), 18.11., 25.11.2022;
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Intense text course: 04.11.2022;
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Social media workshops: 11.02. / 02.12.2022;
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Social video workshop: 06.05. + 07.05.2022;
More information, dates 2022, conditions and registration
Internal calls for proposals
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, seed money for doctoral students, 2022
The Graduate School of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (GSL) supports doctoral students at the beginning of the dissertation with 12 month seed money to work out applications for the SNSF (Doc.CH) or other funding institutions.
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Target group: Doctoral students of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the beginning of the dissertation
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Support: 40% employment, 12 months, CHF 38'800
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Calls: one time each semester, two seed money supports each year
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Next deadline: 30 January 2022 (call: 18.11.2021)
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Start of employment: 1 April 2022
More information and call
SpeedUp 2022: sabbatical for lecturers/researchers and assistant professors (postdocs)
SpeedUp seeks to accelerate the process of obtaining a postdoctoral academic qualification at the University of Lucerne by providing the successful applicant with a sabbatical. This is awarded by the university’s research committee (FoKo).
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Sabbatical duration: max. six months
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Purpose: a period of time off to focus on your postdoctorate, with no teaching and administrative responsibilities but with ongoing payment of wages
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Target group: postdocs, senior teaching and research assistants / assistant professors without tenure track
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Number of sabbaticals per year: (generally) two
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Amount for replacement staff: CHF 25,000
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Submission deadline: there are two standard FoKo deadlines for 2022.
SpeedUp-Regulations: FoKo-Guideline sheet, 4.2 c) and FoKo-submission deadlines
FoKo applications and frequently asked questions
FoKo submission deadlines 2022
The University of Lucerne research committee (FoKo) would be delighted to support your research project in accordance with its guidelines and looks forward to receiving applications. There are two submission deadlines per year one in spring and the other in autumn. Urgent applications from CHF 1,000 up to a maximum of CHF 12,000 (from 2021 on) may be submitted outside of these deadlines. Valid reasons must be given for the urgency.
Deadlines 2022
Spring deadline 2022
- Submission: 14 March 2022
- FoKo meeting: 07 April 2022
Autumn deadline 2022
- Submission: 03 October 2022
- FoKo meeting: 27 October 2022
More information
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about FoKo applications
Here you can find answers to some frequently asked questions about FoKo applications: research projects that are supported by the FoKo; eligibility; submission deadlines; applications outside of deadlines and retroactive applications; criteria and priorities for assessment; formalities; waiting time for FoKo decisions; reporting obligations for applicants.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
CoffeeTalk+
The research promotion unit invites you to an uncomplicated CoffeeTalk+ in case you need advice.
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present: Dr. Bruno Z'Graggen, research unit director
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Target group: researchers
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Dates: on Wednesdays, 14-15h (only during the semester)
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Location: 3.A60 (coffee space, third floor)
- without registration
Attention: At the moment due to home office, only available by e-mail / zoom E-Mail: bruno.zgraggenremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch
Research Promotion Unit
Do you have questions about funding your research project, submitting applications to the FoKo or third-party funding providers, or planning your academic career? Dr. Bruno Z'Graggen, Research Promotion Unit Director, would be happy to provide you with further information and advice drawn from his broad experience in this field.
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The research news section of the website provides details of current calls for proposals, funding opportunities, and other information.
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