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NEWSLETTER - Research Services |
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RESEARCH SERVICES LATEST NEWS |
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New SNSF encouragment tool : SPIRIT |
SNSF launched its new instrument of encouragement on February 1st, 2019: SPIRIT (Swiss Program for the international projects of the teams of scientific research). At any time, project drafts can be submitted as assessments are carried out throughout the year. The aim is to fund cross-border research for excellence, giving researchers full latitude in choosing their themes. Equal opportunities and the promotion of women and the training of young researchers are at the forefront of this approach. |
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Guidelines for H2020 collaborative projects submissions |
A preliminary version of our new “H2020 Collaborative Projects Submission Guidelines for UNIGE researchers” is now available. The document provides a compelling overview of all administrative, contractual, ethical/data and financial key points. |
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Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal |
"Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal" is the new single entry point for finding and managing European grants. It replaces the Participant Portal with improved functionalities and a new graphic design. |
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Innovation |
Support and funding opportunities for Innovation projects are now available on the website of Research Services. |
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COST |
40 new COST Actions were approved for funding, providing a networking opportunity to the scientific community. Researchers in Switzerland interested in participating in one of these COST Actions should contact the SNSF at COST@snf.ch. |
Digital infrastructure
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In order to adapt to the digitization of society in progress, a significant part of the budget of the European Union Framework Program for Research and Innovation « Horizon 2020 » for the period 2018-2020 is allocated to digitilization - about 6 billion euros: |
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EVENTS |
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ICT |
Ideal-ist ICT NCP Network organise Full Proposal Check events where your coordinator of ICT proposals can get personal feedbacks from experienced evaluators on their ICT proposal. |
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Startup OLÉ |
This free tech event connects Startups, spin-offs and innovative SMEs with investors, corporates, public institutions, embassies, accelerators, universities and media.. |
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SUCCESS STORIES |
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1st call of the SNS Eccellenza Professorial Fellowships 2018 |
The first edition of the Eccellenza program award from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has allocated 51 grants, including 37 Eccellenza Professorial Fellowships and 14 Eccellenza Grants grants. For UNIGE, six candidates received about 1.7 million each for five years for Professorial Fellowships. 3 grants were awarded in the Social Sciences and Humanities, 3 others in Medicine, which represents 16% of the total allocated by the SNSF and 75% of the UNIGE candidates selected in phase 2. Out of the 6 grants obtained half were given to women. Congratulations to the grantees! |
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ERC Synergy Grants 2018 |
These grants are part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the most prestigious grants because of its size and high requirements for research excellence. Two new fellowships were awarded to researchers from the University of Geneva. Congratulations to the grantees! |
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CALLS FOR PROJECTS - SUBMISSION DEADLINES |
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QuantERA: Call 2019 |
QuantERA offers funding to international research projects in quantum technology. It has launched a call for pre-proposals and proposals. |
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NORFACE |
NORFACE is launching the call “Democratic governance in a turbulent age (Governance)”. Researchers from Switzerland who are interested in collaborating within the scope of international consortia can submit pre-proposals. |
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NRP 77 |
NRP 77 will investigate the interrelationships and concrete effects of digital transformation in Switzerland. The research programme consists of the following three modules: |
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Summer 2019 Student Fellowship Program Princeton |
EUROCOMPLEX: Regime Complexes and European Studies in Interdisciplinary Perspective. |
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Doc.Mobility |
Fellowships are designed for doctoral students who wish to enhance their scientific profile by working at a research institution abroad. |
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Early Postdoc.Mobility |
The fellowships enable postdocs starting their career to spend a postdoc research stay abroad. In principle, these fellowships are awarded for 18 months, in justified cases for at least 12 months. |
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Doc.CH (SSH) |
The Doc.CH grants in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) are awarded by the SNSF to promising researchers who wish to write a dissertation in the humanities and social sciences in Switzerland on a topic of their own choice. |
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ERA-NET NEURON JTC 2019 |
the NEURON Network has launched a joint transnational call for projects on 'Translational Biomarkers in Brain Disorders'. |
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Joint call with South Korea |
In the context of the bilateral programmes initiated by the federal government, the SNSF and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Korea are issuing a call for research projects. |
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JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships 2019 |
The programme "JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships" enables researchers in Switzerland to stay in Japan for 12 to 24 months. |
Project funding |
Under the project funding scheme, qualified researchers define their research themes and objectives themselves and conduct their project under their own responsibility. |
H2020-MSCA-RISE |
The RISE scheme promotes international and inter-sectoral collaboration through staff exchanges of all categories. |
BRIDGE Discovery |
Innsuisse and the SNSF are launching the third call for proposals for the funding scheme BRIDGE Discovery. |
FreeNovation |
New call for FreeNovation, the funding program of the Novartis Research Foundation. The topic this year is: Systems medicine: From molecule to phenotype and better therapies. |
ERC Proof of Concept |
ERC Proof of Concept Grant can help you to develop a commercial solution or an application from a financed ERC project. |
Research Equipment (R’Equip) |
R'Equip SNSF award aimed for the acquisition and development of large-scale apparatuses in all areas of science. |
Brazilian-Swiss Joint Research Programme |
The SNSF, the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) are issuing a call for Joint Research Projects (JRPs). |
Postdoc.Mobility |
Postdoc.Mobility fellowships support postdocs who wish to conduct a research stay abroad. |
ERC Advanced |
ERC Advanced Grants are individual grants for experience researchers. The next call will open on 21 May 2019 (expected date). |
COST |
COST funds pan-European, multi- and interdisciplinary, bottom-up networks of researchers across all science and technology fields. COST does not fund research itself, but provides support for networking activities carried out within COST Actions. |
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ERC Starting |
ERC Starting Grants provide funding to top researchers at the beginning of their research career (2 to 7 years after the PhD). The next call will open in July 2019 (expected date).For the Letter of Commitment of the Host Institution required for all ERC applications, please inform us one month before submission deadline at the latest |
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ERC Synergy |
ERC Synergy Grants have been developed in order to bring together complementary skills, knowledge and resources from 2-4 excellent researchers with the goal of jointly addressing research problems. Each project can be up to a maximum of € 10 million for a period of 6 years. Additional budget can be requested under specific circumstances. |
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ERC Consolidator |
ERC Consolidator Grants provide funding to top researchers (7 to 12 years after the PhD). The next call will open in October 2019 (expected date).For the Letter of Commitment of the Host Institution required for all ERC applications, please inform us one month before submission deadline at the latest. |
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CONTACTS |
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Dr Laure Ognois-Zaugg, Dr Alex Waehry, Dr Eliane Abou Mansour, |