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NEWSLETTER
Research and Grants Office
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A large number of calls for collaborative projects are currently open or will open soon within the EU Framework Programme for research and innovation “Horizon Europe”. They offer unique opportunities for European and global research collaborations in a wide range of scientific domains of societal, technological and economic relevance.
Swiss researchers can participate in all these calls, as a result of the third-country status of Switzerland in Horizon Europe. Swiss entities can lead work packages and key activities, but cannot coordinate projects.
Funding is being provided by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
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Contact us before the submission deadline to ensure a smooth process (e-mail).
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Use the Horizon Results Platform to discover research funded by the European Commission or to promote your EU-funded results (demo video). This platform can also be used to search for partnerships and investors.
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SNFS Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
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The Swiss federal government has approved the financing of further transitional measures for 2023 calls for projects, including a repeat of the SNSF Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowships.
The SNSF will provide all the participation conditions by the call opening date on 1 September 2023 on its website. Call deadline is 1 December 2023.
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COST Actions – European cooperation in Science & Technology
(SNSF)
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70 newly accepted COST Actions will kick off in autumn 2023, providing a networking opportunity for the scientific community (See full list).
Researchers with relevant expertise for one of these Actions can apply for admission to a Working Group. The application must be done directly through COST.
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The General Assembly of the DARIAH ERIC voted unanimously to accept Switzerland’s application for full membership.
The Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH) provides a solid and sustainable framework to take part in European research and exchange and collaborate with European peers in dealing with the specific challenges of digital methods and Open Research Data in the Arts and Digital humanities fields. Read the news.
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SNSF Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowship 2022
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The project of 8 researchers have been selected by the SNSF within the framework of the call ‘Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022’.
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Dr. Adeline Bats (supervisor: Dr. Anne Mayor) – Section of Biology (Science). Storing Food in Ceramics.
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Dr. Jessica Bavaresco (supervisor: Professor Nicolas Brunner) – Department of Applied Physics (Science). Beyond Entangled Pairs: Quantum Correlations in Networks.
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Dr. Margherita Botto (supervisor: Professor Andreas Boland) – Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (Science). Mechanisms of chromosomes segregation in an evolutionary context.
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Dr. Coralie Boulet (supervisor: Professor Mathieu Brochet) – Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine (Medicine). Regulation of Plasmodium falciparum egress from the host erythrocyte by ubiquitination.
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Dr. Sandra Guallar Garrido (supervisor: Professor Thierry Soldati) – Biochemistry Department (Science). Deciphering the coordination of autophagy and ESCRT membrane repair machineries during mycobacterium infection.
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Dr. Federica Maltese (supervisor: Professor Camilla Bellone) – Department of Basic Neurosciences (Medicine). Brain circuits and social factors for Pathogen-Threat Social Avoidance.
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Dr. Dario Mazzola (supervisor: Professor Emanuela Ceva) – Department of Political Science and International Relations (Geneva School of Social Sciences). ISTAP: Interstate Trust Over Asylum Policies.
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Dr. Kim Pouilly (supervisor: Dr. Marc Audard) – Department of Astronomy (Science). Stellar accretion and magnetism in young binaries.
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UNIGE and the Research and Grants Office (RGO) offer their warmest congratulations!
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Swiss Public Health Conference 2023
12 and 13 September, AGORA (Fondation ISREC), Rue du Bugnon 25A, 1005 Lausanne. Preface and registration.
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CALLS FOR INDIVIDUALS PROJECTS
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Postdoc.Mobility fellowship
(SNSF)
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Submission deadline: 2 August 2023.
Postdoc.Mobility fellowships support postdocs who wish to conduct a research stay abroad. Read more.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - Postdoctoral Fellowships
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Submission deadline: 13 September 2023.
Postdoc research fellowships in all scientific domains with free choice of topic.
Possible for Swiss entities to participate as “Associated Partner” within the framework of Global Fellowships (“Outgoing Phase” only). Read more.
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Practice-to-Science
(SNSF)
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Submission deadline: 3 October 2023.
Practice-to-Science grants are aimed at qualified experts with sound practical experience who wish to return to academia as professors at a university of applied sciences or a university of teacher education. Read more.
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Consolidator Grants (SNSF)
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Submission deadline: 16 October 2023.
On behalf of the federal government, the SNSF is launching another call for SNSF Consolidator Grants in 2023 (“transitional measures”).
You are eligible for this call if you have a PhD awarded >7 and ≤12 years at the time of submission. Read more.
Obtain our support with a view to your submission, in particular to obtain the letter of support of the institution. Contact us.
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Submission deadline: 1 November 2023.
Your first step towards scientific independence! Ambizione grants are aimed at young researchers who wish to conduct, manage and lead an independent project at a Swiss higher education institution. Read more.
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ERC Synergy Grants
(Horizon Europe)
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Call ERC-2024-SyG is now open.
Submission deadline: 8 November 2023.
The 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 frontier research problems from any field.
Researchers based in Switzerland are eligible to participate and be funded by the European Commission. However, only one Principal Investigator per project can be hosted or engaged by an institution outside of the EU Member States or Associated Countries. Read more.
Prepare your application with the RGO, contact us
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MSCA-COFUND
(Horizon Europe)
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Submission deadline: 8 February 2024.
Through co-funding of new or existing doctoral and postdoctoral programmes, the MSCA COFUND action promotes sustainable training and international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility.
COFUND spreads the MSCA’s best practices by promoting high standards, excellent working conditions, training and career development. Read more.
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CALLS FOR COLLABORATIVES PROJECTS
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National Science Foundation (US) – Swiss National Science Foundation (CH)
Lead Agency Opportunity
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Expression of Interest deadline: 3 August 2023. Full proposal deadline: 2 October 2023.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Research Cooperation.
Through a "Lead Agency Opportunity", NSF and SNSF will allow proposers from both countries to submit a collaborative proposal that will undergo a single review process at the Lead Agency. Read more.
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Climate and Cultural Heritage
Deadline for submission: 8 September 2023.
The Belmont Forum announced launch of a Collaborative Research Action (CRA) on the theme Climate and Cultural Heritage – Collaborative research to address urgent challenges. The Call aims to support transdisciplinary and convergent research approaches on cultural heritage and climate change. Read more.
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Horizon Europe – Cluster 5
Climate change
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International research initiative on climate change.
Full application submission deadline: 12 September 2023.
The challenges created by climate change can only be adequately addressed through international cooperation. The SNSF is acting on this and joining a Canadian-led call. The call is aimed at funding transformative research that has the potential to deliver game-changing impacts to address at least two of the eight representative key risks identified in the Sixth Assessment Report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Read more.
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Horizon Europe – Cluster 2
Culture, Creativity, Inclusive Society
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Calls are currently open.
Submission deadline: 21 September 2023.
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A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (page).
A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for digitising cultural heritage objects (page).
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Convinced that cultural heritage and the cultural and creative industries are an important part of the "social" dimension of democracy and sustainability, the Horizon Europe invites suggestions on this topic, for policies and practices to address current challenges and provide innovative responses at all levels of action. Read more.
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Interreg is one of the key financial instruments of the European Union (EU) supporting cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation, including in the domain of research and innovation.
Swiss entities participate with full rights and national funding through federal, cantonal and regional authorities. Read about Interreg participation possibilities.
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SWEET – Swiss energy research for the energy transition
(Swiss Confederation)
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Critical infrastructures
Call for pre-proposals closes on 18 October 2023.
The purpose of this funding programme of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) is to accelerate innovations that are key to implementing Switzerland’s Energy Strategy 2050 and achieving the country’s climate goals. Read more.
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Submission deadline: 25 October 2023.
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.
Swiss entities are fully eligible for this call. Switzerland’s non-association to Horizon Europe does not impact its participation in the COST program. Read more.
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2023 Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials (IICT)
(SNSF)
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Submission deadline: 1 November 2023.
For the ninth time, the SNSF is launching a call for clinical studies on topics that are outside the industry focus. Read more.
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Submission deadline: 2 November 2023.
SPIRIT facilitates knowledge exchange between researchers in Switzerland and researchers in a range of low- and middle-income countries.Read more.
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Horizon Europe – Cluster 3
Civil Security for Society
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Calls are currently open.
Submission deadline: 23 November 2023.
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European Commission funds research and innovation projects on crisis management, fight against crime and terrorism, external and border security, cybersecurity, privacy and trust through Horizon Europe. Read more.
«HORIZON-CL3-2023-INFRA-01-01 Facilitating strategic cooperation to ensure the provision of essential services» services is restricted to EU Member States, therefore entities from Switzerland are excluded.
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Horizon Europe – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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Doctoral Networks (previously “Innovative Training Networks”).
Submission deadline: 28 November 2023.
Doctoral networks implemented by universities, research institutions and businesses, with the aim of training a new generation of researchers.
Possible for institutions in Switzerland to participate as “Associated Partner” with SERI funding. Read more.
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Staff Exchanges.
Submission deadline: 28 February 2024.
The aim is to develop sustainable collaborative projects between different organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors (in particular SMEs), based in Europe and beyond.
Exchanged staff benefit from new knowledge, skills and career development perspectives, while participating organisations increase their research and innovation capacities.
Possible for institutions in Switzerland to participate as “Associated Partner” with SERI funding. Read more.
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National Research Programmes NRP
(SNSF)
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The next call for projects is scheduled for December 2023, in a two-stage selection procedure.
SNSF is commissioned to carry out 4 national research programs on themes such as:
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Building culture (budget: 10.6 million Swiss francs);
Biodiversity(15.5 million Swiss francs);
Medicine and gender (11 million Swiss francs);
Plant breeding (10 million Swiss francs).
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Horizon Europe – Cluster 4
Industry
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Submission deadline: 7 February 2024. The European Commission’s strategic objective for European industry is to transform it into a clean, climate-neutral, circular and competitive part of the economy. Research and innovation actions in this Cluster focus on the processing industry, the construction sector, manufacturing and materials.
Restrictions to the participation of Swiss entities may apply in some topics. Fore more information, refer to Euresearch and Topic Preview Industry 2023-2024.
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Horizon Europe – Cluster 4
Digital
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Submission deadlines: 7 February and 19 March 2024.
Progress in digital technologies shape all sectors of the economy and society.
Research and Innovation actions in this Cluster focus on strengthening the global competitiveness of the European digital sector while taking into account key environmental and societal challenges like sustainability or inclusiveness.
Possible for institutions in Switzerland to participate as “Associated Partner” with SERI funding, except for the Quantum Technologies part.
Check the Topic Preview 2023-2024.
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Horizon Europe – Cluster 4
Space
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Submission deadline: 20 February 2024.
Maximising the benefits for society and the economy, fostering competitiveness and innovation, reinforcing Europe's autonomy in accessing and using space: all this comprises the European Commission's “Space Strategy for Europe”.
Opportunities in this Cluster range from Earth observation and navigation systems, to enabling technologies such as launchers, propulsion systems, electronics, and robotics.
Restrictions to the participation of Swiss entities may apply in some topics.
For more information, refer to Euresearch and Topic Preview Space 2023-2024.
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Horizon Europe – European Partnerships
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European Partnerships are initiatives in which the EU Commission and private and/or public partners commit themselves to jointly support the development and implementation of a research and innovation program.
Several calls are currently open/ will open soon for submission, please consult the dedicated website for calls in various areas that are currently open/ opening soon. More information on European Partnerships.
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CALLS FOR INNOVATION PROJECTS
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Eurostars
(Horizon Europe)
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Calls are currently open.
Submission deadline: 14 September 2023.
Eurostars is part of the European partnership on Innovative SMEs and aims at collaboration activities that result in business innovation for the benefit of SMEs.
For Swiss partners, Innosuisse supports R&D costs for SMEs, universities, R&D institutions and large companies.
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CALLS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
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Horizon Europe Research Infrastructures
(Horizon Europe)
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The Academic Community at the University of Geneva has access to *Research Professional, an online service offering an extensive database of open research funding opportunities and awards data with broad coverage of international and national funding opportunities.
Please note that our office is preparing to migrate to a new, more user-friendly interface.
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Rendez-vous de l’information scientifique
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UNIGE Library helps you keep up to date with the management of your publications and data. Read more.
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