SNSF project funding: more attractive and more effective
In autumn 2016, the SNSF will introduce changes to project funding: the maximum duration of projects will be raised from three to four years and grants can be used more flexibly. Researchers are encouraged to focus as much as possible on a single research project.
The SNSF is adapting the project funding scheme on the basis of a client survey that was evaluated in 2014 and the analyses of an internal working group. The aim is to make the most important SNSF funding scheme clearer and more attractive to researchers and to support research more effectively. The SNSF is also adopting rules that clearly define scientific responsibilities in research projects. As before, project funding will be open to all scientific fields, disciplines and research ideas. The changes will take effect as of 1 October 2016, together with the first dedicated regulations on project funding.
The key changes in project funding are as follows:
- Longer and more flexible funding
- Focusing on a single project
- Clear scientific responsibility
All the latest information regarding the innovations in project funding and their implementation are available on a dedicated external pagewebsite. A second round of information providing details of the innovations in project funding is planned for the end of February 2016.