[ ERA-NET CHANSE | Transnational research funding on Transformations: Social and cultural dynamics in the digital Age ]

CHANSE, Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe, is a joint initiative of 27 research funding organisations from 23 countries, including Switzerland (via the SNSF). The CHANSE Programme builds on the experience of two existing networks: HERA and NORFACE supporting research in humanities and social sciences respectively.

The objective of the 2021 call is to help understand how digital innovations give rise to social and cultural changes, and are also influenced by society and culture. CHANSE will support new and innovative research into the workings, meaning and consequences of transformations and innovations in the present digital age, viewed through the lens of the social and cultural dynamics.  Every proposal must demonstrate a strong European dimension.

The two topics within this large theme are :

1. Cultural Transformations in the Digital Age
2. Digitalisation and Social Transformation

• International consortia composed of researchers from at least 4 different participating countries.

• Swiss-based applicants: all Swiss applicants must be eligible for SNSF Project Funding (see EPFL Instructions for SNSF Project Funding).

• The proposed research has to fall within the disciplines covered by the Humanities and Social Sciences division (cf. research domains and disciplines)
• Applicants must provide basic administrative data by submitting an administrative application in mySNF for the same deadline as the consortium application is submitted. Please select the “Programmes/ERA-NET: Pre-proposal” funding instrument when creating the application for the Outline Proposal.
• Swiss based applicants must submit a DMP (at least for their part of the project)
• If one international project includes more than one Swiss based applicant (Principal Investigator), the applicants must apply as a consortium and submit a joint budget.
• The budget on the Swiss part of the project must be given in CHF in mySNF.

• Recommended cap on funding for one transnational project: 1’500’000 EUR for 24-36 months
• The SNSF has allocated for approximately 3 projects for this call. There is no maximum contribution set per project for the Swiss part. Nevertheless Swiss based applicants should aim at a budget no higher than around 350’000-400’000 EUR per project.
• For EPFL applicants: use the Budget Calculator available in the EPFL Toolkit for SNSF Project Funding.

• Deadline for outline proposals: 7 May 2021 at 14:00 CET
• Deadline for full proposals (upon invitation): 7 December 2021 at 14:00 CET
• Call results: May/June 2022
• Earliest start of the project: September/October 2021