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SUMMARY:SNSF SPIRIT | Research funding for collaborative scientific projec
 ts with countries receiving development assistance
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231102
DTSTAMP:20260917T150126Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:The SNSF SPIRIT programme is aimed at fostering international 
 scientific collaboration between researchers based in Switzerland and thei
 r counterparts in 127 SPIRIT partner countries receiving development assis
 tance. A highly competitive selection process is in place\, with 8 project
 s being funded in 2021.\n\nWho can apply: \n\n	Max. 4 applicants.\n\n\n\n	
 At least 1 applicant at a higher education or research institution in Swit
 zerland.\n	At least 1 applicant at a higher education\, research instituti
 on or ONG in SPIRIT partner countries (list in section 1.2 at this link). 
 Note that applicants based at EU member and associated countries\, as well
  as in countries participating in a bilateral call with the SNSF are NOT e
 ligible.\n	Applicants must be either employed or given a written assurance
  of such employment at the time of submission.\n	PhD for at least 4 years 
 at the submission or 3 years of research work as main source of income.\n	
 Must be in a position to carry out research projects under their own respo
 nsibility and to lead project staff both scientifically and as personnel.\
 n	Gender promotion: scientific quality being equal\, preference will be gi
 ven to women scientists or to proposals showing better gender awareness in
  the research project and team.\n	Project partners are eligible if their c
 ontribution is necessary and does not serve any commercial purposes.\n\n\n
 Funding and duration: min. CHF 50’000 and max. CHF 500’000 for 2- 4 ye
 ars.\n\n\n	Eligible costs: Personnel\, Expendable items\, Field expenses\,
  Travel\, Subcontracting\, Computing time and data\, Open access to resear
 ch data\, Direct costs of infrastructure use\, Conference and workshops\, 
 Gender awareness activities\, National and international cooperation and n
 etworking activities\, Equipment (if > CHF 100’000 in total\, contact re
 search@epfl.ch 3 weeks prior to the deadline) and\, for the applicant in a
  SPIRIT partner country\, 5% for general costs. Finally\, project partners
  can request the following costs: Designing databases or websites\, Data p
 reparation and analysis\, Recruiting patients\, Curating biobanks\, Elabor
 ating legal reviews.\n	Does NOT cover: applicants’ salary\, open access 
 publications and\, for the Swiss applicants\, overheads.\n\nDeadline: 2 No
 vember (every year) at 17:00 Swiss time\n\nFor further information\, pleas
 e have a look at the call webpage and at the EPFL Toolkit.
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