Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
@snsf.ch
The Swiss National Science Foundation funds excellent research at universities and other institutions – from chemistry to medicine to sociology.
We invest in researchers and their ideas 🔬🌱📚 — www.snf.ch/en
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We invest in researchers and their ideas 🔬🌱📚 — www.snf.ch/en
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✨ #BRIDGE Proof of Concept: 35 new projects from 150+ applications approved this year – from vaulted concrete floors to medications kept cool at all times.
The next Proof of Concept call deadline is 1 December 2026.
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/fy9g
The next Proof of Concept call deadline is 1 December 2026.
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/fy9g
Proof of Concept: 35 projects selected
Following a record number of submissions in the first half of 2026, 35 innovative Proof of Concept projects have been approved.
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September 16, 2026 at 7:40 AM
✨ #BRIDGE Proof of Concept: 35 new projects from 150+ applications approved this year – from vaulted concrete floors to medications kept cool at all times.
The next Proof of Concept call deadline is 1 December 2026.
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/fy9g
The next Proof of Concept call deadline is 1 December 2026.
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/fy9g
📣 Call for proposals: FOREST Partnership
The SNSF is joining this transnational initiative to accelerate the transition to a sustainable forest bioeconomy.
🗓️ Submission deadline: 2 December 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/qdaq
The SNSF is joining this transnational initiative to accelerate the transition to a sustainable forest bioeconomy.
🗓️ Submission deadline: 2 December 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/qdaq
September 15, 2026 at 7:30 AM
📣 Call for proposals: FOREST Partnership
The SNSF is joining this transnational initiative to accelerate the transition to a sustainable forest bioeconomy.
🗓️ Submission deadline: 2 December 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/qdaq
The SNSF is joining this transnational initiative to accelerate the transition to a sustainable forest bioeconomy.
🗓️ Submission deadline: 2 December 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/qdaq
🦟💡Through an immersive installation, the ALANart project brings to life research findings on light pollution and insect decline. The SNSF is awarding it the 2026 Optimus Agora Prize.
➡️ For more info: sohub.io/29fc
➡️ For more info: sohub.io/29fc
September 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🦟💡Through an immersive installation, the ALANart project brings to life research findings on light pollution and insect decline. The SNSF is awarding it the 2026 Optimus Agora Prize.
➡️ For more info: sohub.io/29fc
➡️ For more info: sohub.io/29fc
🇪🇸 Planning a research project with partners in Spain? Apply now to the SNSF-AEI call. Submit one joint proposal, benefit from a single Lead Agency evaluation, in all disciplines.
Deadline: 24 November 2026
➡️ More information: sohub.io/yhtq
Deadline: 24 November 2026
➡️ More information: sohub.io/yhtq
Simplified process with Spain
In two calls inspired by the Weave model, researchers in Switzerland and Spain can submit one joint proposal for collaborative projects.
www.snf.ch
September 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
🇪🇸 Planning a research project with partners in Spain? Apply now to the SNSF-AEI call. Submit one joint proposal, benefit from a single Lead Agency evaluation, in all disciplines.
Deadline: 24 November 2026
➡️ More information: sohub.io/yhtq
Deadline: 24 November 2026
➡️ More information: sohub.io/yhtq
📣 Biodiversa+ is launching a new call for projects on biodiversity and novel ecosystems. Researchers based in Switzerland can apply.
🗓️ Submission deadline for pre-proposals: 10 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/csqy
🗓️ Submission deadline for pre-proposals: 10 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/csqy
September 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
📣 Biodiversa+ is launching a new call for projects on biodiversity and novel ecosystems. Researchers based in Switzerland can apply.
🗓️ Submission deadline for pre-proposals: 10 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/csqy
🗓️ Submission deadline for pre-proposals: 10 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/csqy
#Horizons is celebrating its 150th issue with a look back at highlights from 1988 onwards.
In addition: Despite being the cornerstone of all knowledge, #BasicResearch often finds itself on shaky ground, both politically and financially.
Horizons explores its very foundations: sohub.io/nqn4
In addition: Despite being the cornerstone of all knowledge, #BasicResearch often finds itself on shaky ground, both politically and financially.
Horizons explores its very foundations: sohub.io/nqn4
September 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
#Horizons is celebrating its 150th issue with a look back at highlights from 1988 onwards.
In addition: Despite being the cornerstone of all knowledge, #BasicResearch often finds itself on shaky ground, both politically and financially.
Horizons explores its very foundations: sohub.io/nqn4
In addition: Despite being the cornerstone of all knowledge, #BasicResearch often finds itself on shaky ground, both politically and financially.
Horizons explores its very foundations: sohub.io/nqn4
Reducing journeys while maintaining impact: The SNSF is updating its regulations to encourage more sustainable travel choices in the projects that it funds. The goal is to support research that is internationally connected and more conscious of the use of resources.
➡️Read more: sohub.io/61bj
➡️Read more: sohub.io/61bj
The SNSF commits to sustainable travel
Fewer journeys, trains instead of planes, online meetings: The SNSF is updating its regulations to promote sustainability.
sohub.io
September 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Reducing journeys while maintaining impact: The SNSF is updating its regulations to encourage more sustainable travel choices in the projects that it funds. The goal is to support research that is internationally connected and more conscious of the use of resources.
➡️Read more: sohub.io/61bj
➡️Read more: sohub.io/61bj
📣 Call for proposals: Driving Urban Transitions (DUT)
The aim of this European partnership is to support transnational research to advance the transition towards more sustainable cities across Europe and beyond.
🗓️Submission deadline: 17.11.2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/0y4y
The aim of this European partnership is to support transnational research to advance the transition towards more sustainable cities across Europe and beyond.
🗓️Submission deadline: 17.11.2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/0y4y
September 1, 2026 at 7:30 AM
📣 Call for proposals: Driving Urban Transitions (DUT)
The aim of this European partnership is to support transnational research to advance the transition towards more sustainable cities across Europe and beyond.
🗓️Submission deadline: 17.11.2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/0y4y
The aim of this European partnership is to support transnational research to advance the transition towards more sustainable cities across Europe and beyond.
🗓️Submission deadline: 17.11.2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/0y4y
🧠 Some people suffer from #pain for decades. The causes are complex, and so is the treatment.
Researchers are now investigating the signs of chronic symptoms in the #cerebral cortex. This might help us understand it ➡️ sohub.io/uu6d
Researchers are now investigating the signs of chronic symptoms in the #cerebral cortex. This might help us understand it ➡️ sohub.io/uu6d
August 27, 2026 at 7:30 AM
🧠 Some people suffer from #pain for decades. The causes are complex, and so is the treatment.
Researchers are now investigating the signs of chronic symptoms in the #cerebral cortex. This might help us understand it ➡️ sohub.io/uu6d
Researchers are now investigating the signs of chronic symptoms in the #cerebral cortex. This might help us understand it ➡️ sohub.io/uu6d
ℹ️ Reviewers may use artificial intelligence to support their work – but they must continue to assess researchers’ proposals themselves. The SNSF has issued new guidelines detailing how this process works and the key factors that must be considered.
👉 Find out more here: sohub.io/elch
👉 Find out more here: sohub.io/elch
AI guidelines for reviewers
Reviewers may use AI to support their evaluation, but it must not replace their own judgment. Proposal data must remain confidential.
sohub.io
August 20, 2026 at 9:49 AM
ℹ️ Reviewers may use artificial intelligence to support their work – but they must continue to assess researchers’ proposals themselves. The SNSF has issued new guidelines detailing how this process works and the key factors that must be considered.
👉 Find out more here: sohub.io/elch
👉 Find out more here: sohub.io/elch
📣 Launch of the FLARE (Funding LArge international REsearch projects) call for proposals in particle physics, astrophysics and astroparticle physics.
📆 Submission deadline: 16 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/qcvy
📆 Submission deadline: 16 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/qcvy
August 17, 2026 at 7:30 AM
📣 Launch of the FLARE (Funding LArge international REsearch projects) call for proposals in particle physics, astrophysics and astroparticle physics.
📆 Submission deadline: 16 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/qcvy
📆 Submission deadline: 16 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/qcvy
✨ #Ambizione: The SNSF has approved 93 projects as part of the Ambizione 2025 call. The grantees will receive an average of 705,000 francs to lead their first independent research project at a higher education institution in Switzerland. 🚀
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/o8c0
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/o8c0
Ambizione: a boost for research careers
In 2026, the SNSF will be funding 93 projects by early-career researchers with an average of 705,000 francs each.
sohub.io
August 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM
✨ #Ambizione: The SNSF has approved 93 projects as part of the Ambizione 2025 call. The grantees will receive an average of 705,000 francs to lead their first independent research project at a higher education institution in Switzerland. 🚀
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/o8c0
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/o8c0
📣The calls for three new National Research Programmes (NRPs) will open in September 2026. They will address adolescent mental health, digital resilience and deglobalisation. More details on their thematic focuses are now available.
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/5tec
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/5tec
Three new NRPs: What will their focuses be?
The three new National Research Programmes now have clearly defined research areas. Calls for proposals will open in September 2026.
www.snf.ch
August 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
📣The calls for three new National Research Programmes (NRPs) will open in September 2026. They will address adolescent mental health, digital resilience and deglobalisation. More details on their thematic focuses are now available.
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/5tec
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/5tec
📣 #OpenCall: Ambizione
Ambizione grants are aimed at early-career researchers who wish to conduct and lead a project of their own. Interested in learning more about this call? Take part in our online info event on 13 August 2026.
📆 Submission deadline: 3 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/806i
Ambizione grants are aimed at early-career researchers who wish to conduct and lead a project of their own. Interested in learning more about this call? Take part in our online info event on 13 August 2026.
📆 Submission deadline: 3 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/806i
August 3, 2026 at 7:30 AM
📣 #OpenCall: Ambizione
Ambizione grants are aimed at early-career researchers who wish to conduct and lead a project of their own. Interested in learning more about this call? Take part in our online info event on 13 August 2026.
📆 Submission deadline: 3 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/806i
Ambizione grants are aimed at early-career researchers who wish to conduct and lead a project of their own. Interested in learning more about this call? Take part in our online info event on 13 August 2026.
📆 Submission deadline: 3 November 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/806i
Mysterious cold periods in the past few millennia were probably triggered by #VolcanicEruptions.
This is what Alice Paine from @unibas.ch discovered together with an international research team. To reach this conclusion, they analysed #IceCores #VolcanicRock and #moraines.
➡️ sohub.io/x9xz
This is what Alice Paine from @unibas.ch discovered together with an international research team. To reach this conclusion, they analysed #IceCores #VolcanicRock and #moraines.
➡️ sohub.io/x9xz
July 30, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Mysterious cold periods in the past few millennia were probably triggered by #VolcanicEruptions.
This is what Alice Paine from @unibas.ch discovered together with an international research team. To reach this conclusion, they analysed #IceCores #VolcanicRock and #moraines.
➡️ sohub.io/x9xz
This is what Alice Paine from @unibas.ch discovered together with an international research team. To reach this conclusion, they analysed #IceCores #VolcanicRock and #moraines.
➡️ sohub.io/x9xz
🇺🇦 🤝 The SNSF has joined the International Coalition for Science, Research and Innovation in Ukraine. The aim is to support the rebuilding of its research ecosystem. The Coalition’s first meeting took place in Gdańsk on 26 June 2026.
➡️ sohub.io/8wg1
➡️ sohub.io/8wg1
Coalition for research in Ukraine
The SNSF has joined an international coalition aimed at supporting the reconstruction of Ukraine’s research ecosystem.
sohub.io
July 21, 2026 at 7:30 AM
🇺🇦 🤝 The SNSF has joined the International Coalition for Science, Research and Innovation in Ukraine. The aim is to support the rebuilding of its research ecosystem. The Coalition’s first meeting took place in Gdańsk on 26 June 2026.
➡️ sohub.io/8wg1
➡️ sohub.io/8wg1
How are sleep, diet and mental health linked? Can nostalgia help us cope with crises? These are the kinds of questions being explored by 219 researchers, who are receiving career-boosting support from the SNSF through Postdoc.Mobility fellowships. @seherkosar.bsky.social
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/fimi
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/fimi
A career boost for researchers
As part of the Postdoc.Mobility scheme, the SNSF is supporting a total of 219 projects with 26.7 million Swiss francs.
sohub.io
July 17, 2026 at 6:30 AM
How are sleep, diet and mental health linked? Can nostalgia help us cope with crises? These are the kinds of questions being explored by 219 researchers, who are receiving career-boosting support from the SNSF through Postdoc.Mobility fellowships. @seherkosar.bsky.social
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/fimi
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/fimi
📣 #OpenCall: Project Funding
Researchers can determine the nature and topic of their research projects independently. Open to all disciplines.
📆 Submission deadline: 1 October 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/b6cm
Researchers can determine the nature and topic of their research projects independently. Open to all disciplines.
📆 Submission deadline: 1 October 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/b6cm
July 10, 2026 at 7:30 AM
📣 #OpenCall: Project Funding
Researchers can determine the nature and topic of their research projects independently. Open to all disciplines.
📆 Submission deadline: 1 October 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/b6cm
Researchers can determine the nature and topic of their research projects independently. Open to all disciplines.
📆 Submission deadline: 1 October 2026
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/b6cm
🧠 🔬 Optimised treatments following a stroke or minimally invasive procedures for heart defects: As part of the #IICT programme, the #SNSF is funding five clinical trials. They focus on topics that have been neglected by the pharmaceutical industry.
➡️ sohub.io/wsl0
➡️ sohub.io/wsl0
Focus on under-researched topics
The SNSF is providing 15.4 million Swiss francs to fund five clinical trials on topics that are often not a priority for industry.
sohub.io
July 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
🧠 🔬 Optimised treatments following a stroke or minimally invasive procedures for heart defects: As part of the #IICT programme, the #SNSF is funding five clinical trials. They focus on topics that have been neglected by the pharmaceutical industry.
➡️ sohub.io/wsl0
➡️ sohub.io/wsl0
🔬🧬🤝 Yesterday in Geneva, the #HFSPO Member States reaffirmed their commitment to excellence in the life sciences and international cooperation. To this end, the SNSF organised a Science Summit on "Frontier Life Science".
➡️ sohub.io/dzae
➡️ sohub.io/dzae
July 8, 2026 at 8:12 AM
🔬🧬🤝 Yesterday in Geneva, the #HFSPO Member States reaffirmed their commitment to excellence in the life sciences and international cooperation. To this end, the SNSF organised a Science Summit on "Frontier Life Science".
➡️ sohub.io/dzae
➡️ sohub.io/dzae
⁉️ In order to respond to growing demand and to clarify certain rules, the SNSF is adapting its Regulations on Scientific Exchanges.
🗓️ The new regulations will come into force on 1 January 2027.
A summary of the changes can be found here ➡️ sohub.io/apui
🗓️ The new regulations will come into force on 1 January 2027.
A summary of the changes can be found here ➡️ sohub.io/apui
Reglemente: Das ist neu
Was ändert sich in der Forschungsförderung des SNF? Informieren Sie sich hier über neue Vorgaben und Möglichkeiten. Wir aktualisieren die Seite laufend.
www.snf.ch
July 1, 2026 at 7:41 AM
⁉️ In order to respond to growing demand and to clarify certain rules, the SNSF is adapting its Regulations on Scientific Exchanges.
🗓️ The new regulations will come into force on 1 January 2027.
A summary of the changes can be found here ➡️ sohub.io/apui
🗓️ The new regulations will come into force on 1 January 2027.
A summary of the changes can be found here ➡️ sohub.io/apui
🐺🔎 Breeding wolves are particularly attentive to the urine of individuals from outside the pack. A study seeks to decipher this olfactory mode of communication. And potentially to take advantage of it to keep rival packs at bay.
Read more 👉 sohub.io/1ayr
Read more 👉 sohub.io/1ayr
June 30, 2026 at 7:30 AM
🐺🔎 Breeding wolves are particularly attentive to the urine of individuals from outside the pack. A study seeks to decipher this olfactory mode of communication. And potentially to take advantage of it to keep rival packs at bay.
Read more 👉 sohub.io/1ayr
Read more 👉 sohub.io/1ayr
📣 New National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs): additional call for proposals published. It is aimed at researchers from the social sciences and humanities.
📆 Submission deadline: 1 September 2026 (declaration of interest)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/zflq
📆 Submission deadline: 1 September 2026 (declaration of interest)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/zflq
June 25, 2026 at 7:30 AM
📣 New National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs): additional call for proposals published. It is aimed at researchers from the social sciences and humanities.
📆 Submission deadline: 1 September 2026 (declaration of interest)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/zflq
📆 Submission deadline: 1 September 2026 (declaration of interest)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/zflq
📣 Call for proposals: Raw Materials for the Green and Digital Transition (RAMP)
The call supports transnational research that contributes to a sustainable supply and efficient use of raw materials.
Submission deadline: 22 September 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/j73p
The call supports transnational research that contributes to a sustainable supply and efficient use of raw materials.
Submission deadline: 22 September 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/j73p
June 23, 2026 at 7:30 AM
📣 Call for proposals: Raw Materials for the Green and Digital Transition (RAMP)
The call supports transnational research that contributes to a sustainable supply and efficient use of raw materials.
Submission deadline: 22 September 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/j73p
The call supports transnational research that contributes to a sustainable supply and efficient use of raw materials.
Submission deadline: 22 September 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ Read more: sohub.io/j73p
📣👂 How can I get my message across to society? In the SNSF’s media courses, you will learn how to communicate your #research in a way that is tailored to your target audience and truly compelling.
👉 Register now for our courses in autumn 2026: sohub.io/hxm2
👉 Register now for our courses in autumn 2026: sohub.io/hxm2
Media courses for researchers
How do I communicate my research topic to a broader audience?
www.snf.ch
June 22, 2026 at 8:17 AM
📣👂 How can I get my message across to society? In the SNSF’s media courses, you will learn how to communicate your #research in a way that is tailored to your target audience and truly compelling.
👉 Register now for our courses in autumn 2026: sohub.io/hxm2
👉 Register now for our courses in autumn 2026: sohub.io/hxm2