HORIZON 2020: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE CALL FOR ERC ADVANCED GRANTS

ERC Advanced Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are already established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements.

In consideration of the current political context involving the EU, the SNSF had decided to extend its transitional measures, thus enabling researchers at Swiss research institutions to submit applications for Advanced Grants to the SNSF.

With reference to that, please note that, due to the ongoing negotiations with the EC, Switzerland has been partially re-associated to Horizon 2020. As a consequence, researchers from Switzerland can participate fully in the ERC Advanced Grants call with deadline 21 October 2014 and, if successful, will receive funding from the EU. The SNSF will therefore not issue a call for SNSF Advanced Grants.

For more information, contact Mrs. Nancy-Lara Millàn.

Submission deadline: 21st October 2014

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H2020 - HEALTH INFO LUNCH AT SUPSI, MANNO

Euresearch Lugano organizes an Health info-lunch on Horizon 2020, which will be held at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) on October 23, 2014, from 11:45 to 13:30 in Manno (Galleria 2, Via Cantonale).

This event will allow you to obtain useful information on how to participate in European research projects within Horizon 2020. More specifically, you will learn about the research topics and upcoming calls in the "Health, demographic change and wellbeing" work program of the Societal Challenges pillar.

As usual, this event is free of charge but registration is mandatory. In order to register, please follow this link. Early afternoon, immediately after the meeting, there will be an opportunity to share privately your ideas with our guest speaker, Mrs Spycher. If you wish to benefit from those private sessions, please send an e-mail to Ms. Martina Pestoni in addition to registering to the event.

For more information, contact Mrs. Nancy-Lara Millàn.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT UNIVERSITIES PROGRAMME

This programme supports Swiss universities in the process of clarifying and assuming their role as strategic leaders for sustainable development. It particularly enhances the contribution to sustainable development in the fields of teaching and learning, research and outreach.

The current call for proposals within the sd-universities programme includes the following funding categories:

• A1 Teaching and learning courses for sustainable development
• A3 New: Faculty training courses for sustainable development
• B1 Student projects for sustainable development
• B2 Inter- and transdisciplinary research proposals for sustainable development

For more information, contact Dr. Benedetto Lepori.

Submission deadline: 1st December 2014

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SFGBM ADVANCED POSTDOC.MOBILITY FELLOWSHIPS

Advanced Postdoc.Mobility fellowships formerly funded by the Swiss Foundation for Grants in Biology and Medicine (SFGBM) are awarded to advanced postdoc researchers who wish to conduct or extend a research stay abroad. The fellowships are granted for 12 to 36 months. A return phase of 3 to 12 months at a research institution in Switzerland is possible.

Please, note that the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) and the SNSF have jointly decided to integrate the Advanced Postdoc.Mobility fellowships of the Swiss Foundation for Grants in Biology and Medicine (SFGBM) into the SNSF as of 2015. For further details on that aspect, please click here.

For more information, contact Dr. Benedetto Lepori.

Submission deadline: 2nd February 2015

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LEAD AGENCY APPLICATIONS WITH FRANCE: PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The Lead Agency process simplifies the evaluation of cross-border applications. The agreement between the SNSF and the ANR allows researchers in Switzerland and their French partners to jointly submit an application to a single organisation, the "Lead Agency", for evaluation.

In 2015, all Lead Agency applications involving Switzerland and France will be evaluated by the ANR. The deadline for submission is 30th March 2015 at 1 p.m. Researchers intending to submit an application by this deadline must register on the ANR website by no later than 18th November 2014 at 1 p.m.

For more information, contact Dr. Benedetto Lepori.

Submission deadline: 30th March 2015

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COTUTELLES DE THESE: PRE-CALL ANNOUNCEMENT

A cotutelle de thèse is a doctoral project that is carried out within the framework of a formalised agreement between two universities (a Swiss and a foreign university).

The maximum amount of aid is CHF 10,000.

For more information, contact Ms. Valentina Masotti.

Submission deadline: 31st March 2015

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