Funding Opportunities

Swiss National Science Foundation
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is Switzerland’s leading provider of scientific research funding. It supports basic research in all disciplines. It also invests in applied research in various scientific fields.
Only for scientists working in Switzerland!

Research Fellow Partnership Program
Programme to enhance the human resource base for research in the fields of agriculture, forestry and natural resource management in international development. It is supporting PhD and post-doctoral fellowships as well as internships. RFPP projects shall be embedded in research partnerships between a CGIAR centre (or equivalent) and a Swiss research institution.

Rector's Conference of the Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences - Development Cooperation
The program 'Research Partnerships between Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences and Developing and Transition Countries' supports universities of applied sciences (UAS) and universities of teacher education (UTE) working in cooperation with developing and transition countries on projects involving applied research and development.

European Union Research Framework Programmes
Information by the State Secretariat for Education and Research on Swiss participation