Networking and communication funding

Communication

  • Agora by the SNSF aims to foster dialogue between scientists and society: it supports researchers endeavouring to communicate the results of their current research to a lay audience. 
  • Scientainment by the Gebert Rüf Stiftung provides resources to fund innovative model projects on easy access scientific communication.

    Knowledge transfer

    • Scientific Exchanges by the SNSF is aimed at researchers who want to host their own scientific event in Switzerland, invite colleagues from abroad for a research visit to Switzerland or visit their colleagues in another country.
    • Cluster funding by the Gebert Rüf Stiftung supports outstanding projects that are closely related to the foundation’s focal topics and current funding programmes and make a significant contribution towards linking, developing and complementing them.
    • Innosuisse supports NTN Innovation Boosters, which bring together key actors from research, business and society in Switzerland around an innovation topic and stimulate the development and testing of radically new ideas in interdisciplinary teams.
    • The Hasler Foundation primarily supports research, education and innovation projects that involve the further development of information and communication technology (ICT). It supports the implementation of events, the publication of research results, etc.

      Mobility

      • Movetia is a Swiss agency for exchange and mobility, which offers various opportunities for funding international university projects. Further information and advice on Movetia can be found on the International Affairs Office web page.

        Network

        • Swissnex is the Swiss global network connecting Switzerland and the world in education, research and innovation with hubs in Australia, Brazil, China, India, Israel, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, the USA and various countries in Europe. It does not award funding, but promotes exchange.