Deadline- 28th Feb 2013
Joint Research Projects (JRPs), Faculty Exchanges, Student Exchanges, Seed Money and Bio Venture Workshops, The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) invites proposals for Swiss South African Joint Research Programme (SSAJRP) to promote collaborative projects with clearly defined goals involving at least one Swiss and one South African partner. The research is to be carried out in Switzerland for researchers from South Africa and vice-versa. Research fields include four thematic areas i.e. Public Health and Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, Greentech and Cleantech and Humanities and Social Sciences.
The total budget available in Switzerland is of CHF 5.5 Mio. South African researchers please note that while funding levels are not fixed, a suggested maximum of ZAR 400,000 per project per year over three (3) years may be used as general indicator of available funds.The funding per project is sufficient for each side to cover its consumables, some small equipment and the travel costs related to the project.
Eligibility–
Each proposal for a JRP must have at least one main applicant based in Switzerland and one main applicant based in South Africa; they are the lead scientists on the Swiss and South African side respectively. They bear the main responsibility for the project including its technical and administrative coordination as well as timely delivery of scientific and financial reports. Eligibilty Criteria is divided in to two parts as follows-
- Eligibility criteria in Switzerland-The SNSF eligibility criteria apply to applicants requesting funding. Furthermore, each applicant can only apply for one project. Private sector partners are welcome to participate but will not be eligible for funding.
- Eligibility criteria in South Africa-This call is open to working researchers residing in South Africa and affiliated with a recognised higher education or research institution such as a university, university of technology or science council. The South African principal investigator must be in possession of a PhD. Private sector partners are welcome to participate but will not be eligible for funding. Private sector researchers participating in the project may also not be included when budgeting for travelling costs.
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