Sinergia promotes the interdisciplinary collaboration of two to four research groups that propose breakthrough research.
Grants
Applicants
- No less than 2 and no more than 4 applicants may apply together for a Sinergia grant.
- The consortium as a whole must have adequate experience in managing research projects.
- One applicant must be designated as the legal representative of all applicants vis-à-vis the SNSF. If the grant is approved, this applicant becomes the corresponding grantee. This person may not be outside Switzerland.
Project partners
- They contribute to the research project through cooperation with the consortium, without being responsible for the project.
- Their role must be clearly described in the grant application.
- They can benefit from the grant, but their contributions must be budgeted in the application.
Restrictions
- Only one Sinergia grant per person and period for all applicants.
- Only one Sinergia application per applicant and deadline.
- SNSF professors may submit a Sinergia application 2 years after starting their SNSF professorship at the earliest. Ambizione grantees are excluded for the duration of their grant.