Swiss National Science Foundation

Swiss National Science Foundation

The Swiss National Science Foundation is a science research support organization mandated by the Swiss Federal Government. The SNSF was established in 1952 as a foundation under private law. Its secretariat is based in Berne.

The SNSF promotes research through evaluating projects and granting funds. Its grants go to research projects mainly by supporting individuals.

See also

* National Science Foundation (an American organization)
* Swiss Academy of Sciences

National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs)

* Interactive Multimodal Information Management (IM)2
* Swiss Nanoscience Institute
* NCCR Trade Regulation
* NCCR North-South
* [http://www.manep.ch NCCR MaNEP]

External links

* [http://www.snf.ch/E/Pages/default.aspx The Swiss National Science Foundations own web page]


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