Swiss National Science Foundation
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The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF, German: {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, SNF; French: {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, FNS; Italian: {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) is a science research support organisation mandated by the Swiss Federal Government. The Swiss National Science Foundation was established under private law by physicist and medical doctor Alexander von Muralt in 1952.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
OrganisationEdit
The SNSF consists of three main bodies: Foundation Council, National Research Council and Administrative Offices. The Foundation Council is the highest authority and makes strategic decisions. The National Research Council is composed of distinguished researchers who mostly work at Swiss institutions of higher education. They assess research proposals submitted to the SNSF and make funding decisions. The National Research Council comprises up to 100 members and is subdivided into four divisions:
- Division I: humanities and social sciences
- Division II: mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences
- Division III: biology and medicine
- Division IV: programmes (National Research Programmes and National Centres of Competence in Research)
Mandated by the federal authorities, the Swiss National Science Foundation supports basic science in all academic disciplines.<ref>Career funding of the SNSF Template:Webarchive.</ref>
Research programmesEdit
The National Research Programmes (NRP) and National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR) are research programmes of the SNSF. Mandated by the Federal Council, NRPs generate scientific knowledge aimed at solving pressing problems. They generally run for up to five years and have an overall budget of eight to twelve million Swiss francs. Since 1975, the SNSF has launched over 69 NRPs. NCCRs aim to strengthen research structures in Switzerland. Each NCCR is based at an institution of higher education and consists of a centre of competence as well as a national and international network.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
See alsoEdit
- Swiss Science Prize Latsis
- List of universities in Switzerland
- Science and technology in Switzerland
- United States National Science Foundation
- Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
- Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
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External linksEdit
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- Horizons, research magazine