Call for Projects 2012

The SNIS offers project research grants in the order of 100’000 to 300’000 Swiss Francs for a two-year period. In order to be eligible for SNIS funding the submitted projects must qualify as:

  1. International studies: projects must be comparative, addressing cross-border issues, i.e. the research question must bear on at least two different nations, or be (internationally) comparative (i.e. how do transnational corporate social responsibility standards shape labor conditions in China and Taiwan)
  2. Pluri-disciplinary:projects teams must be composed of experts from different scientific backgrounds. The project must be elaborated jointly by all applicants

The SNIS considers that International Studies deal not only with the analysis of international relations, but also with political, economic, social, environmental, legal, health, scientific and development issues. It welcomes contributions from both the social and natural sciences and combinations thereof.

 

Who is eligible? The SNIS only accepts project submissions emanating from Swiss institutions of higher education and research (see list of eligible institutions). International Organizations and NGOs can submit research propositions to the attention of the qualified submitters.

Thematically, submissions can be made in one of these two sections

  • General call: In any area of International Studies as defined above
  • Special theme 2012: Sustainable development in an era of financial crisis

IMPORTANT: there is no quota for the two themes

How to submit your work

Submitting your project to the SNIS is a two step process:

  1. Register on the website to create your personal account. If you have already submitted a project in the past you can log in using your previous credentials or have a new password sent to your registered email.
  2. Log in and you will automatically be directed to the MySNIS section where you can complete your profile.
  3. Now you can upgrade to "Academic Submitter" and then you can submit your project.

IMPORTANT:
Submission deadline is Monday 23rd January 2012 at 12:00 (midday) GMT +1.