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National Funding

Almost every country in the world has its own research funding programme or several programmes with different puposes. Whether to finance the young scientific generation through scholarships, or research consortia with project money – the individual nations provide funding to their national research commmunity.

 

In Switzerland, where EUrelations Research & Innovation Management Agency is located, the federal government offers different ways of funding for their scientists. The most important ones are:

 

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

The National Research Programmes (NRP)

The National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR)

The Swiss Innovation Agency: InnoSuisse

 

The Swiss National Science Foundation supports all disciplines - from philosophy and linguistics to biology and medicine. The funding programmes are open to all scientists active in Switzerland and the topics are not pre-defined for basic research.

For targeted research, the federal government has additionally set up two coordinated research programmes. The National Research Programmes (NRP) and the National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR) promote fixed-term projects with clearly defined objectives.

Another important funding initiative is promoted by the Swiss Innovation Agency (InnoSuisse). It supports knowledge and technology transfer between companies and universities. InnoSuisse builds bridges between theory and practice and promotes the development of start-ups.

In addition, there are other funding opportunities. Getting an overview of all initiatives needs certain know-how and several years of experience in the field of research funding. We would like to help you gain an overview of national research funding opportunities and support you in participating in a national R&D programme.

Learn more about the national initiatives of European countries from the Science Europe (Roof Organisation of RFOs - Research Funding Organizations).

Or contact EUrelations AG with your research idea. We would be pleased to help you realise your project. Find out more about our services here.

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Austria

Last Updated 20.10.20

- Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

1 RFO

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Croatia

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- Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ)

1 RFO

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Denmark

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- Danish National Research Foundation (DG)

- The Danish Council for Independendent Research (DFF)

- Ministy of Science, Innovation and Higher Edjucation (UFM)

- etc.

4 RFO

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France

Last Updated 20.10.20

- French National Research Agency (ANR)

- Commisariat -General for Investment 

2 RFO

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Lithuania

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-Research Council of Lithuania

1 RFO

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Luxembourg

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- Luxembourg National Research Fund 

1 RFO

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Norway

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- Research Council of Norway 

1 RFO

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Romania

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- Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Developement and innovation Funding of Romania (UEFISCDI)

1 RFO

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Spain

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- Spanish National Research Council

- Spanish State Research Agency 

2 RFO

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Belgium

Last Updated 20.10.20

- Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S-FNRS)

- Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)

2 RFO

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Cyprus

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-Research promotion Foundation 

1 RFO

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Estonia

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- Estionian research Council (ETAg)

- Estonian Development Fund

-  Foundation Innove

-etc.

4 RFO

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Germany

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- German Research Foundation (DFG)

- Leibinz Association

-  Fritz Thyssen Foundation 

- etc.

7 RFO

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Italy

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- The National Research Council of Italy

-  National Institute for Nuclear Physics 

2 RFO

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Malta

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Malta Council for Science & Technology

1 RFO

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Poland

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- Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)

- National Science Centre (NCN)

2 RFO

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Slovakia

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- Slovak research and Developement Agency (RDA)

1 RFO

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Sweden

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- Swedish Research Council

-  Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare

- Swedish Research Council for sustainable Developement 

3 RFO

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Bulgaria

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- Bulgarian Academy of Siences (BAS)

- National Innovation Fund (NIF) 

- National Sience Fund (NSF)

3 RFO

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Czech Republic

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- Łukasiewicz Research Network (GAČR)

- Industrial Developement Agency (ARP)

- Polish Agency for Enterprise Developement (PARP)

etc. 

6 RFO

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Finland

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- Academy of Finland (AKA)

- The Finnish Innovation Fund (SITRA)

- Finnish Funding for Technology and Innovation (TEKES)

- etc. 

4 RFO

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Hungary

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- National Research, Developement and Innovation Fund (NKFIA)

- National Developement Agency (NFÜ)

2 RFO

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Latvia

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- Latvian Science council 

1 RFO

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Netherlands

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- Dutch Research Council 

1 RFO

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Portugal

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- Foundation for Science and Technology 

1 RFO

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Slovenia

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- Slovenian Research agency (SRA)

1 RFO

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Switzerland

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- Swiss National Science Foundation 

1 RFO

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United Kingdom

Last Updated 20.10.20

- UK Research and Innovation 

1 RFO

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Iceland

Last Updated 20.10.20

- The icelandic Centre for research 

1 RFO

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Lichtenstein

Last Updated 20.10.20

NO RFO so far, Lichtensteins RFO is under Cunstruction. 

1 RFO

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