FNS-NRF: Joint call with South Korea

In the context of the bilateral programmes initiated by the federal government, the SNSF and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Korea are issuing a call for research projects.

The SNSF has launched a third call for Joint Research Projects (JRPs) together with its South Korean partner organisation, the NRF. JRPs enable researchers in Switzerland to collaborate with a South Korean partner. The SNSF will cover the research costs incurred in Switzerland, and the NRF the research costs in South Korea. The two organisations plan to fund up to 12 projects under the current call; the project duration will be 3 years.

The following topics are addressed in the call:

• Climate change (interdisciplinary topic, SSH parts are possible)
• Digital health (interdisciplinary topic, SSH parts are possible)
• Systems biology

More details here:

• Korean-Swiss Science and Technology Programme
• Call document (PDF)