Lead Agency with USA: step 1, EIO

Lead Agency projects are now possible with the USA, offering a new way of cooperation on 48-month projects between researchers in the USA and Switzerland.

All proposals should address both intellectual merit and the broader economic/societal impacts or relevance of the proposed research:

• Describe this broader impact the research plan.
• On mySNF, declare the application as use-inspired.

The lead agency procedure concern the following divisions from USA National Science Foundation (NSF):

• Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) : Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB)
• Directorate for Geological Sciences (GEO)
• Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) : Astronomical Sciences (AST) ; Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) ; Division of Physics (PHY)
• Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
• Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) : Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) ; Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)

Step 1: Expression of interest – 2 Aug 2023

To submit a collaborative project with a USA co-applicants using the Lead Agency procedure, the US applicants must submit an expression of interest (EOI) to the NSF by 2 Aug 2023:

• The EIO describes the entire project.
• Additional information on the requirements for this EOI will be posted on the NSF’s corresponding website.

Step 2: full proposal – 2 Oct 2023

Next submission deadline (for EOI by 2 Aug) : 2 Oct 2023 to the SNSF (and at the NSF onced the project is approved for funding). Applicants cannot simultaneously submit any further SNSF project funding applications.

• CV and DMP : Follow the SNSF guidelines.
• Budget: Enter the budget of the Swiss subproject in the data container « Requested funding ». For the total project budget, fill in the budget form and upload it to the data container « Lead Agency and other agreements ».