Avviare un progetto di ricerca

In light of the current situation, please contact the Research and Transfer service to receive assistance once your project has been approved.

• As an associated partner, we cannot sign the Grant Agreement.
• We should be included in the Consortium Agreement preparation
• We need to start the procedure for the Swiss direct funding

Swiss direct funding

The national funding must be requested through SERI platform:

https://sbfi.jaxforms.com/formservice/form/SBFI/ProFund_ProjectSubmission/en

Before starting the reimbursement procedure, please consult the following documents and contact servizio.ricerca@usi.ch:

• Guide for the direct funding: https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/dam/sbfi/en/dokumente/2021/11/h-eu-guide.pdf.download.pdf/heuguide_v0211.pdf
• Budget guidelines: https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/dam/sbfi/en/dokumente/2021/10/h-e-fin-web.pdf....

Reminder: the entire procedure is done electronically through mySNF.

The project has to begin within 12 months after the date of the approval letter. The starting date must fall on the 1st day of a month and it will be notified in the “request for release of funds” form.

Things to prepare in order to start the project:

• Lay summary written in a National language:
  • Prepared and uploaded by the Main Beneficiary
• Personnel changes (notification of employment of the collaborators)
  • When you find the suitable candidate for a given position, you need to inform USI’s Human Resources Office to start the contract practicalities. Once the contract is ready, inform the Grants Office, who will then prepare the personnel notifications in mySNF. These need to be submitted by the Main Beneficiary.
• Request for release of funds + financial planning
  • Prepared by the Grants Office and submitted by the Main Beneficiary
  • In case of budget cuts, the new redistribution will be discussed bilaterally with the Grants Office
• Optional additional documents to be provided when specifically requested in the approval letter

Projects with external co-beneficiaries

In case of co-beneficiaries located in other Institutions, their share of the budget will be transferred by USI upon agreement of the terms of payment (i.e. modalities, timing, and so on). For that purpose, please inform us so that we can get in touch with the Grants Administration Office of the partner Institution.

In general, many other funding bodies require a signed contract and an invoice to start the project and to release the funds. When you are granted such a project, please inform the Grants Office to receive tailored support through the given procedure.