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Call for projects on Open Science and Open Research Data

Submission deadline: 1 September, 2026, 17:00 CET

 

In the context of ongoing initiatives aimed to pursue the national strategies dedicated to Open Science (OS) and Open Research Data (ORD), USI promotes this new call for projects aimed to fund initiatives related to these two fields.

OS and ORD are part of the strategic development of USI, as defined in the Planning for the period 2025-2028.

The call invites projects of any kind with the objective to foster the participation of USI in the development of competences and resources (best practices, tools, platforms, events, initiatives, etc.) that are related to OS and ORD. Eligible projects deal with, but are not limited to, the following topics:

  • support to Research Infrastructures of national or international relevance that provide for the adoption of guidelines or alignment with OS or ORD strategies 
  • training activities dedicated to OS and ORD, in particular aimed for doctoral students; competences
  • awareness raising events, presentation of instruments and/or platform dedicated to OS and ORD (open scientific collaboration, data repositories, etc.);
  • drafting of guidelines on OS, ORD or Research Data Management within specific academic disciplines or communities 
  • consideration of practices to develop citizen science (USI “third mandate”);
  • development of new systems to foster communication and dissemination of research products (science blog, open labnotes, etc.);
  • development of new data management platforms and/or data repositories dedicated to specific disciplines and fields of study.

Eligibility and funding

The call is addressed to USI researchers - excluding affiliated institutes - whose employment is at least 20% FTE at USI and belonging to the following categories:

  • Professors (of any rank);
  • MER;
  • group leaders;
  • post-docs;
  • scientific collaborators;

Detailed eligibility criteria are available in the call.

It is possible to apply for financing of a minimum of CHF10'000 and a maximum of CHF50’000 for a duration of between 3 and 18 months.

Project submission

Project proposals must be sent by Tuesday 1 September 2026, 17:00CET, to [email protected].

Proposals submission must be accompanied by the following documentation:

  • application form;
  • curriculum vitae;
  • project description, including project timeline and details on allocation of requested funds;
  • detailed budget.

Further instructions are available in the application form.

For any enquiries, please contact Paulo Santos, USI Research Data Manager (rdm-biusi@usi).

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