SNSF Grants for exemption from teaching duties

Servizio ricerca e trasferimento del sapere

16 Febbraio 2016

The SNSF awards grants for exemption from teaching duties to applicants of the project funding scheme in the humanities and social sciences as of 1 October 2016.

The SNSF will award a grant for exemption from teaching duties in the amount of CHF 6'000 for one semester hour per week up to a maximum of CHF 24'000 for four semester hours per week. Grants must be applied for when the project application is made and the following conditions must be cumulatively fulfilled:

  • The project must have a minimum duration of 2 years;
  • The grant for exemption from teaching duties relates solely to the applicant;
  • The reduction must directly benefit the funded research;
  • The applicant must be a professor, associate professor or assistant professor;
  • The institution must consent to the application for this grant.

For more information, please contact Dr. Benedetto Lepori.