Groups of at least two NCCR Members can apply for TTF support (up to CHF 100,000 per year) across a range of scales and needs.
Support may include, for example, short-term assistance above and beyond the regular services from NCCR@LiR or the new CiRI platform at U Neuchatel to address specific technical, conceptual, or ethical challenges (e.g. financial support to hire staff developing a new method or recording device or writing a conceptual paper together with NCCR members.)
Eligibility
Applications are open to groups of two or more NCCR members from at least 2 disciplines, and sponsored by at least one PI who will assume reporting and financial responsibility.
Applicants are required to consult with the PIs of the relevant TTF, to better identify which expertise and which resources are already in the NCCR and its network at large. Once the proposal is submitted, the Steering Committee will request a supporting statement from the relevant TTF.
Conditions
Applications should include, in a single PDF of no more than 2 pages, a concise description of the tasks, their relevance for the NCCR’s overall goals, a timeline with deliverables and, for grants, on a third page, an itemized budget. Please note that grants can be spent on any items eligible according to the NCCR Budget Guidelines until the end of Phase 2.
Note that the applications need to go beyond a specific need for single NCCR projects/PIs and provide a plan for how the new methods/expertise will contribute to the NCCR more generally.
Deadline: there is no call currently