The ultimate objective is creating a critical mass of research groups who will be competitive at the international level. The proposed topic must be internationally recognisable and/or nationally relevant, and the End Beneficiary (PI) must have an excellent track record.

Swiss Principal Investigator, together with the Croatian partner and Croatian research group, prepares a joint project proposal in line with the SNSF Call and submits it to the SNSF. Project proposals shall contain a joint scientific description of the project and indicate the scientific contribution of Swiss and Croatian researchers. Swiss and Croatian parts of the research project need to be closely connected and complementary and the scientific contribution from both sides needs to be clearly defined, visible and transparent.

Objectives

• The specific aims:
  • To generate new knowledge that strengthens Croatian economy and enhances societal welfare,
  • To promote the establishment of connections between researchers and the creation of recognisable research groups that deal with internationally and/or nationally significant issues, whose Principal Investigators are prominent scientists with internationally recognized achievements,
  • To develop internationally competitive research groups capable of mentoring young researchers to develop scientific and research potentials in Croatia,
  • To strengthen Croatia's scientific and research potential.

Funding Information

• Grant amount: Maximum project funding for Croatian part of the project: between 60,000.00 EUR and 200,000.00 EUR.
• Duration: 4 years.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Applicants (organisations) are:
  • higher education institutions,
  • scientific institutes,
  • other research-oriented institutions with at least five PhD holders employed for a period exceeding one year.
• The End Beneficiary is a principal investigator from Croatia, i.e. the head of the Croatian research group, i.e.:
  • the scientist responsible for scientific research and management of the entire project,
  • an active researcher (must hold a PhD, be experienced in project management, have an active research group set up, which shall be evident from the list of achievements of the Principal Investigator, relevant publications and/or patents within the research field of the proposed project) with internationally recognized achievements and proven history of successful mentorship of young researchers,
  • permanently employed at a research organization that meets the requirements for the host organization, i.e., the Applicant,
  • each End beneficiary (PI) may submit only one project proposal per Call in a year to one agency. Researchers that will be employed on the project cannot be considered as members of the research group at the time of the application.

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