The Grant Matchmaker Podcast
Here at the Grants Office of the University of Fribourg we know that researchers are busy people who need funding to make their ideas reality. Yet going through advice pages on research funding and policy can feel like sifting desert sands for a gold nugget: there is so much information, yet so little of it is applicable to you and your specific personal situation, career and discipline. Therefore we have created the ‘Grant Matchmaker’ podcast to help match you with the information that is relevant specifically to you.
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Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
You may have heard the big news that since the beginning of 2025 Swiss researchers are once more in a position to apply to almost all Horizon Europe calls. In this Episode Doris Kolly fills us in on the context of this policy shift, and explains the practical implications of the changes for researchers wishing to apply to European calls. She also gives us her perspective on what we might expect in the future and how things might look beyond 2025.
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Matthias Held gives us an overview of the research funding opportunities that are available for postdocs and early career researchers in Switzerland. 2'42: Why is it important for postdocs and ECRs to apply for their own funding?; 5'06: Which opportunities are available for very recent PhDs and those in the final year of their PhD?; 11'42: Which funding options are available for postdocs with a few years of research experiences since finishing their PhDs?; 17'00: SNSF project funding for early career researchers?; 21'03: Eligibility windows and strategic reflections; 22'57: Discipline-specific funding opportunities and where to find them
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Efrain Ochoa Martinez explains what an ORCiD is and why you should absolutely get one if you are a researcher seeking third-party project funding.
Timestamps: What is an ORCiD? (1'31); What isn't an ORCiD? (2'03); Why should I get an ORCiD? (3'47); ORCiD and the SNSF Narrative CV Format (6'23); How do I get an ORCiD? (7'56)
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
In this episode the SPR's most senior advisor, Doris Kolly, informs you about the latest developments concerning the status of Swiss researchers interested in applying to Horizon Europe research funding opportunities. She shares with us the latest information for participation in the ERC calls, and gives us her expert estimation on how Swiss participation in other Horizon Europe programmes might develop in the near future (4'30), and what this means for the SNSF Transitional Measures (6'44).