Sciex-NMS exchange programme
A total of eight countries participate in the scientific exchange programme between Switzerland and the new EU member states.
The programme encourages scientific partnerships
- to help researchers develop in their scientific career
- to support scientific progress and innovation
- to set up and expand networks between researchers
Countries involved are
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Hungary
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
Grants
Grants are given for research visits to Switzerland for
- Ph.D. students: 6 - 24 months
- Post-docs: 6 - 18 months
Short visits of five days (open to researchers from Switzerland or a new EU member state) for:
- experienced researchers in order to set up a partnership
- visits by a junior scientist or
- to discuss a follow-up project
The programme will run until 2016. Calls are published yearly.
The programme’s budget totals around CHF 29 million.