The Swiss Nanoscience Institute Basel (SNI) offers funding for projects in applied nanoscience and nanotechnology within the Nano Argovia program.
We invite potential researchers to submit project proposals. For detailed information regarding eligibility, rules, and procedure we refer you to the document Nano-Argovia Rules that can be downloaded from the current webpage.
For your application you need the following documents:
Nano-Argovia Rules
| Nano-Argovia Rules |
| Nano-Argovia Project Agreement | Nano-Argovia Project Agreement (1 year) Nano-Argovia Project Agreement (2 years) Contracts for project collaboration (separate forms for 1 year and 2 years) |
| Nano-Argovia Prolongation Agreement | Nano-Argovia Prolongation Agreement Contract for extensions of project collaboration |
| Nano-Argovia Budget | Nano-Argovia Budget Financial Form To be filled out in full and submitted electronically in .xls format. Please send a signed paper copy by post. In case of queries, please refer to the following example: Example_Budget_Argovia_2022 |
| Nano-Argovia Proposal Template | Nano-Argovia Proposal Template Proposal template Please submit this application form electronically. |
| Nano-Argovia Prolongation Proposal Template | Nano-Argovia Prolongation Proposal Template Prolongation proposal template Please submit this application form electronically. |
| Nano-Argovia Accessory Agreement | Nano-Argovia Accessory Agreement Project leaders of accepted Argovia projects can use the model contract for intellectual property questions. |
| SNI Membership Regulations | SNI Membership Regulations Rules for the SNI membership |
Submission of applications
Please submit your application with all documents in the required form in one PDF with the acronym of the project as file name by 30 September 2026 by e-mail to the SNI general manager (claudia.wirth@unibas.ch).
For questions, please contact our general manager
Claudia A. Wirth
Phone: +41 61 207 12 38
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For content related questions, please contact
Dr. Battist Utinger
Phone: +41 61 207 37 96
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