Objective:
To contribute to the knowledge based economy trough the enhancement of the knowledge base and in particular through research, know-how and technology transfer.
Obligatory programme value:
The overall Programme amounts to approximately CHF 27,058 million (calculated with the assumption of up to CHF 23 million (85%) of the Swiss contribution and CHF 4,058 million (15%) of co-financing on the Polish side), out of which around CHF 24,3 Mio shall be used to finance joint research projects and to conduct their audit.
Funding of joint research projects
Projects implemented within the Research Programme can be financed up to 100 percent. of eligible costs (85 per cent. is funded by the Swiss side and 15 per cent. from the Polish budget)
Eligible expenses
In general, eligible expenses are those costs that are borne by Polish Beneficiary and its Swiss partner. Division of expenses among partners of the Project will be determined in the partnership agreement, however the maximum admissible participation of the Swiss partner in the total eligible expenses of the Project may not exceed 50% of the Swiss contribution to the PSRP.
The beginning of the eligibility of costs is the date on which the Grant Agreement is signed by all parties. Expenditure in joint research projects may not be incurred later than 30 June 2016.
Final beneficiaries:
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public and non-public universities,
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research and development entities,
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scientific centres of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
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non-governmental research organisations conducting scientific activity,
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other entities running activities in the area of research and development.
Please note that if an applying entity runs above all an economic activity, or if the proposed research project is connected with an economic activity, aid can only be granted if in conformity with the European Commission (EC) Regulation no 800/2008 of 6 August 2008, declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General block exemption Regulation).
Thematic focus areas:
On the motion of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and after consultation of the Swiss side, projects, within the Swiss – Polish Cooperation Programme, shall be implemented in the following research areas:
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ICT (Information and Communication Technology),
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Energy – renewable energy sources,
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Nanotechnology,
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Health,
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Environment.
Instutional system
Institution responsible for implementation of the Program will be the Information Processing Center, acting as the Executing Agency. Information Processing Center will, among other things, be responsible for conducting the call for proposals, organization of the selecting process and evaluation itself, concluding agreements with selected Polish-Swiss partners, projects monitoring and reporting, as well as transmission payment claims to the National Coordination Unit (i.e. the Ministry of Regional Development).
In order to assure the visibility of joint research projects’ granting process, the Joint Selection Committee, constituted by 3 Polish and 3 Swiss members, has been appointed. The Joint Selection Committee takes the final grant decision on projects, based on the list of ranked applications - prepared by Information Processing Center - and monitors the Programme’s implementation.
Concluding an agreement and inauguration of Research Programme
Implementation Agreement concerning Polish - Swiss Research Programme was signed on 16 December 2009. The same day at the University of Freiburg in Switzerland an information meeting for the Swiss scientific community took place. 14 January 2010 in Warsaw an opening a conference of the Polish-Swiss Research Programme was organised.
Call for proposals
The call for joint research projects within the Polish – Swiss Research Programme proposals took place between April 1st and July 30 2010. The total amount available for joint research projects is 19 062 000 CHF.
The support will concern:
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research projects worth from CHF 300’000 to CHF 1 million (tentatively 60% of the total allocation is earmarked for this kind of projects)
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research projects worth above CHF 1 million to CHF 2 million (tentatively 40% of the total allocation is earmarked);
The partnership of at least 1 Polish and at least 1 Swiss institution is compulsory in submitted projects.
PLEASE NOTE More information about the call for proposals is published on the Executing Agency website: www.swiss.opi.org.pl 
FAQ
In order to answer your questions concerning the application proces within the Research Programme, "Questions and Answers", base has been prepared. It is available at the Information Processing Centre website - go to the page
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