Swiss National Science Foundation

E518059

independent foundation research funding organization

The Swiss National Science Foundation is Switzerland’s principal research funding organization, supporting scientific projects and researchers across all disciplines.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Swiss National Science Foundation canonical	3
SNSF	2
Foundation Council of the SNSF	1
National Centres of Competence in Research	1
National Research Council of the SNSF	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5411877 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Swiss National Science Foundation
Context triple: [swissuniversities, collaboratesWith, Swiss National Science Foundation]

A. Swiss Academy of Sciences
The Swiss Academy of Sciences is a national scientific institution in Switzerland that promotes research, supports scientific collaboration, and advises society and policymakers on science-related issues.
B. Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences is an umbrella organization that brings together Switzerland’s national scientific academies to promote research, interdisciplinary dialogue, and evidence-based policy advice.
C. Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse
The Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse is the Swiss federal agency that promotes science-based innovation by supporting projects, startups, and knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry.
D. Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences
The Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences is a leading Swiss institution that promotes excellence, ethics, and innovation in medical research and healthcare policy.
E. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) is a Swiss research institution focused on advanced materials, engineering, and technology development to support industry and public policy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Swiss National Science Foundation
Target entity description: The Swiss National Science Foundation is Switzerland’s principal research funding organization, supporting scientific projects and researchers across all disciplines.

A. Swiss Academy of Sciences
The Swiss Academy of Sciences is a national scientific institution in Switzerland that promotes research, supports scientific collaboration, and advises society and policymakers on science-related issues.
B. Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences is an umbrella organization that brings together Switzerland’s national scientific academies to promote research, interdisciplinary dialogue, and evidence-based policy advice.
C. Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse
The Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse is the Swiss federal agency that promotes science-based innovation by supporting projects, startups, and knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry.
D. Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences
The Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences is a leading Swiss institution that promotes excellence, ethics, and innovation in medical research and healthcare policy.
E. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) is a Swiss research institution focused on advanced materials, engineering, and technology development to support industry and public policy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	independent foundation ⓘ research funding organization ⓘ
beneficiary	research institutions in Switzerland ⓘ researchers in Switzerland ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Swiss federal institutes of technology ⓘ linked to: Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Swiss universities ⓘ linked to: Swissuniversities Swiss universities of applied sciences ⓘ linked to: Swiss university of applied sciences system
country	Switzerland ⓘ
founded	1952 ⓘ
founder	Swiss Confederation ⓘ linked to: Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
fundingSource	Swiss federal government ⓘ public funds ⓘ
fundingType	career funding ⓘ infrastructures ⓘ programmes ⓘ project funding ⓘ science communication ⓘ
governedBy	Foundation Council ⓘ
hasBody	Administrative Offices ⓘ National Research Council ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Switzerland ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Bern ⓘ
legalForm	private-law foundation ⓘ
mission	promote scientific research of high quality ⓘ strengthen Switzerland as a research location ⓘ support young researchers ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ
primaryRole	funding scientific research ⓘ
scope	national ⓘ
shortName	FNS ⓘ linked to: FNSNF FNS-SNF ⓘ FNSNF ⓘ Fondo nazionale svizzero ⓘ linked to: Fonds national suisse Fonds national suisse ⓘ SNSF ⓘ linked to: Swiss National Science Foundation
supervisedBy	Swiss Federal Council ⓘ
supports	basic research ⓘ international research cooperation ⓘ use-inspired research ⓘ
supportsDiscipline	engineering sciences ⓘ humanities ⓘ life sciences ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
website	https://www.snf.ch ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

swissuniversities → collaboratesWith → Swiss National Science Foundation ⓘ

subject linked to: Swissuniversities

State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation → collaboratesWith → Swiss National Science Foundation ⓘ

Swiss National Science Foundation → abbreviation → SNSF ⓘ

subject linked to: Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework)