University of Bern Registrations
Funding organizations
To submit an application to a funding organization, the University of Bern generally needs to be registered in their system. As a rule, you also need an individual account. Below you will find registration information for the major public funding agencies. For other funding organizations, please contact the Grants Office.
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
mySNF is the webplatform of the SNSF and enables interaction between applicants, reviewers, research institutions and the administrative offices of the SNSF. It facilitates the submission, evaluation and administration of applications and projects. The SNSF Portal will gradually replace mySNF in the future.
| Proposal submission and project management | mySNF or SNSF Portal |
|---|---|
| Create individual mySNF account |
mySNF Konto |
| Create individual SNF Portal account | Login is with a Switch edu-ID |
On the University of Bern's internal website, you will find information on administrative procedures as well as resources for SNSF proposals and SNSF projects.
Innosuisse
If you have any questions, please contact the Innovation Office.
| Legal name | Universität Bern |
|---|---|
| Organisation short name | UBERN |
| Address | Hochschulstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland |
| Proposal submission and project management | Innosuisse online platforms |
| Proposals with Insel Gruppe AG | Proposals must be submitted with the University of Bern unless they involve a clinical study or patient data. If in doubt, or if you believe other reasons justify an exception to this rule, please contact Funding Coordination DLF at the Inselspital before submission. |
On the University of Bern's internal website, you will find information on administrative procedures as well as resources for Innosuisse proposals and Innosuisse projects.
European Framework Programmes – Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020
If you have any questions, please contact the Grants Office.
| Legal name | Universitaet Bern |
|---|---|
| Organisation short name | UBERN |
| Address | Hochschulstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland |
| PIC number | 999976493 |
| LEAR | Maddalena Tognola |
| Data Protection Officer | Legal Services Office – Data Protection Office / Questions: Annina Keller, General address: datenschutz.rechtsdienst@unibe.ch |
| Proposal submission |
EU Funding & Tenders Portal |
| Project management – EU funding | EU Funding & Tenders Portal |
| Project management – SERI funding | Direct funding for collaborative projects Direct funding for mono-beneficiary projects (2021) |
| Proposals with Insel Gruppe AG | Proposals must be submitted with the University of Bern unless they are purely clinical studies. If in doubt, or if you believe other reasons justify an exception to this rule, please contact Funding Coordination DLF at the Inselspital before submission. |
On the University of Bern's internal website, you will find information on administrative procedures as well as resources for EU proposals and EU projects.
US Federal Agencies
If you have any questions, please contact the Grants Office.
| Legal Name | Universität Bern |
|---|---|
| Project/Performance Site | Universität Bern, Institute/Department, address |
| Type of Applicant | Non-domestic (non-US) entity |
| UEI |
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| EIN/TIN | 44-4444444 |
| Congressional District | 00-000 |
| NCAGE Code | SFZ03 |
| Authorized Representative and address |
Prof. Hugues Abriel Hochschulstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland usgrants@unibe.ch +41 31 684 5109 |
| Proposals with Insel Gruppe AG | Proposals must be submitted with the University of Bern. |
On the University of Bern's internal website, you will find information on administrative procedures as well as resources for US proposals and US projects.
Tax details
| VAT (MWST) number |
CHE-115.250.351 Which services of the University of Bern are (not) subject to VAT can be found on the internal page of the Finance Department (in German). |
|---|---|
| Tax status |
As a non-profit organization, the University of Bern is tax-exempt. |
| Official address |
Hochschulstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland |
US organizations often require confirmation that the University of Bern is not subject to tax in the USA. This confirmation is made using the so-called W-8BEN-E form (internal page; see "Dokumente"). For US Federal Grants (e.g. NIH, DoD, NSF, USDA, NASA), you must involve the Grants Office.