What services do we offer?

Funding opportunities

Information and advice on all sorts of funding opportunities, including internal, national, European and international opportunities.

Proposals

  • Support and advice during the application phase of proposals:
    • Proof-reading of the scientific content (summary, contributions to state of the art, timeframe, significance of planned research, risk mitigation, etc.)
    • Administrative content check (budget, salaries, strategic questions, etc.)
    • Layout check (conformity with regulations)
  • Support and training for interviews (tips, mock interview organisation, contact with previous grantees, etc.)

Careers

Advising researchers (PhD, postdocs, etc.) on:

  • Available funding opportunities depending on career stage and discipline
  • Future academic possibilities

Euresearch

  • Information and advice about participation in European funding programmes
  • Assistance with applications to the European programmes (including pre-screening of proposals)
  • Support with contract , administrative and financial reporting
  • Facilitation of innovation partnerships in Europe
  • Link to Euresearch Fribourg

ORCiD

ORCiD support and training

Rectorate

Providing support in relation to the rectorate of the University of Fribourg such as:

What is our vision and mission?

We help research at the University of Fribourg flourish. 

The SPR offers itself as the entry point for all aspects of research funding at the University of Fribourg. 

We work hand-in-hand with all researchers at the University of Fribourg, helping them in their endeavour to acquire research funding, and dispensing information and advice on internal, national, European and international funding initiatives. We belong to the Euresearch network and as part of this mandate we not only foster researchers but also SMEs in the cantons of FR and VS when it comes to their participation in European research and innovation programmes. We also manage some internal funds.

We inform and advise the Rectorate on research-related issues and are the focal point for other services on research-related questions.

Our interactions with the research community and other interested parties are personal, unbureaucratic, structured and goal-oriented. We thrive for excellence.