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Swiss subproject governed by SNSF Project Funding rules; proposals must be in English. Max 2 simultaneous project funding grants per researcher; one must be a Weave\u002FLead Agency\u002FICIS project. No more than 20% of Swiss budget for project partners from non-agreement countries.","{\"summary\":\"SNSF Lead Agency Process, Project Funding supports bilateral collaborative research between Swiss and partner-country researchers, with the Swiss subproject governed by standard SNSF Project Funding rules. Consortia must include one Swiss applicant and one partner-country applicant, with submissions timed to the lead funder's deadline (SNSF accepts on 1 April or 1 October; if the partner is lead, submit there first and to SNSF within 7 days). 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