Swiss Open Research Data Grants (CHORD) program

Abstract

The Swiss Open Research Data Grants (CHORD) program, jointly organized by swissuniversities and the ETH Domain, aims to support and promote ORD practices across all disciplines and higher education institutions in Switzerland. The Programme emphasizes the development of open research data practices that can facilitate such advanced uses. It offers three funding tracks:

Track A: Explore Projects – Supports early-phase exploration, testing, and prototyping of ORD practices.

Track B: Establish Projects – Aims to establish and enhance existing ORD practices with a clear research agenda.

Track C: Contribute Projects – Encourages contributions to existing open communities built around ORD principles.

For instance, projects funded under Track C have focused on creating curated datasets and open-source algorithms in fields like dermatology imaging, promoting inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation.

Overview

Country	Switzerland
Start date	2022
Annual Budget	n/a
Responsible organisation(s)	Government agency
Target group(s)	Researchers, academic institutions, and the broader social sciences and humanities community
Policy instrument type	Funding Programme

Background

The Swiss Open Research Data Grants (CHORD) program was launched in 2022 as a collaborative initiative between swissuniversities and the ETH Domain to promote open research data practices across all disciplines and higher education institutions in Switzerland. The Swiss Open Research Data (ORD) Grants Program is supervised and coordinated by swissuniversities, in collaboration with the ETH Domain and under the oversight of the State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation (SERI). These bodies collectively oversee the program's implementation as part of the broader Swiss National Open Research Data Strategy and Action Plan.

Track A: Explore Projects – Projects in this track can receive funding up to CHF 150,000, including matching funds, with a duration of up to 12-18 months, and must be completed by the end of 2024.

Track B: Establish Projects – This track offers funding up to CHF 1.5 million, including matching funds, with a project duration of up to 24 months.

Track C: Contribute Projects – Projects can receive funding up to CHF 30,000, including matching funds, with a duration of up to 12 months.

Objective(s)

To support a wide range of ORD initiatives, fostering a culture of open science and facilitating the development of infrastructures and practices that enhance the accessibility and reusability of research data in Switzerland.

Public access URL

https://www.swissuniversities.ch/en/topics/open-science/open-science-programme/chord

https://ethrat.ch/en/eth-domain/open-research-data/

All tags

• 2022
• Teachers
• Established researchers
• Students
• Switzerland
• Research support staff
• Junior researchers
• Higher education institutes
• Responsibility, Ownership & Stewardship
• Dedicated support to research and technical infrastructures
• New uses of research data
• Government agency
• Public research institutes

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