Submission procedure
 

If you have an innovative idea for an AAA/SWITCH (e-Infrastructure for e-Science) project:

  1. Develop your project idea
    • read the project guidelines carefully
    • check, if other projects have already covered your subject or parts of it (see project list)
    • contact possible project partners who could contribute to your project
    • decide in what category your project fits best (AAA, Grid, VO or E-Learning)
  2. Discuss your project draft (you may use the project description form) with the contact persons of the participating institutions (every project partner with its own contact person)
    and aaa@switch.ch (Christoph Witzig, Petra Kauer-Ott).
    Please submit advanced drafts not later than 2 weeks before the competitive deadline.
  3. Your idea, entry into the scope of AAA/SWITCH, available funding and possible own contributions will be checked and you will receive feedback (iterative process).
  4. Send your definitive application (project description form) to aaa@switch.ch and the contact persons of the participating institutions
    (deadlines competitive bid: March 31 and September 30).
    Send also a signed version of your project description by regular post to Ch. Witzig & P. Kauer-Ott, SWITCH, Werdstrasse 2, P.O. Box, 8021 Zürich.
  5. Your contact person(s) and SWITCH will (hopefully) support your project idea.
    It will be then classified as "university project" or "competition project".
     
  6. Approved university projects may start immediately after a positive decision and the allocation of a project number
    (approval letter to project leader with Cc to contact persons of participating institutions).
     
  7. Projects participating in the competitive bid will be evaluated by the PWEG.
  8. The PWEG will send their recommendations to the funding authorities (SUK/SBF, ETH Rat, KFH/BBT).
  9. Only for cantonal universities: CRUS will send a request to the SUK.
  10. The funding authorities will (hopefully) authorise your project.
  11. Each funding authority informs SWITCH about the decisions.
  12. SWITCH informs the project leader and the contact persons of participating institutions about decisions, conditions and allocation of a project number
    (and you may start your project about 4 months after the application --> in August / January)

 

NOTE:

  • Please respect the deadlines for the applications (competitive bid): March 31 / Sept 30.
  • ETH contributions must pass through the competition.

Please don't hesitate to contact aaa@switch.ch and the contact person of your institution if you have questions about AAA/SWITCH projects and procedures.