Innosuisse Funding Ordinance
(Art. 20a RIPA)
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Art. 40 Submission of the application
1 Highly-qualified persons working for a higher education research centre, a non-commercial research centre outside the higher education sector or a small or medium-sized enterprise that has its registered office in Switzerland are entitled to apply for a contribution to the costs of a guest residency. 2 The planned guest residency must meet the following requirements: a. It will assist in acquiring practical or research skills that may help to create innovation. b. It will last for no more than 350 days, spread over no more than two years. c. All those involved have agreed to the residency and to the conditions and the allocation of costs.
Art. 41 Assessment criteria
The application shall be assessed according to the following criteria: a. the applicant’s performance record; b. the applicant’s potential and motivation to acquire skills relevant to innovation; c. the anticipated added value of the guest residency for the applicant; d. the potential to generate economic or social benefit in Switzerland as a result of the guest residency; e. the appropriateness of goals of the guest residency agreed by the participants; f. the suitability of the applicant’s planned tasks and projects to achieve the agreed goals; g. the contribution of the guest residency to the sustainable development of society, the economy and the environment; h. subsidiarity to other funding options.
Art. 42 Form and payment of the contributions
1 Innosuisse shall pay the following forms of contributions in order to fund guest residencies: a. a contribution to the employer of the highly qualified person to cover the cost of continuing to pay the highly qualified person’s salary if he or she remains an employee during the guest residency; b. stipend to the highly-qualified person as a replacement for his or her salary if his or her current employment is terminated. 2 In addition, any additional accommodation and travel costs that are required and effectively incurred may be reimbursed. 3 The Innovation Council may restrict the form and payment of contributions in the case of guest residencies abroad, in particular for reasons related to social insurance, tax or rights of residence.
Art. 43 Calculation of the contributions
1 The contribution shall be calculated on the basis of the current gross salary of the highly qualified person and his or her working hours at the host institution. 2 In addition to the gross salary, Innosuisse shall pay the employer contributions or the corresponding contributions for self-employed persons under the OASIA, InvIA, LECA, OPA, UIA and AIA. 3 If he or she receives a stipend, the person concerned is personally responsible for paying the social insurance contributions. 4 The Innovation Council may specify maximum amounts for the eligible additional costs under Article 42 paragraph 2. 5 The contributions and the stipend shall amount to no more than 300,000 francs per person.
Para. 2 — SR 831.10 Para. 2 — SR 831.20 Para. 2 — SR 834.1 Para. 2 — SR 831.40 Para. 2 — SR 837.0 Para. 2 — SR 832.20