Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework)
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The Swiss National Science Foundation is Switzerland’s main public research funding agency, supporting scientific projects and researchers across all disciplines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3638739 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework) Context triple: [Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, oversees, Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework)]
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A.
Belgian Federal Public Service Science Policy
The Belgian Federal Public Service Science Policy is a federal government body responsible for national science policy, research coordination, and the management of major scientific and cultural institutions in Belgium.
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B.
Swiss Federal law on the Federal Institutes of Technology
The Swiss Federal law on the Federal Institutes of Technology is the legal framework that governs Switzerland’s federal institutes of technology and their oversight, organization, and responsibilities.
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C.
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) is a Swiss research institution focused on advanced materials, engineering, and technology development to support industry and public policy.
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D.
Swiss Academy of Sciences
The Swiss Academy of Sciences is a national scientific institution in Switzerland that promotes research, supports scientific collaboration, and advises society and policymakers on science-related issues.
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E.
Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain
The Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain is a Swiss government-controlled network of leading science and technology institutions, including ETH Zurich and EPFL, focused on advanced research, education, and innovation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework) Target entity description: The Swiss National Science Foundation is Switzerland’s main public research funding agency, supporting scientific projects and researchers across all disciplines.
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A.
Belgian Federal Public Service Science Policy
The Belgian Federal Public Service Science Policy is a federal government body responsible for national science policy, research coordination, and the management of major scientific and cultural institutions in Belgium.
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B.
Swiss Federal law on the Federal Institutes of Technology
The Swiss Federal law on the Federal Institutes of Technology is the legal framework that governs Switzerland’s federal institutes of technology and their oversight, organization, and responsibilities.
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C.
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) is a Swiss research institution focused on advanced materials, engineering, and technology development to support industry and public policy.
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D.
Swiss Academy of Sciences
The Swiss Academy of Sciences is a national scientific institution in Switzerland that promotes research, supports scientific collaboration, and advises society and policymakers on science-related issues.
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E.
Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain
The Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain is a Swiss government-controlled network of leading science and technology institutions, including ETH Zurich and EPFL, focused on advanced research, education, and innovation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public funding body
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research funding agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
SNSF
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linked to:
Swiss National Science Foundation
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| beneficiaryType |
individual researchers
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research institutes ⓘ universities ⓘ universities of applied sciences ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology
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Swiss universities ⓘ international research funding organisations ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Swiss Confederation budget
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public funds ⓘ |
| fundingType |
career funding
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competitive project funding ⓘ infrastructure funding ⓘ programmes and initiatives ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Foundation Council of the SNSF
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linked to:
Swiss National Science Foundation
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| headquartersLocation | Bern ⓘ |
| inception | 1952 ⓘ |
| language |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalForm | private foundation ⓘ |
| policyFramework |
Swiss Federal Act on the Promotion of Research and Innovation
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Swiss federal research and innovation policy ⓘ multi‑year federal message on education, research and innovation (ERI) ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
fostering international collaboration
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promoting young researchers ⓘ strengthening Swiss research competitiveness ⓘ supporting excellence in research ⓘ |
| policyInstrument |
National Centres of Competence in Research
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linked to:
Swiss National Science Foundation
National Research Programmes ⓘ career funding schemes ⓘ project funding schemes ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
funding scientific research
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supporting researchers ⓘ |
| scientificAdvisoryBody |
National Research Council of the SNSF
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linked to:
Swiss National Science Foundation
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| scope | all scientific disciplines ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
basic research
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interdisciplinary research ⓘ international research cooperation ⓘ open access publishing ⓘ open research data ⓘ use‑inspired research ⓘ |
| website | https://www.snf.ch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework) Description of subject: The Swiss National Science Foundation is Switzerland’s main public research funding agency, supporting scientific projects and researchers across all disciplines.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
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oversees
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Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework)
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