Swiss National Science Foundation
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The Swiss National Science Foundation is Switzerland’s principal research funding organization, supporting scientific projects and researchers across all disciplines.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swiss National Science Foundation canonical | 2 |
| Foundation Council of the SNSF | 1 |
| National Centres of Competence in Research | 1 |
| National Research Council of the SNSF | 1 |
| SNSF | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5411877 — 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 Context triple: [swissuniversities, collaboratesWith, Swiss National Science Foundation]
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A.
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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B.
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences is an umbrella organization that brings together Switzerland’s national scientific academies to promote research, interdisciplinary dialogue, and evidence-based policy advice.
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C.
Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse
The Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse is the Swiss federal agency that promotes science-based innovation by supporting projects, startups, and knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry.
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D.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences
The Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences is a leading Swiss institution that promotes excellence, ethics, and innovation in medical research and healthcare policy.
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E.
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.
- 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 Target entity description: The Swiss National Science Foundation is Switzerland’s principal research funding organization, supporting scientific projects and researchers across all disciplines.
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A.
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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B.
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences is an umbrella organization that brings together Switzerland’s national scientific academies to promote research, interdisciplinary dialogue, and evidence-based policy advice.
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C.
Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse
The Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse is the Swiss federal agency that promotes science-based innovation by supporting projects, startups, and knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry.
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D.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences
The Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences is a leading Swiss institution that promotes excellence, ethics, and innovation in medical research and healthcare policy.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent foundation
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research funding organization ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
research institutions in Switzerland
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researchers in Switzerland ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Swiss federal institutes of technology
NERFINISHED
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Swiss universities NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss universities of applied sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| founded | 1952 ⓘ |
| founder | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Swiss federal government
NERFINISHED
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public funds ⓘ |
| fundingType |
career funding
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infrastructures ⓘ programmes ⓘ project funding ⓘ science communication ⓘ |
| governedBy | Foundation Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBody |
Administrative Offices
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National Research Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | private-law foundation ⓘ |
| mission |
promote scientific research of high quality
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strengthen Switzerland as a research location ⓘ support young researchers ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| primaryRole | funding scientific research ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| shortName |
FNS
NERFINISHED
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FNS-SNF NERFINISHED ⓘ FNSNF NERFINISHED ⓘ Fondo nazionale svizzero NERFINISHED ⓘ Fonds national suisse NERFINISHED ⓘ SNSF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Swiss Federal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
basic research
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international research cooperation ⓘ use-inspired research ⓘ |
| supportsDiscipline |
engineering sciences
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humanities ⓘ life sciences ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| 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 Description of subject: The Swiss National Science Foundation is Switzerland’s principal research funding organization, supporting scientific projects and researchers across all disciplines.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
swissuniversities
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
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collaboratesWith
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Swiss National Science Foundation
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Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework)
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abbreviation
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Swiss National Science Foundation
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subject surface form:
Swiss National Science Foundation
this entity surface form:
SNSF
Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework)
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governingBody
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Swiss National Science Foundation
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subject surface form:
Swiss National Science Foundation
this entity surface form:
Foundation Council of the SNSF
Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework)
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scientificAdvisoryBody
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Swiss National Science Foundation
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subject surface form:
Swiss National Science Foundation
this entity surface form:
National Research Council of the SNSF
Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework)
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policyInstrument
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Swiss National Science Foundation
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subject surface form:
Swiss National Science Foundation
this entity surface form:
National Centres of Competence in Research