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Research Newsletter

28 October, 2025

 
 
 

Research Funding

 
 

Grants for international research partnerships

 

Deadline: 21 November 2025

SERI Leading House Sth Asia Research Partnership Grants

Seed funding for interdisciplinary collaborations between researchers in CH and South Asia.
Applicants (e.g. PhD students, professors, and postdocs) must be employed at min. 40% at a research institution in CH and have min. 3 years of experience.
Funding: max. CHF 35K for 1 year.

 

SERI Leading House Africa | Research in crisis contexts

Support for collaborations between researchers (with min. 3 years of experience) in CH and their partners in the MENA region, both during crises and in support of long-term recovery and stability efforts. Funding: max. CHF 20K for up to 1 year.

 

Calls open in fall 2025

SERI Leading House Asia-Pacific | calls opening soon

Stay tuned for 2 new funding instruments:
- Open Scientific Collaboration Fund: seed funding to accelerate research collaboration between CH researchers and their Asia-Pacific partners.
- Mobility Fund: grant to facilitate short-term mobility to explore collaboration opportunities and pilot projects

 

Deadline for pre-proposals: 21 January 2026

Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS) | 2026

SNIS funds pluri-disciplinary collaborative projects on issues that can only be solved through international cooperation. Projects must involve or study NGOs, international organizations (IOs) and/or private sector actors. Funding: CHF 100-300K for 2 years.

 

Research Professional

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