Connect & Collaborate Grant
Now open: the Connect & Collaborate Grant (CCG) supports Swiss-based researchers who are addressing the world’s most pressing challenges by sharing knowledge, exchanging findings, and establishing long-lasting ties. They do so through the organization of workshops, symposia, and teaching activities, among other things.
You can apply for this grant if you are a Swiss-based researcher. This includes professors, senior scientists, postdocs, and PhD students of all Swiss federal and cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences, universities of teacher education and public research institutes across all scientific disciplines and fields of research. Please check the eligible institutions in our overview.
Collaboration across different scientific disciplines and the inclusion of different perspectives is critical for translating scientific knowledge into action and for ensuring that real world-challenges are addressed with a holistic approach resulting in long-term and sustainable solutions.
The projects supported with this grant must therefore include a collaboration across different scientific fields and/or involve stakeholders contributing complementary perspectives.
Evaluation criteria
The proposals will be rated based on the following main criteria:
- The degree of interdisciplinarity of the proposed activity
- The potential for long-term collaboration of the proposed activity
- The impact and relevance of the proposed activity
- The degree of innovation in terms of the introduction of new formats, tools, and approaches
- The feasibility and organization of the proposed activity
The Leading House will also apply diversity criteria to ensure a broad representation of perspectives, institutions, and participants.
For more detailed information, please consult the call document.
Call information and documents
Applications are open from March 6 to April 6, 2025. Please find all relevant documents below.
Call documents
In short: Connect & Collaborate Grant
- Grant sum: up to CHF 15,000
- Project duration: 12 months
- Eligibility: Swiss-based researchers including professors, senior scientists, postdocs, and PhD students from all Swiss federal and cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences, universities of teacher education, and public research institutes across all scientific disciplines and fields of research with a minimum employment level of 40%
- Eligible partner countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Iran
- Calls: 1 per year
Inspiration
Gain an insight into past projects: coming soon.