Deadline: 31 January 2024
Applied Research Partnership Grants
The Leading House Asia has launched the 2023 Call for Applied Research Partnership Grants, a one-time only, special call focusing on applied research.
The Applied Research Partnership Grants support applied research projects with collaborating institutions in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, South Korea, Taiwan and ASEAN member states. The collaboration can be based on a new partnership or an existing partnership.
Scientists (professors, senior scientists, postdoctoral researchers) based in Switzerland that are affiliated to a federal or cantonal university, a university of applied sciences, a university of teacher education or a research institute are eligible and welcome to apply.
Deadline: 30 September 2023
Research Partnership Grants
The Research Partnership Grants support research projects with partner institutions which have to be based on an existing partnership.
A goal of this instrument is to allow researchers to conduct feasibility studies or pilot projects in order to apply for grants from larger funding agencies. A Research Partnership Grant builds on existing collaborations projects between researchers and scientists affiliated to a Swiss institution and researchers from the partner country.
Research Partnership Grants can fund the preparation of a joint project proposal for submission to large funding agencies or research projects to develop a long-term partnerships between two institutions or chairs. Activities to intensify joint teaching or curriculum development are also covered by the grant.
Deadline: May 31, 2023
Young Researchers' Exchange Programme - Special 2023 Call Japan
The Leading House ETH Zurich and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) jointly fund the exchange of early career scientists between Japan and Switzerland. This Special 2023 Call for Exchange Grants Japan is a one-time-only, special call whereby Japan-based doctoral students and early-career postdoctoral students directly apply to the Leading House Asia.
2023 Call for Innovation Partnership Grants
The Leading House Asia launches the call for the Innovation Partnership Grants to support the establishment of a cooperation between Switzerland-based researchers with non-academic innovation agents (i.e. companies, start-ups, hospitals) in East and Southeast Asia including Japan.
Deadline: May 15, 2023
2023 Call for Opportunity Grants
The Leading House Asia launches the call for Opportunity Grants to support initiatives of researchers from Swiss universities, universities of applied sciences, universities of teacher education, and public research institutes, linked to specific events or incidents in East and Southeast Asia including Japan.
Deadline: May 15, 2023
2023 Call for Young Researchers' Exchange Programme Japan
The Leading House Asia launches the 2023 Call for Young Researchers' Exchange Programme with Japan for a funded 3-6-month stay at a research institution in Japan. Open to doctoral students of all disciplines and employed at Swiss HEI.
Deadline: April 30, 2023
UZH Summer School 2023: Deep Dive into Blockchain - Linking Economics, Technology and Law
For a full understanding of Blockchain, with all its implications and potential for application in practice, it is absolutely crucial to look at it from a multidisciplinary perspective. In this Summer School, students will understand the three key pillars of blockchain systems, namely the technology, the economics and the legal aspects behind it. Building on this, they will then explore other fields of application, such as forensics and data analytics. This program is highly interactive, with hands-on practice sessions incorporating the most advanced and promising blockchain-based platforms.
Deadline: April 24, 2023
UZH Summer School 2023: Finance for the Future: Investments, Sustainable Finance and FinTech
This Summer School will focus on the past, present and future development of the Swiss financial system and wealth management in Switzerland. Students will enhance their knowledge in macroeconomics and finance. Furthermore, they will learn about the most recent and promising trends in FinTech and Sustainable Finance, and will apply their gained knowledge in a portfolio management game. This program not only offers the unique opportunity to get insights by leading experts in academia and business, but also to explore Zurich - one of the most important financial centers in the world.
Deadline: April 24, 2023
UZH Summer School 2023: International Sports Law: Legal Challenges in the Fight Against Doping
Specific issues that will be addressed include the limits to disciplinary and investigative autonomy of sports organizations in internal disciplinary proceedings, e.g. relating to doping, and the role and limits of adjudication by arbitral tribunals and internal bodies of such organizations in general.
Deadline: April 24, 2023
UNIL Summer Undergraduate Research Programme in the Biological Sciences
The UNIL's School of Biology launches a call for applications to the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research (SUR) Programme in the biological sciences. This English-taught 8-week programme (July 3rd to August 25th, 2023) aims at introducing Bachelor-level students to the world of biological and biomedical research: Individual students will be each integrated in a different experimental research laboratory of the School of Biology.
Application deadline: January 31th, 2023 (midnight CET)
MASTER OF ADVANCED STUDIES: EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
The University of Geneva is currently accepting applications for the Master of Advanced Studies in European and International Governance 2023-2024 (MEIG Programme) which is organized in cooperation with the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Deadlines for application and for scholarship requests: 15 November 2022 (first deadline), 31 December 2022 (second deadline) and 15 February 2023 (last deadline).
JSPS Researcher Exchange Program - FY2023 Call for Proposals
The Leading House ETH Zurich and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) jointly fund the exchange of postdocs between Japan and Switzerland. The instrument supports research stays of 3–6 months in the partner country. Applications from Japanese early-stage researchers are accepted until August 31, 2022.
Innovation Partnership Grants
Innovation Partnership Grants support the establishment of a collaboration between Switzerland-based academic researchers and non-academic “innovation agents” in East and Southeast Asia.
Deadlines for application: July 31, 2022.
Opportunity Grants
The 'Opportunity Grants' support bottom-up initiatives of researchers from Swiss universities, universities of applied sciences, universities of teacher education, and public research institutes, linked to specific events or incidents in East and Southeast Asia.
Deadlines for application: July 31, 2022.
Strategic Japanese-Swiss Science and Technology Programme (SJSSTP)
For 2022, the SNSF and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) are launching a joint call for proposals on the theme of “Designing Future Societies”. A maximum of 10 joint projects will receive funding for three years.
Deadlines for application: June 30, 2022.
Young Researchers’ Exchange Programme 2022
The Leading House ETH Zurich and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) jointly fund the exchange of early career scientists between Japan and Switzerland. The instrument funds research stays of 3–6 months in the partner country.
Deadlines for application: June 30, 2022.
MAS European and Asian Business Management 2022-2024
The University of Zurich is currently accepting applications for its MAS European and Asian Business Management 2022-2024 program.
Deadlines for applications:
• 30 April 2022 for Non-EU / EFTA citizens (due to visa requirements)
• 30 June 2022 for EU / EFTA citizens
APEV Design Contest for International Students
The Association for the Promotion of Electric Vehicles (APEV) is organizing a contest on the design of electric vehicles. The call for participation is open for international students and will close on June 20, 2022.
MASTER OF ADVANCED STUDIES: EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
The University of Geneva is currently accepting applications for the Master of Advanced Studies in European and International Governance 2022-2023 (MEIG Programme) which is organized in cooperation with the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Deadlines for application and for scholarship requests: 15 November 2021 (first session), 31 December 2021 (second session) and 15 February 2022 (last session).
Doctoral Fellowship Programme EPFLglobaLeaders
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) launched the second call for EPFLglobaLeaders, a new international doctoral fellowship programme funding early stage researchers to become leaders in the transition towards sustainable societies.
Deadline: 15 April 2021
2021 JAPANESE – SWISS YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
The Leading House Asia ETH Zurich and the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) jointly fund the exchange of early career scientists between Japan and Switzerland.
Deadline: 30 June 2021
Program: doctoral
CALL FOR OPPORTUNITY GRANT 2021
The opportunity grants support bottom-up initiatives of researchers from Swiss universities, universities of applied sciences, universities of teacher education, and public research institutes, linked to specific events or incidents in Japan.
Deadline: July 18, 2021
8TH CALL OF THE EUROPEAN INTEREST GROUP CONCERT-JAPAN
EIG Concert-Japan is an international joint initiative that supports and enhances science, technology and innovation cooperation between European countries and Japan.
Deadline: July 9, 2021
