Open Calls
Discover opportunities to collaborate between Switzerland and India!
Open Calls are opportunities offered by Swissnex or other Swiss and Indian stakeholders to engage in collaborative activities. Please have a look at the respective webpages for more information and keep in mind that we can't answer any questions related to opportunities not directly offered by Swissnex in India.
Open Calls
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Open Call | One Health Joint Research Projects 2026
February 3, 2026This call for joint research projects allows researchers in Switzerland to collaborate with academic partners in India on research that adopts a One Health approach, focusing on the interconnected health of humans, animals and the environment. The deadline to submit applications is 5 May 2026.
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Open Call | Production Projects on Switzerland’s ‘Alps’ Supercomputer
January 23, 2026Researchers at Swiss academic institutions can apply for production project allocations to carry out large-scale scientific or engineering simulations and analyses using Switzerland’s national supercomputing infrastructure ‘Alps’.
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Open Call | Development Projects on Switzerland’s ‘Alps’ Supercomputer
January 23, 2026Researchers at Swiss academic institutions can apply for development project allocations to work on code and algorithm improvements using Switzerland’s national supercomputing infrastructure ‘Alps’.
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Open Call | Small Projects on Switzerland’s ‘Alps’ Supercomputer
January 23, 2026Researchers at Swiss academic institutions can apply for small-scale access to Switzerland’s national supercomputing infrastructure 'Alps' to carry out exploratory research or code development projects.
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Open Call | Global Spark 2026: Building Confidence in Collaboration
March 9, 2026 — April 7, 2026Global Spark 2026 is developed for ZHAW in coordination with Swissnex in India and Swissnex in China with contribution from Swissnex in Japan. It is open to ZHAW faculty and staff and is free of charge.
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Open Call | Bose Beamline Challenge 2026
January 20, 2026Indian and South Asian cchool and undergraduate students can apply to explore particle accelerators and beamlines through hands-on scientific inquiry. The deadline to submit applications is 10 February 2026.
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Open Call | Joint Research Projects in Social Sciences 2026
January 20, 2026This call for joint research projects allows researchers in Switzerland to collaborate with academic partners in India. The deadline to submit applications is 8 April 2026.
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Open Call | Joint Research Projects in Mountain Hazard Geoscience 2026
January 20, 2026This call for joint research projects allows researchers in Switzerland to collaborate with academic partners in India. The deadline to submit applications is 8 April 2026.
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Open Call | Transdisciplinary Development Research 2026
January 20, 2026Researchers and non-academic actors from policy and practice can collaborate in transnational and transdisciplinary consortia. The deadline to submit applications is 18 May 2026.
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