Leading House Africa – Research Partnership Grant
Leading House (LH) Africa is calling for applications for Research Partnership Grant I from advanced PhD students and early postdoctoral researchers affiliated with a Swiss Institution of Higher Education [1]. The goal of this instrument is to further develop, consolidate and expand relations and foster new collaborations between Swiss researchers and partners in Africa.
Proposals are expected from the following disciplines: i) Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, and ii) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) including biological sciences and medicine. The call aims at awarding an equal balance of proposals from both areas.
Total Budget Available: CHF 250,000
Grant per Project: Maximum CHF 15,000
Project Duration: Minimum: 3 months; maximum: 10 months
Eligible Applicants (Lead): PhD students in their final year of study and postdoctoral researchers with a maximum of 2 years postdoctoral experience. (Lead applicants must be affiliated with a Swiss Institution of Higher Education )
Eligible Partner Countries: All African countries, except Maghreb region and Egypt
Additional Third-Party Funding: Strongly encouraged
Submission Deadline: 26 November 2022
Review Process: 1 December 2022 – 26 January 2023
Decision: 31 January 2023
Earliest Project Start Date: 1 February 2023
PhD Graduate Programme: Call for Seasonal Schools in Switzerland to sponsor African participants (PhD students)
Leading House (LH) Africa, in conjunction with the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), are calling for applications for the PhD Graduate Programme from organizers of Seasonal Schools in Swiss Institutions of Higher Education. The goal of this instrument is to promote research cooperation between Swiss and African PhD students of Higher Education Institutions in Seasonal School.
Total Budget Available: CHF 224,000
Grant per Seasonal School: Maximum CHF 60,000
Duration of the Seasonal School: Minimum 1 week
Eligible Applicant: Organizers of Seasonal Schools (e.g. Summer Schools) in or outside of Switzerland in 2023 with affiliation to a Swiss Institution of Higher Education
Target participants of the Seasonal School to be funded: Minimum 5, maximum 15 students enrolled in a PhD programme of an Institution of Higher Education in all African countries, except Maghreb region and Egypt
Additional Third-Party Funding: In-kind contribution by the Seasonal School is strongly encouraged
Submission Deadline: 28 February 2023
Review Process: 1 March 2023 to 31 March 2023
Decision: 28 April 2023
Earliest Project Start Date: 8 May 2023
For more information: https://www.swisstph.ch/en/research/leading-house-africa/open-calls/
