Funding and Prizes Open Calls

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Here you will find open calls for the UniBE funding schemes as well as selected external calls. The external calls were chosen by the Vice-Rectorate Research and Innovation for their broad relevance to University of Bern researchers.

Research funding databases with a comprehensive range of opportunities for different funding needs can be found here.

Highlight – Deadline: 5 May 2025

Funding for various research purposes such as the purchase of equipment, travel and stays abroad, and the publication of research results.

Deadline: 20 February 2025

Initiator Grant

Up to CHF 30,000 for early career researchers post PhD to prepare an application for third-party funding.

Deadline: 1 March 2025

UniBE Short Travel Grants for (Post)Docs

Up to CHF 8,000 for PhD students and Postdocs as well as Senior Research Assistants to undertake a research stay abroad of 2-8 weeks.

Deadline: 3 March 2025

UniBE Doc.Mobility

Financing for PhD students who are not funded through the SNSF to undertake a 6-12 month research stay abroad.

Deadline: 3 March 2025

120% Care Grant

Funds to hire a support person to take over tasks so that early-career researchers with care responsibilities can temporarily reduce their workload.

Deadline: 29 January 2025

Swiss Network for International Studies 2025

Up to CHF 300,000 for multi- and transdisciplinary international studies with a duration of 2 years.

Deadline: 4 March 2025

Spark

CHF 50,000-100,000 for 6-12 months to test or develop new and unconventional scientific approaches, methods, theories, standards and ideas.

Deadline: 2025 (various)

European Partnerships – transnational projects

Projects in the areas of biodiversity, urban transformation, clean energy, secure water supply, transforming healthcare systems, rare diseases, and One Health and antibiotic resistance.

Deadline: continuous, in advance

Seed Money

Up to CHF 10,000 to cover costs arising from the preparation of Horizon Europe collaborative project applications in which the University of Bern plays a substantial role (equivalent to coordination).

Deadline: continuous, in advance

Travel Grant

Up to CHF 1,000 for short trips necessary for the launch or preliminary clarification of European research and education projects. Horizon Europe, COST and EUREKA project applications are eligible, or in special cases other international applications.

Deadline: 4 March 2025

Spark

CHF 50,000-100,000 for 6-12 months to test or develop new and unconventional scientific approaches, methods, theories, standards and ideas.