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ETH Zurich: Research Partnership Grants

The Research Partnership Grants, funded by the ETH Zurich, aim to support research projects with collaborating institutions in eligible countries, i.e., China, Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN member states, in all scientific disciplines and fields of research. The collaboration can be based on a new partnership or an existing partnership between researchers affiliated to a Swiss institution and institution from one of the eligible countries.

The Research Partnership Grants can fund the preparation of a joint project proposal for submission to other funding agencies (e.g. national funding agencies or EU funding schemes) or research projects to develop long-​term partnerships between two institutions or research groups.

Deadline:

30 September 2023

Fund:

Max. 25,000 CHF

Duration:

Up to 12 months

Research Areas:

All scientific disciplines and fields of research, including social sciences and humanities

Eligible Partner Countries:

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, South Korea, Taiwan and ASEAN member states

Eligibility:

  • Switzerland-​based main applicant:
    • Professors, senior scientists and postdoctoral researchers of Swiss federal and cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences and universities of teacher education, as well as public research institutes, are eligible to apply. Please check the eligible institutions here. The Switzerland-​based scientist is the main applicant.
    • Note to applicants from Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS)/ Universities of Teacher. Education (UTE): UAS/UTE staff with research responsibility (group leaders, researchers   with 5+ years of experience) and in equivalent functions are eligible to apply. If in doubt or in case you are not sure whether your position is eligible to act as a Principle Investigator (PI), please email robin.vital@sl.ethz.ch or elise.nardin@sl.ethz.ch.
  • Asia-​based collaborator:
    • The Asia-​based collaborator must be a scientist affiliated with a university or a public research institute from one of the partner countries or territories. The Asia-​based co-​PI must hold a faculty or senior scientist position or be a researcher with a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) with several years of research experience.
    • Asia-​based researchers interested in acting as co-​applicants on the Asian side have to contact their Switzerland-​based peers.   

Application Process:

The Switzerland-​based applicant must apply to ETH Zurich as the Leading House Asia. The application must be submitted online via this link – https://leadinghouseasia.ethz.ch/resources/online%20application/application_form_RGP_0722023.html with the following attachments in one single PDF document (English).

The application shall include:

  • Completed research plan
  • CV of Switzerland-​based PI (and any co-​applicants), max. 2 pages each
  • CV of Asia-​based co-​applicant (and any additional co-​applicants), max. 2 pages each
  • Any other supporting document(s)

Applications that do not follow the instructions above will be dismissed.

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