Past calls for proposals, events and projects
The Exploratory Wine Research Mission aims to approximate researchers from Swiss universities to the Argentinian and Brazilian science and innovation landscape.
It is an opportunity to visit production sites, attend events, meet potential research partners, and get to know the local environment with the support of the Leading House for the Latin American Region in partnership with Swissnex in Brazil.
The call is designed for researchers who plan to or already develop bilateral collaboration with Latin American universities, working on wine-related topics, and who want to create a network of contacts for future research projects.
The aim of the Early Career Grants is to encourage researchers from Swiss institutions to advance their careers with a research stay and fieldwork in Latin America. Early Career Grants are particularly useful for young researchers (PhD students and postdocs) to integrate the next generation of scientists into international collaboration.
For proposals up to CHF 7,000
Deadline for applications: January 31, 2023
This two-day event provided a transdisciplinary space to study and analyze the dynamics of science and technology between Switzerland and the Latin American region. With experts from life sciences, engineering, mathematics, arts, humanities and business, the Science & Innovation Summit offered multidisciplinary research lectures, panel discussions and a World Café to address the region's most pressing issues. Topics covered during these two days included: STEM, business and the environment, academic diaspora and migration, startups and new technologies, sustainability, social innovation, smart cities, circular economy and clean energy, and innovation and the benefits of visual arts in medicine.
The Leading House Network also presented the current state of the art and funding instruments and introduced Swiss policies and institutions collaborating with Latin American researchers. On the first day of the event, panelists emphasized that science and innovation have contributed significantly to improving our standard of living over the last 50 to 100 years. Progress will continue vigorously in the future, especially in medical, digital and environmental technologies. However, for inventions to become innovations, they need to be supported by important economic means and appropriate policies to bring them to the market through industrial production. There is a good potential for collaboration between Swiss science institutes and their Latin American counterparts.
The second day of the event was very case and topic oriented. Speakers highlighted several promising projects in Latin America as well as the key role of investors and companies in bringing inventions to market. Significant socio-economic and financial challenges were identified to move projects forward. It was found that collaboration with all stakeholders is crucial. Overall, this Science and Innovation Summit was a great opportunity for the Swiss and Latin American beneficiaries. The event not only provided an overview of small and larger initiatives, but also opened up interesting contacts and personal conversations with established and emerging Swiss and Latin American scientists. This event was the first of two Science & Innovation Summits planned by the Leading House for the Latin America region at the University of St. Gallen. The next Science & Innovation Summit will take place in 2024.
The AIT program supports young scientists in translating their high-caliber applied research into marketable applications by bringing together scientists from leading institutions in Switzerland, Brazil and Mexico.
Calls open: May 25, 2022
Deadline for applications: July 11, 2022
The aim of the Consolidation Grants (COG) is to provide a solid impetus for the preparation of larger applications (seed funding). The impetus for the seed funding applications should come from previous partnership projects between the Swiss and Latin American teams, with the aim of further developing and deepening these collaborations.
In addition to organizing joint workshops, conferences and field research, the COG promotes initiatives for the mobility of young researchers (postdocs, PhD students and MA students) of the group and supports their stay between two weeks and two months (a clear prior research plan is a prerequisite). The projects can be binational or trinational and have a regional and comparative dimension.
For projects of up to CHF 50,000
Deadline for applications: July 31, 2022
The Leading House for the Latin American Region invited researchers and the interested public to the Research Slam 2021. This networking event offered the winners of the 2020 Seed Money and Mobility Grants and the 2021 Research Partnership Grants the opportunity to network.
The Research Slams are dynamic events and offer a great opportunity to network across disciplines and gain insight into the diverse possibilities of bilateral research collaboration between Swiss and Latin American institutions. These events also offer a workshop on follow-up grants, output and successful grant writing.
The AIT program supports young scientists in translating their high-caliber applied research into marketable applications by bringing together scientists from leading institutions in Switzerland, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
Calls open: May 25, 2021
Deadline for applications: June 20, 2021
The aim of the Research Partnership Grants (RPGs) is to strengthen or initiate scientific exchange between Swiss and Latin American researchers and institutions. They can be used to develop joint project proposals to be submitted to major funding organizations in Latin America, Switzerland and Europe.
For projects from CHF 10,000 up to CHF 25,000
Deadline for applications: June 25, 2021
The Leading House for the Latin America region organized its 2nd web seminar on "Remote Fieldwork in the Pandemics". Real cases of research projects affected by the pandemics were discussed. The web seminar took place on February 18, 2021 at 16:00 (CET) via Zoom.
The Leading House for the Latin America region invited researchers to a web seminar on "Remote Fieldwork in the Pandemics" that focused on creative, alternative research methods. The web seminar took place on December 7, 2020 at 16:00 (CET) via Zoom.
The AIT program supports young scientists in translating their high-caliber applied research into marketable applications by bringing together scientists from leading institutions in Switzerland, Brazil and Colombia.
Calls open: May 13, 2020
Deadline for applications: June 15, 2020
The aim of the Seed Money Grants is to strengthen or initiate scientific exchanges between Swiss and Latin American researchers and institutions by enabling them to conduct preliminary research together and organize meetings, colloquia or workshops.
For projects up to CHF 25,000
Deadline for applications: June 3, 2020
The aim of the mobility grants is to encourage researchers from Swiss institutions to advance their careers with a research stay and fieldwork in Latin America. Mobility grants are particularly useful for young researchers (PhD students and postdocs) to integrate the next generation of scientists into international collaboration.
For proposals up to 7,000 CHF
Deadline for applications: May 25, 2020
The Leading House for the Latin American Region invites you to the "2020 Grant Information and Grant Writing Workshop". The workshop offers insights into and techniques for writing grant proposals. It also offers a good opportunity to learn about various instruments from representatives of funding organizations and research networks from all over Switzerland. If possible, questions about the COVID-19 situation will also be addressed.
The Leading House for the Latin American Region invited researchers and the interested public to the Research Slam 2018. This networking event offered the opportunity to meet the award winners of one-year research collaborations and seed money from the current and previous year.
Research Slams are dynamic events and offer a great opportunity to network across disciplines and gain insight into the diverse map of bilateral research collaboration between Swiss and Latin American institutions. These events also offer a workshop on follow-up funding, output and successful grant writing.
The AIT program supports young scientists in translating their high-caliber applied research into marketable applications by bringing together scientists from leading institutions in Switzerland, Brazil and Colombia.
Calls open: June 1, 2019
Closing date for applications: July 1, 2019
The aim of the Seed Money Grants is to strengthen or initiate scientific exchange between Swiss and Latin American researchers and institutions by enabling them to conduct preliminary research together and organize meetings, conferences or workshops.
For projects up to CHF 25,000
Call open: April 17, 2019
Deadline for applications: June 16, 2019
The Leading House for the Latin American Region invited researchers and the interested public to the Research Slam 2018. This networking event offered the opportunity to meet the award winners of one-year research collaborations and seed money from the current and previous year.
Research Slams are dynamic events and offer a great opportunity to network across disciplines and gain insight into the diverse map of bilateral research collaboration between Swiss and Latin American institutions. These events also offer a workshop on follow-up funding, output and successful grant writing.
The AIT program supports young scientists in translating their high-caliber applied research into marketable applications by bringing together scientists from leading institutions in Switzerland and Brazil.
Call opens on May 16, 2018
Deadline for applications: June 25, 2018
The aim of the mobility grants is to encourage researchers from Swiss institutions to advance their careers with a research stay (and fieldwork) in Latin America. Mobility grants are particularly useful for young researchers (PhD students and postdocs) to integrate the next generation of scientists into international collaboration.
For proposals up to CHF 8,000
Second call opened: September 14, 2018
Deadline for applications: November 4, 2018
The aim of the Seed Money Grants is to strengthen or initiate scientific exchanges between Swiss and Latin American researchers and institutions by enabling them to conduct preliminary research together and organize meetings, conferences or workshops.
For projects between CHF 10,000 and CHF 25,000
Call opened: April 16, 2018
Deadline for applications: June 16, 2018
The aim of the one-year research partnership is to provide the opportunity to deepen existing collaboration, pursue a project, apply for larger funding and increase the chances for further activities on both the Swiss and Latin American sides of the partnership.
For projects between CHF 30,000 and CHF 50,000
Call for proposals opened on July 6, 2017
Deadline for applications: September 30, 2017
From 87 projects, 30 Seed Money Grant proposals from various disciplines and countries were awarded by the Leading House for the Latin America region in November 2017 and officially presented at the Research Slam in the "Makerspace" (space for experiments) of the University of St. Gallen.
On this occasion, the award winners of the bilateral research projects between Swiss and Latin American institutions briefly presented their projects. The Research Slam was a dynamic event and offered the opportunity to gain an insight into the diverse map of Swiss research cooperation with Latin America and to network across disciplines.
The aim of the Seed Money Grants is to initiate or strengthen scientific exchange between Swiss and Latin American researchers of all disciplines by carrying out joint preparatory work or organizing workshops.
For projects between CHF 10,000 and CHF 25,000
Call for proposals opened: June 15, 2017
Deadline for applications: August 30, 2017
The AIT program supports young scientists in translating their high-caliber applied research into marketable applications by bringing together scientists from leading institutions in Switzerland, India and Brazil.
Call opened: May 22, 2017
Deadline for applications: June 25, 2017