4. Other funding opportunitiesThe Jacobs
Foundation: Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE)
The Jacobs Foundation
is launching the third call for proposals under the LEVANTE framework
(Learning Variability Network Exchange). The overarching objective of LEVANTE
is to identify how individual, group and contextual variability influence
children's learning and development. The call seeks
proposals for research projects that collect longitudinal data using the
LEVANTE core measurements across ages 3 to 12. Projects in underrepresented
regions are particularly encouraged. Submission
deadline: 10 June 2026. Leading House Latin
America: Consolidation Grant
The Consolidation
Grant of the Leading House Latin America promotes sustainable
research cooperation between Swiss and Latin American scholars of all
disciplines and provides a solid impulse to prepare larger applications.
Funding covers collective workshops, conferences and fieldwork as well as
mobility initiatives for postdocs, PhD students and MA students. Applications
are submitted jointly by applicants from both regions. An online session provides information on the current call. Submission
deadline: 31 July 2026. Info event: 9 June 2026.
The Age Innovation
Prize of the Institute for Ageing Research IAF in partnership with the Age-Foundation
honours innovative ideas dealing with the challenges of age(ing). Technological
as well as social innovation projects that promote independence, social
inclusion, quality of life and health of older people are invited to apply in a
“Pitch-Deck”-Format. In the two-stage selection process, shortlisted candidates
present their innovations in a pitch to a jury. Submission
deadline: 14 June 2026. Leading House MENA:
Research Partnership Grants
The Research
Partnership Grants of the Leading House MENA strengthen collaboration
between researchers from all disciplines based in Switzerland and in partner
countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Each grant provides up to CHF
25,000 to support either the launch of new joint projects or the consolidation
of existing initiatives. A total of approximately 10 projects will be selected. Applicants must hold a position at an eligible institution and demonstrate at
least three years of research experience. The call will open soon.
Submission
deadline: 23 June 2026. Fellowships at the
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg
The Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg
awards Junior and Regular fellowships to outstanding
researchers from all disciplines and career stages. Fellowships last 3 to 10
months, and residence at the college in Delmenhorst (GER) is mandatory
throughout the entire duration. Submission deadline: 15 July 2026. |