SPI: Exploratory Grants

The SPI (Swiss Polar Institute) Exploratory Grants support Swiss based scientists active in polar regions (including remote high-altitude regions such as the Andes and the Himalayas) by allowing them to launch short-term new ideas (for example pilot projects), fund additional field work or launch new collaborations with financial support for logistics. Collaboration with new teams or across disciplines are particularly encouraged, as well as participation in larger/international activities. The grants can be used to complement the funding of initiatives supported by larger funding schemes (e.g. SNSF, EU, etc.).

Amount: up to 75’000.- CHF per project

Eligibility: established researchers or post-docs (at least 3 years after PhD graduation) employed by a Swiss public research institution

See application forms, evaluation process on SPI website.