Sustainable Development Goals Pilot Call 2022

The SNSF is participating in a pilot call together with 10 funding agencies from four continents. The call is aimed at accelerating achievement of the SDGs by implementing results of ongoing or recently finalised research projects.

This is a pilot call aiming to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs, through the implementation of results from ongoing or recently finalised research and innovation projects to advance knowledge-based achievement of the SDGs, from local to regional scale.

Applicants must form project consortia of three to six partners from at least three different countries funding the call. Consortia must be based on previously or recently finalized research and innovation projects funded by the following countries:
Chile, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden, Tanzania, The Netherlands and Turkey.

• Duration per project: 2 to 4 years.
• Maximum amount allocated per project is 250,000 francs.

Call procedure: 3 steps:

1. Susmission of a mandatory Concept Note – 25 August 2022,
2. Submission of full proposal: January 2023 (only for Concept Notes that fulfil the eligibility criteria)
3. Decision and funding based on steps 1 and 2.

See dedicated SNSF website.

See call website with procedures and detailed information.