SNIS promotes Science for International Impact. They fund two-year, trans-disciplinary projects that connect science with International Organisations and NGOs to produce policy relevant results. Domains should be in Governance, health, climate change, inequalities, migration, biodiversity, human rights, sustainability.
Theme 2026: defined by the SNIS International Geneva Committee: ‘Re-thinking Multilateralism’
Project teams must specify how their research is relevant for international organizations by highlighting to which particular unit or programme within and IO / NGO their projects 'speaks' and by indicating what role an IO / NGO member has within the research team. The team must also provide an endorsement letter from an IO / NGO to substantiate the IO/NGO interest.Projects can come from the natural sciences but they must have at least one social science component. This must be clearly visible in the project topic as well as in the team composition.
Co-funding must be between 25% (minimum) and 100% (maximum) of the requested envelope. The SNIS does not grant overheads for projects. At the same time, PI's are allowed to reserve 3% of the funding envelope for their discretionary research fund
Contact
Rue Rothschild 20 CH-1202 Genève
+41 22 525 05 47
info[at]snis.ch
Application Info
It is a two-stage procedure, with a pre-proposal to submit before the full proposal.
Pre-proposal: 21 January 2026
Feedback (1st round)
Response by end of March 2026
Full proposal
Second round, deadline: 15 May 2026
Feedback (2nd round)
Response by early July 2026
Submission
Annually
Website
Duration
Max. 2 years
Level of education
PhD student, Researcher with Ph.D.
Next Deadlines
21.01.2026
Funding Types
scholarships / personnel costs, project, collaborative project
Budget
CHF 100'000 - 300'000
Last update
06.10.2025