Leading House Asia Pacific: Funding Call 2025
We provide seed-funding support for joint research projects, policy engagement and PhD mobility between Switzerland and the Asia-Pacific. We welcome applications from Swiss-based researchers to collaborate with research, policy or innovation partners in any of the Asia-Pacific countries that form part of the Leading House mandate. Deadline: 08.03.2026
The 2025 call offers two funding lines, a Scientific Collaboration Fund and a Mobility Fund.
- The Scientific Collaboration Fund invites proposals for projects developing ambitious research networks or addressing important policy challenges.
- The Mobility Fund supports short-term mobility for PhD researchers, including lab-to-lab exchanges (reciprocal mobility) and placements in collaboration with academic start-ups.
Partner institutions are eligible if they are based in:
Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN member states (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam).
Deadline for applications: 8.03.2026 (17:00 CET)
Fore more information consult the Leading House Asia Pacific website.
Contact
University of Zurich (UZH)
Rämistrasse 71
8006 Zurich