In April 2025, the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI officially announced the five Leading Houses for the new funding phase. The Leading House Asia will be managed by the University of Zurich and the external page external page portfolio will be complemented with the Pacific region.
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The Leading House Asia team at ETH Zurich would like to heartfully thank each researcher who contributed to the bilateral programmes between Switzerland and East and Southeast Asia since 2003.
Under the framework of the Leading House Asia, ETH Zurich will no longer offer funding instruments for the 2025–2028 period. SERI will announce the future Leading House Asia for this period in due course.
The 2024 Consolidation Grants Call is now open. The Leading House Asia is offering grants up to 50 kCHF for strenghtening existing collaborations. Application deadline is 15 June 2024.
The 2024 Early-Career Grant Call is now open. The Leading House Asia is offering 3 to 6-month research stays in any country/terriroty in East and Southeast Asia. The call is now closed.
The Leading House Asia launches the call for Applied Research Partnership Grants to support the deepening of an existing partnership or the establishment of a new partnership through a joint research project or activities in the field of education. The call is open for Switzerland-based researchers collaborating with an Asia-based partner. The application deadline is on 31 January 2024.
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Credit: Paroma Ghose, Mobility grantee in South Korea
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