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SERI Bilateral Joint Research Projects

SERI Bilateral Joint Research Projects — Seed

Supports Swiss and partner-country researchers through SERI bilateral projects for cross-border collaboration.

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SERI's Bilateral Joint Research Projects programme funds Swiss researchers at higher education institutions and research institutes to conduct collaborative research with counterparts in BRICS countries and key partner nations. The eligible country pairs are Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Argentina, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam; the Russia partnership is currently paused. Each country pair…

What this grant funds

All disciplines; country pairs: Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Argentina, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam. Russia paused.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.36–48 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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