Deadline: March 30, 2026
Applications are open for the ETH4D Research to Action Grants 2026. The ETH4D Research to Action Grant aims to ensure that research results are being used, implemented, and disseminated. It supports ETH Zurich bachelor students, master students, doctoral candidates, post-docs, senior scientists, and professors to develop prototypes, explore opportunities for entrepreneurship and discuss their work with practitioners.
Grant
- The grant sum is up to 5 kCHF for students and postdocs and 20 kCHF for professors and senior scientists.
Eligibility
- Bachelor students, master students, doctoral students, post-doctoral scientists, senior scientists, and professors are eligible to apply. Students must be enrolled at the time activities are carried out. Projects require a collaborating non-academic partner, based in the project’s country of focus and need a letter of support from the non-academic partner.
- Projects need to (i) have an institutional link to ETH Zurich e.g. previous research or courses taken at ETH or be connected with ETH initiatives and (ii) demonstrate global development-related impact by bridging the gap between research and practice.
- Preference will be given to activities in countries listed as “least developed, low- and lower-middle-income country” according to the DAC-list of the OECD. Applications with a focus area outside of the DAC-list should justify their selection.
Application
Application should include:
- Detailed budget (template budget). The activities described in the project description should be accounted for in the budget. Note that this grant does not cover expenses from the past.
- Single PDF containing the following:
- Project description and objectives (Download template)
- Project work plan and timeline in the form of a Gantt chart
- Letter of support from the non-academic partner or collaborator in the country of focus
- Financial confirmation letter by ETH professor or unit (more details in the criteria document)
- CV of the applicant, including publication list (max. 2 pages)
- One reference letter from within ETH (not necessary for applications from professors)
For more information, visit ETH4D Research to Action Grants.
