Calls

We are offering 22 DAAD travel grants for alumni of German universities who currently live abroad, to come together this November in Jerusalem and explore the following questions:

How can we stand up for peace – without avoiding conflict?
How can democracy be strengthened – especially where it is under threat?
What does it mean to fight for sustainability – rather than simply claiming it?

Application Deadline: 24 August 2025

We invite you to submit nominations for The Daylight Award. This international award honours and supports research in the scientific understanding of daylight and its significance for health, wellbeing and a balanced ecosystem, as well as its experiential and mental value in architectural design. The intention is to underline the collaboration of disciplines that are usually considered as separate professional realms of expertise.

Nomination period:
16 May 2025 – 15 September 2025

The use of AI chatbots is becoming increasingly popular in Switzerland, particularly among young adults. Although they are primarily used as tools, some people see them as more than just simple helpers. The Vulpy learning app demonstrates how quickly people entrust chatbots with personal matters: while three-quarters of the questions asked by schoolchildren were about schoolwork, the rest concerned personal issues, such as quarrels with parents.

TA-SWISS is commissioning a technology assessment focused on the potential consequences of the burgeoning relationship between humans and AI.

The call for proposals will be conducted in a two-stage process. Project outlines should be submitted by 13 October 2025

The debate about the socio-ecological crisis has moved to the center of society. What conditions and practices are needed for art-science collaborations that will contribute to transforming society stowards critical climate and ecological justice? That is the guiding question for the proposed special issue.

Due: Oct 15th 2025

We are accepting abstracts for this special collection of articles that explore the politics of inter- and transdisciplinarity, with particular attention to current challenges and future prospects in universities and research systems worldwide. Guest Editors Frédéric Darbellay, (University of Geneva) and Rick Szostak (University of Alberta).

Abstract deadline: 31 October 2025

The international journal GAIA – Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society invites Masters students to participate in the GAIA Masters Student Paper Award. This award recognizes outstanding research from Master’s theses or research-based courses in the field of transdisciplinary environmental and sustainability science.

Submission Deadline: 28 November 2025

The University of Zurich Fellowship in Crisis Competence is a short-term research opportunity at the Universi-ty of Zurich. The Fellowship is part of the transdisciplinary project Agora – Urban Crisis Competence, co-lead by the City of Zurich and the Center for Crisis Competence at the University of Zurich and financed by the Merca-tor Foundation Switzerland. The Agora is a platform for dialogue between researchers and senior staff of the City of Zurich with the goal to improve the crisis competencies of the city based on current research and to inspire novel research questions.