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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.

The Leading House Asia launches the call for 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 30 September 2023.

The Leading House Asia offers 5 internship positions in South Korea in fields such as engineering, computer science, food science, business development and international relations. The internships are fully funded and last 3 months. The application deadline is on 24 April 2023.

The Leading House Asia in cooperation with Syngenta Thailand offers 10 interesting internship positions in fields such as engineering, chemistry, research and digital marketing. The internships are fully funded and take place from 1 June to end of August 2023. The application deadline is on 24 March 2023.

The Leading House Asia launches the call for the Innovation Partnership Grants to support the establishment of a cooperation between Switzerland-based researchers with non-academic innovation agents (i.e. companies, start-ups, hospitals) in East and Southeast Asia. The application deadline is on 15 May 2023.

The Leading House Asia launches the call for Opportunity Grants to support initiatives of researchers from Swiss universities, universities of applied sciences, universities of teacher education, and public research institutes, linked to specific events or incidents in East and Southeast Asia. The application deadline is on 15 May 2023.

Interested in migration, mobilities, immobilities and field research centered around the concept of borderland? Join the IARU Summer School under the umbrella of "Critical Approaches to Field Research in the Global South". The summer school takes place from 3 July - 28 July 2023 with application deadline on 1 April 2023.

The Leading House Asia launches the 2023 Call for Young Researchers' Exchange Programme with Japan for a funded 3-6-month stay at a research institution in Japan. Open to doctoral students of all disciplines and employed at Swiss HEI. The application deadline is on 30 April 2023.

The Leading House Asia launches the 2023 Call for Young Researchers' Exchange Programme with South Korea for a funded 3-month stay at a research institution in Korea. Open to doctoral students of all disciplines and employed at Swiss HEI. The application deadline is on 31 March 2023.

5 December, 9 am CET, Zoom: The Young Researchers' Exchange Programme of the Leading House Asia offers doctoral students of all disciplines and research fields a 3-6 months funded research stay in South Korea. Informative webinar with young researchers currently in South Korea to share experiences and answer questions.

The Leading House Asia in collaboration with Venturelab has launched the first call for the Academia-Industry Training (AIT) Singapore. The application deadline is 14 October 2022.

The Leading House Asia launches the 2022 Call for Research Partnership Grants ASEAN. Scientists based in Switzerland and collaborators of an ASEAN partner country can apply for grants up to 15 kCHF.

The Call for Innovation Partnership Grants 2022 for projects with non-academic partners in East and Southeast Asia is now closed.

The 2022 Call for Opportunity Grants for projects with partners in East and Southeast Asia is now closed.

Get first-hand work experience in Thailand! The 2022 call for internship positions in Thailand is now closed.

The 2022 call for proposals for the young researchers' exchange programme with JSPS is now open. The application deadline is 30 June 2022.

Get first-hand work experience in South Korea! The 2022 call for internships positions in South Korea is now closed.

The 2022 call for young researchers’ exchange between South Korea and Switzerland is now open. The extended application deadline is 1 April 2022.

The 2022 call for proposals for young researchers' exchange between China and Switzerland is now open. The application deadline is 31 March 2022.

The 2021 call for Research Partnership Grants is now closed.

The Leading House Asia at ETH Zurich has launched a new website along with a new visual identity showcasing the dynamic collaboration between Switzerland-based researchers and their Asian cooperation partners.

The 2021 Call for Opportunity Grants for projects with partners in East and Southeast Asia is now closed.

The 2021 call for young researchers’ exchange between South Korea and Switzerland is now closed.  

The 2021 call for young researchers’ exchange between Japan and Switzerland is now closed.

The 2021 call for proposals for young researchers' exchange between China and Switzerland is now closed.

The Leading House Asia, ETH Zurich launched a call for projects with Asian collaborators. Maximum project grant is 25 k CHF, deadline 30 September 2020.

The Leading House Asia, ETH Zurich launched a Special COVID-19 Call for Projects Grants in order to support the collective effort to better understand the virus as well as its numerous implications, and prepare for society's future. The call is now closed.

The third call for proposals for innovation partnership grants with China, Japan, South Korea and the ASEAN countries is now closed.

The seventh call for young researchers' exchange between Japan and Switzerland is open. The deadline for the submission of applications is 30 June 2020.

The 2020 call for proposals for young researchers' exchange between China and Switzerland is now closed.