Open and upcoming calls

Dear Member of the Swiss polar and high-altitude community,

We hope this email finds you well. Below you will find the information about the open and upcoming calls for proposals this summer and autumn!

We look forward to your proposals and we remain at your disposal should you need more information.

Kind regards,

Jelena for the SPI Team

SPI Exploratory Grants • SPI Technogrants
Calls open until 9 October, 12:00 (noon, Swiss time)

SPI Exploratory Grants support Swiss-based scientists active in polar and remote high-altitude regions for pilot projects, additional fieldwork or new collaborations with financial support for logistics. Learn more & submit your proposal →

SPI Technogrants support Swiss groups developing and adapting technologies relevant for research in polar and remote high-altitude regions. For example, the grants can be used as seed money to assess the potential of existing technologies for polar research. The call is open to Swiss-based researchers at all levels, including those working in the private sector. Applicants are also encouraged to propose cleantech innovations for polar research. Learn more & submit your proposal →

Photo credits: "The ice cliff at Land's End. Mertz on ski." Xavier Mertz (1913), from the collections of the State Library of New South Wales

Mertz Fellowship for early-career researchers
Call open until 31 October, 23:00 CET

The Mertz Fellowship – a partnership between the Embassy of Switzerland in Australia, Swissnex, the Swiss Polar Institute, and the Antarctic Science Foundation – supports joint projects and scientific networking between Swiss and Australian higher education and research institutions. The call is open to early-career researchers in polar and high-altitude science based in Switzerland and Australia.

Learn more & submit your proposal →

PolARTS

Next call opens in early September

PolARTS is a joint initiative by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Swiss Polar Institute to encourage exchange and to foster collaboration between art and science. The PolARTS initiative supports up to three tandems composed of an artist and a polar scientist over a period of 12 to 18 months, and opens a space for new explorative practices and transdisciplinarity. Learn more →

Health & Safety Training

24-25 October 2025

There are a few places left for the Health & Safety Training in October. The course is part of the regular services offered by SPI and is organised in collaboration with GRIMM (Groupe d'Intervention Médicale en Montagne). It introduces participants to telemedicine services, customised field medical kits, as well as basic first aid practices with a special focus on conditions likely to be encountered in polar regions. Learn more & register →

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