Seed Grants
Citizen Science projects
Do you have a Citizen Science project idea and need financial support? Apply for a Seed Grant!
Once a year we award Seed Grants for the development or implementation of participatory Citizen Science projects. Teams of academic researchers from University of Zurich or ETH Zurich and citizens can apply for up to 40'000 CHF.
With the Seed Grants, we create incentives for participatory research and promote cooperation between science and society. Priority is given to project applications that, in addition to the prospect of excellent research, show a societal need as well as a high degree of participation in as many phases of the research process as possible.
Frequently asked questions are listed under FAQs.
Seed Grant Call 2025
The current call has been open since 29 October, 2024 and you can submit your applications until 2 March, 2025, 23:59.
We will provide information about the Seed Grants and answer general questions at two online info events. Registration is not necessary. More specific project-related questions, we can answer bilaterally via email.
- Info event in German: 3 December, 2024, 12:15 - 13:00 (Zoom link)
- Info event in English: 14 January, 2025, 12:15 - 13:00 (Zoom link)
Application material
Here are all the documents you need for the preparation and submission of your submission. The budget template serves as an example. You can also use a different budget plan.
Seed Grant Call 2025 (PDF, 107 KB)
Seed Grant Project Proposal 2025 (DOCX, 162 KB)
Budget Template Example (XLSX, 13 KB)
Information event (January 2024) (PDF, 1 MB)
Your application
We ask you to use the application form provided above and upload it in the application tool, together with
- a budget plan (does not necessarily have to be the template above)
- CVs of main applicants (researcher and citizen)
Please note that your application cannot be saved in the application tool and cannot be submitted more than once. Please have the above-mentioned documents and information at hand when starting your application. If you have questions, feel free to contact Olivia Höhener.
