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 the University of 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 2026
The Seed Grant Call 2026 is open until 30 April 2026, 23:59. We will be holding two information events to provide details about the Seed Grants and answer all your questions.
- Information event in English: 24 February 2026, 12:15 - 13:00 Register now
- Information event in German: 19 March 2026, 12:15 - 13:00 Register now
Application material
All the documents you need for the preparation and submission of your project proposal are published here. The budget template serves as an example, you can also use a different one.
Seed Grant Call 2026 (PDF, 163 KB)
Application Form Call 2026 (DOCX, 81 KB)
Budget Template (example) (XLSX, 13 KB)
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.
Additional Information
Contact & FAQs
For questions about the Seed Grants, please contact Olivia Höhener olivia.hoehener@uzh.ch.
And take a look at the frequently asked questions.
