Bilateral research cooperation with the Latin American Region 2025-2028.
The State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation (SERI) has mandated the University of St.Gallen as the Swiss Leading House Latin America (LH) for bilateral collaboration with partner institutions in Switzerland and Latin America for the period 2025-2028, and to explore new research in the region.
The current call for Consolidation Grant 2026 aims to promote mono- or interdisciplinary projects and involve bilateral or multilateral partnerships with Latin American countries. Researchers of all disciplines are invited to apply. Project proposals should ensure a direct transfer to society, benefiting local communities and building capacity. Researchers must also present socially, culturally, or technically innovative projects that foster resilience.
The aim of the Consolidation Grant (COG) is to encourage more advanced, solid projects, filling the gap between smaller instruments and the SNSF’s and other funding agencies’ larger calls. It promotes sustainable, long-term research cooperation between Swiss and Latin American scholars to produce accountable scientific outcomes in domains identified as priorities by both Latin American and Swiss institutions. The goal of this instrument is to provide a solid impulse to prepare larger applications (Anschubfinanzierung). In addition to organizing collective workshops, conferences, and fieldwork, the COG fosters initiatives to support the mobility of young researchers (PostDocs, PhD students, and MA students).Â
Each proposal must include one principal investigator based in Switzerland, affiliated with an eligible Swiss institution, and one principal investigator in Latin America. Multilateral partnerships with additional Latin American countries are welcome.
Applications are open from 1 May to 31 July 2026.
Register for the Info Session about the Consolidation Grant on June 9th here.