This edition of the Alpine Convention Young Academics Award focuses on ‘The Alpine water cycle and cryosphere in a changing climate: dynamics, impacts, and responses’.

This biennial prize is regularly supported by the Presidency of the Alpine Convention, the Permanent Secretariat, and the Infopoints of the Alpine Convention and is carried out in collaboration with the International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps, ISCAR.

Application deadline 31 July 2026.

The UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) invites applications from researchers seeking to conduct their own environmental research, within an eligible host organisation.

You must:

• be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding
• meet the individual eligibility requirements
• be an early career researcher
• hold a PhD qualification or have relevant research experience combined with clear evidence of leadership potential

Application deadline is 16 June 2026.

The Colorado Mountain Club Foundation, Denver, Colorado, USA.

The Colorado Mountain Club Foundation solicits applications from students enrolled in Colorado colleges and universities or students outside Colorado whose research is focused on the Rocky Mountain region. The Foundation awards grants ranging from approximately $500 to $2,000, in disciplines such as biology, chemistry, environmental studies, forestry, geography, geology, history, and law.

Application deadline is 15 April 2026.

The Solution-Oriented Research for Development Programme (SOR4D) invites researchers and non-academic actors from policy and practice to collaborate in transnational and transdisciplinary consortia.

The SOR4D programme supports transdisciplinary projects with solution-oriented approaches that contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and reducing poverty. It supports researchers from Switzerland in developing concrete innovative solutions for global challenges, together with researchers and practice partners from partner countries in the Global South.

Pre-proposal deadline is 18 May 2026.

As part of bilateral programmes with India, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Indian Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) are launching a call on the topic of geoscientific research on hazards in mountain regions.

This call for joint research projects (JRPs) allows researchers in Switzerland to collaborate with academic partners in India.

Closing date is 8 April 2026. 

As part of bilateral programmes with India, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) have launched a call for proposals in the field of social sciences.

This call for joint research projects (JRPs) allows researchers in Switzerland to collaborate with academic partners in India.

Closing date is 8 April 2026.