The Club of Rome is currently accepting applications for its Communications Fellowship 2026. 

The fellowship is a seven-month mentoring programme aimed at increasing the diversity of voices covering sustainability issues and supporting early-career communications professionals from Most of the World: Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and Asia-Pacific. The fellowship will be a remote placement with the successful fellow working from their home environment and with one trip to meet members of the Club of Rome team. The fellowship offers a modest stipend towards living costs and includes work-related travel costs.

The application deadline is 20 February 2026 23:59 CET.

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.

The Mountain Sentinels Fellowship Program offers leadership, mentorship, research, and educational opportunities to students, postdocs, youth, practitioners, and community members who are living, working, or from the mountains.

Fellows may use initial funds of USD 1,000 to support an ongoing or new project focused on improving social and environmental well-being and sustainability in mountains. We particularly encourage projects that elevate community voices and address community needs in mountains, and build/enhance long-term relationships with mountain communities.

Deadline 15 February 2026. 

This third GEO Mountains Small Grants Call 2026-2027 welcomes proposals that address mountain monitoring, data, and information, with priority given to projects in the following mountain regions: Andes, Central Asia, East Africa, South Caucasus, and Hindu Kush Himalaya. Projects that consolidate the ‘state-of-the-art’ or promote transformative research capabilities for sustainable mountain development are particularly encouraged.

Deadline: 20 February 2026, 23:59 CEST.