Call for proposals: junior research for humanitarian contexts

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is looking for young researchers to present innovative ideas related to the emergency realm (migration, protection of persons, conflicts, natural disasters, etc.) in any major domain of the humanitarian field. Application deadline: 2nd February 2020.

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Submit your proposal to dc@supsi.ch by 2nd February 2020.

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In order to foster future collaborations with Swiss higher education schools, the Humanitarian Aid of Switzerland will invite few young scientists/researcher of the Swiss Academia to their Annual Conference on the 27th March 2020 in Baden. Here, participants will have the opportunity to present their innovative ideas, expressly designed to tackle any practical problem related to the emergency realm (natural disasters, conflicts, migration contexts etc.), in any major domain of the humanitarian field. During and after this event several exchanges with humanitarian experts will be scheduled to deepen the dialogue, to support and to elaborate further possibilities. Senior researchers of the Swiss Universities will also accompany the young scientists/researchers.