CH-r4d Programme - 2012-2022

Instrument/Program level: 
National
Program level area: 
SWITZERLAND
Name of the instrument/Program: 
r4d Programme
Instrument/Program eligible areas: 
SWITZERLAND
Managing authority: 

Swiss National Science Foundation - SNSF

Objectives: 

to generate scientific knowledge and research-based solutions for reducing poverty and global risks in the least developed, low- and middle-income countries;
to offer national and international stakeholders methods and options for finding integrated, holistic approaches to solving problems;
to enhance scientific skills and know-how in dealing with the complexity of global problems for the benefit of societies in developing and emerging countries.

Eligible thematics in line with ERC sectors: 
Diagnostic Tools, Therapies and Public Health
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Environment, Space and Population
Institutions, Values, Beliefs and Behaviour
Eligible thematics in line with S3: 
City development
Environmental Governance & Information
Life Science & Biotechnology
Nature & Biodiversity
Public health & security (e-Health)
Beneficiaries: 
Higher education and research
Field: 
Research
Innovation
Economic development
Service of General Interest
Program Budget: 
97 600 000,00 €
Project budget note: 

*Currency: CHF