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Funding pluri-disciplinary and policy-relevant research projects linked to the international agenda

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Promoting international studies in Switzerland through events, media and content creation

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Connecting Switzerland’s academics to the International Geneva by making relevant research easily accessible

Latest Projects

Demographic Change and Private Sector Disability Management in Australia, Canada, China and Switzerland: A comparative Study

Psychology, Public Health, Social Medicine, Sociology

What factors influence a private company’s choice to implement a Disability Management Program and what are the perceived benefits/drawbacks of such a program?

Children of Refugees in Europe: Aspirations, Social and Economic Lives, Identity and Transnational Linkages

HES-SO
2013
Milena Chimienti

Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology

What are the life trajectories of children of refugees born in Europe in terms of cultural and social identity and what are their educational and employment experiences?

Diffusion of Clean Energy Technology for Green Economy in Developing Countries

The Graduate Institute
2013
Liliana Andonova

Economics, Environmental Science, Political Science

What are the most important barriers to low-cost green technology diffusion across developing countries?

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A History of Health Systems in Africa

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SNIS Biennial Conference 2016 – Political and Economic Inequality: Armin Schäfer

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The SNIS is pleased to support current and future leading researchers in the field of international studies.

Call for Projects

The annual SNIS Call for Projects invites pluridisciplinary teams from academia, International Organizations and NGOs to submit project proposals. Project support is granted for up to two years and a maximum funding envelope of CHF 300’000.

Awards and Stipends

The SNIS is pleased to support current and future leading researchers in the field of international studies through it’s different awards and stipends.

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