armasuisse – Research Program Security – Call for proposals
Event details
| Date | 01.10.2026 › 30.11.2026 |
| Hour | › 17:00 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
EPFL and armasuisse S+T have jointly launched the new Research Program Security in 2025. This program is open to all institutions within the ETH Domain through a series of calls for proposals. The goal is to identify and develop innovative ideas and solutions to address current and future security and defense challenges.
The 2nd call will support research projects in the following thematic challenges:
The call for proposals is open to the ETH Domain community as follows:
An online applicant workshop will take place on Tuesday 20 October 2026 from 11:00 to 12:00 CET. The registration form is available here.
For additional questions, please contact the Research Office via [email protected].
The 2nd call will support research projects in the following thematic challenges:
- Agent-agnostic Detection of unknown Biological and Chemical Agents
- Resilient Mobile Energy Supply and Decentralized Energy Logistics
- Project duration: 12 to 18 months
- Maximum funding: CHF 250k (incl. overheads) per project
The call for proposals is open to the ETH Domain community as follows:
- Open to faculty members or unit head/ group leaders as main applicants. Other scientits (excl. PhDs) can apply as co-applicants.
- Projects must be hosted by an ETH Domain laboratory or research group and supported by at least one faculty member (Prof. tit., MER, PATT, PA or PO) or unit head/ group leader.
- There are no restrictions on the number of applicants involved; proposals may be submitted by individual applicants or consortia (collaboration between ETH Domain institutions is possible)
- Projects should not involve third parties (as main/co-applicant or project partner).
- The application deadline for this call for proposals is Monday 30 November 2026 (17:00 CET).
An online applicant workshop will take place on Tuesday 20 October 2026 from 11:00 to 12:00 CET. The registration form is available here.
For additional questions, please contact the Research Office via [email protected].
Practical information
- General public
- Free