Call for Proposals 2025 – Challenges in forest management- Climate change, biodiversity, ecosystem services & forest products
Event details
| Date | 22.09.2025 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Important for Interested Principal Investigators (PIs):
If you plan to submit a proposal for this call, please contact the Research Office.
Our institution coordinates submissions because the funder limits the number of applications per institution.
Access our internal toolkit and submission instructions here: Dossier - Google Drive
Goals
Thematic Focus of the Call
Project Types
Who Can Apply
Duration
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More Information
If you plan to submit a proposal for this call, please contact the Research Office.
Our institution coordinates submissions because the funder limits the number of applications per institution.
Access our internal toolkit and submission instructions here: Dossier - Google Drive
- Improve sustainable forest management to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and demand for forest products.
- Promote interaction between scientists and practitioners for solution-oriented approaches.
- Contribute to ecosystem stability and encourage adoption of innovative, evidence-based forestry practices.
- Primary Topics:
- Innovative, integrative forest management for climate change adaptation/mitigation.
- Promotion of biodiversity and resilient ecosystem services.
- Sustainable forest product supply.
- Secondary Focus:
- Tools or incentives for behavioral change in forest management by giving practical value to theoretical forest services.
- Exclusions:
- Projects centered solely on implementation or community development without scientific grounding.
- Small case studies of limited generality.
- Urban forestry.
- Research Projects
- Novel, high-potential ideas with stakeholder involvement.
- Must include interdisciplinary approaches (optional).
- 10% of the budget for knowledge transfer.
- Focus on general applicability (not local-only).
- Science-Practice Projects
- Collaborative efforts between researchers and practitioners.
- Deliverables: tools, resources, communication products.
- Requires strong engagement and continuity beyond funding period.
- At least two partners from different institutions, with one academic partner.
- Collaborations may include NGOs, government bodies, forest owners, etc.
- Global projects welcome; preference for transboundary collaborations with at least one partner from an OECD country.
- PI must be an established or leading researcher from a recognized institution.
- NEW: each organisation can submit a maximum of two applications per call (in the role of PI or co-PI). If this limit is exceeded, all applications from that institution will be excluded.
Therefore, PIs must contact their institution’s Grants Office early to coordinate and confirm eligibility. - Important:
EPFL has a centralized submission coordination process for this funding call to ensure compliance with eligibility limits and to avoid duplicate applications If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please contact the Research Office.
Follow the link below to access our internal toolkit and learn how to express your interest in submitting a proposal: Dossier - Google Drive
- From 1 to 4 years.
- Maximum CHF 100,000 per year.
- Budget can include:
- Salaries, travel, equipment, consumables.
- Knowledge transfer & stakeholder engagement costs.
- Overhead is not Eligible
- Internal deadline to express interest: June 14 2025
- Application deadline: 22 September 2025, 23:59 CEST.
- Final decision: March 2026.
- Submission portal: https://portal.veluxstiftung.deskone.ch/login
- Full call document: Ophthalmology Call for Proposal PDF
- Contact : info@veluxstiftung.ch
- Contact : research@epfl.ch
Practical information
- General public
- Free