[ ERA-NET BiodivERsA | Research funding on Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity ]

The European Research Area on biodiversity and ecosystem services (BiodivERsA) is an ERA-NET initiative supporting research on biodiversity and ecosystem services across 23 EU and associated countries, including Switzerland (via the SNSF). BiodivERsA is co-funded by the Horizon 2020 ERA-NET COFUND scheme of the European Commission. It supports transnational and collaborative projects via annual calls.

The 2020-2021 call focuses on Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity.

For Swiss-based applicants and co-applicants:

• proposals with overlapping funding periods with ongoing SNSF grants are only approved if the research projects pursue different goals in the context of this programme.
• Swiss applicants may participate in at most one BiodivClim proposal.
• The SNSF exclusively funds research conducted for purposes that are not directly commercial.

• Teams from at least 3 different participating countries (at least 2 EU and associated countries), supported by at least 3 different Funding Organisations. Use the BiodivERsA Partner Search Tool to look for a partner.

• Swiss-based applicants: all Swiss applicants and co-applicants must be eligible for SNSF Project Funding (see EPFL Instructions for SNSF Project Funding).
• Consortium partners: partners based outside of Switzerland. They must apply for funding via their national funding agency.