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SUMMARY:Humanitarian Action Challenges: Call 4 open!
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Science and technology for humanitarian action challenges open
  a 4th call for proposals today with a deadline for applications on 21 Mar
 ch 2024 (17:00 CEST)\n\nThe challenges faced by humanitarian organizations
  in general and by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 
 particular are immense. In 2023\, according to UNHCR\, more than 110 milli
 on people were displaced because of conflict and insecurity\, a number not
  reached since WWII. Extreme climate events\, such as floods\, storms and 
 droughts\, are on the rise\, thereby increasing the vulnerability of peopl
 e already suffering from conflict. The COVID19 pandemic further jeopardize
 d the hard-fought gains in access to healthcare and poverty reduction of t
 he past decades. Therefore\, EPFL and ETH Zurich are joining forces with t
 he ICRC to explore innovative solutions to such crises through the EHA ini
 tiative.\nThe goal of the Science and Technology for Humanitarian Action C
 hallenges is to support project-based research between EPFL researchers\, 
 ETH Zurich researchers\, and the ICRC to develop effective solutions for a
  greater impact of humanitarian action.\n\nEligibility and scope:\nA Human
 itarian Action Challenge must be a clearly defined research question desig
 ned to increase the impact of humanitarian action or to enable humanitaria
 n actors to address new and emerging challenges\, in line with the current
  or future work of the ICRC. The projects must be intended to develop\, te
 st\, evaluate\, or implement an innovative product\, service\, or policy\,
  which involves a technology (as part of the research or the solution).\n\
 nThe main eligibility criteria are:\n\n	The team must consist of at least 
 one main applicant from EPFL\, who holds a PhD\, and at least one partner 
 from the ICRC.\n	In addition\, the team is encouraged to have one partner 
 from ETH Zurich and at least one partner from a low- or lower-middle-incom
 e country. Institutions from the rest of the ETH Domain (PSI\, WSL\, Empa\
 , and Eawag) are welcome to join as co-applicants\, and other institutions
  as partners.\n	If the main applicant is not a professor or a financially 
 independent senior scientist (MER) or financially independent adjunct prof
 essor (professeur titulaire)\, the application must include a letter of co
 mmitment from the host professor or the head of unit.\n\nBudget:\n\n\n	Fun
 ding is available for 6-month to 24-month projects. The granted amounts wi
 ll be between CHF 50’000 and CHF 300’000.\n	Funding covers the project
  costs of the EPFL main applicant and of potential co-applicants from the 
 ETH domain (excluding ETH Zurich\, for which funding must be requested thr
 ough the ETH Zurich call for proposals). It also covers project costs of p
 artners up to CHF 30’000.\n	Applicants (including potential co-applicant
 s) must provide 25% of the requested amount as matching funds.\n\n\nFurthe
 r information: \n\n\n	HAC Programme webpage here\n	Applicant must submit t
 heir application via the online submission platform\n	For questions\, plea
 se contact the Research Office: research@epfl.ch\n	Two information session
 s scheduled on 11 December 2023 and 25 January 2024. Please register here 
 \n
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