The Swiss Design Network (SDN) provides direct support to research projects and actively participates in the research discourse on both national and international levels.
Grant Description
Every year the SDN grants two design researchers or research groups from Swiss Art and Design Universities CHF 2’000 each to realise a public project: a workshop, an event, or another similar public activity. The total sum awarded is CHF 4’000 per year.
Early-career design researchers affiliated with all seven swiss design network member universities are eligible to apply to this open call. This competitive funding is awarded regardless of university location or language criteria but is based solely on the quality of the submission.
Selection criteria
- Originality/novelty of the idea
- Potential for significant/broader/sustainable impact
- Applicants must submit an original text in English.
Requirements for Applicants
- Affiliation with a Swiss Art and Design University in the network
- The event/intervention must be public or possess a public dimension
- Only applications submitted through the designated form will be accepted