NRP 82 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: 33 Preparatory Phases funded
Upon recommendation of the NRP 82 Steering Committee the Research Council selected 33 proposals and invited their transdisciplinary teams to co-design their respective project proposals in a six-month preparatory phase.
In its meeting in May 2024, the evaluation panel of NRP 82 assessed the preparatory phase proposals according to the evaluation criteria defined in the call document, in particular their transformative potential and their alignment with the objectives of NRP 82. The NRP 82 Steering Committee recommended 33 preparatory phases for funding out of the 84 submitted preparatory phase proposals. The SNSF Research Council and its Presiding Board approved this selection. The budget for the 33 preparatory phases amounts to CHF 625’592 (maximum amount per project is CHF 20’000).
The preparatory phases will start on 2nd August 2024 and run until the submission deadline of the full proposals on 6th February 2025. During these 6 months, the transdisciplinary teams, all consisting of researchers and societal actors, will co-design their project proposal and co-develop a theory of change. The teams will benefit from the support and coaching of the Head of Transdisciplinarity Leonhard Späth.