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LIVES Call for Financial Support for Science-Society Activities

15 Nov 2025

Call for projects

LIVES Call for Financial Support for Science-Society Activities

Purpose of the call

One of the three missions of the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research LIVES is to create and share knowledge about the life course and vulnerability of value to non-academic actors. To this end, we offer financial support of up to 2500 CHF to LIVES members interested in strengthening the practical implications of their research, building partnerships with non-academic actors and developing science-society activities within their research projects. For particularly interesting projects, the requested amount can be higher. 

Eligibility

To be eligible for support from the LIVES Centre, researchers must meet these criteria:

  • At least one applicant is a member of the LIVES Centre with a contract at the University of Lausanne or Geneva running until the end of 2026
  • The research involved in the science-society activities is about the life course and/or vulnerability and has a clear connection to the LIVES Centre (e.g. the research project is associated to the LIVES Centre, affiliation to the LIVES Centre is mentioned in the research outputs)
  • The science-society activities aim a defined target group for whom the research can have impact and added value (e.g. professionals, policy makers, civil society actors)
  • The activities take place in 2026

Submission of funding applications

Applications must be submitted by November 15, 2025 to Caroline.Jeanneret@unil.ch (for applicants at the University of Lausanne) or Aurelie.Cailleaud@unige.ch (for applicants at the University of Geneva). Please submit the following documents in English as a single PDF file (including the applicants’ last name in the file name):

  • A description of one page (formatting: min. 1.5 spacing, 12pt) of the activity stating what is being planned (activity), by whom (status of the applicants), for whom (target group) and how it relates to the LIVES Centre (research)
  • A breakdown of expected costs
  • A CV of the main applicants

For questions about the call, please contact LIVES coordinator laure.sandoz@unil.ch. 

Requirements

After receiving support from LIVES, the researchers agree to the following conditions:

  • They acknowledge LIVES support in their science-society activities and, when relevant, use LIVES’ logo
  • They send a short report of 200 words to inform the LIVES Centre about the outputs and impact of their science-society activities (feedback on the activity, people involved, follow-up projects, etc.)
  • If relevant, they agree to display information about the science-society activities on the LIVES website and reports

Timeline

Decisions (acceptance or non-selection) will be communicated by December 15, 2025. Funds will be disbursed only in 2026, and the short report is due by 31 January 2027 at the latest.