SOR4D programme: new TAG call for initiatives to accelerate change
Transformation Accelerating Grants are aimed at researchers and practice-based partners already collaborating in transnational and transdisciplinary SOR4D consortia who are seeking to scale their results in a sustainable manner.
Transformation Accelerating Grants (TAGs) are an integral part of the Solution-oriented Research for Development (SOR4D) programme, which is jointly managed by the SNSF and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The aim of the programme is for researchers from Switzerland to work together with researchers and practice-based partners in partner countries in the Global South to develop concrete and innovative solutions to global challenges.
Putting research findings into practice and scaling them in a sustainable way
TAGs promote innovative approaches and measures that accelerate the transition towards sustainable development and poverty reduction in countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. They support researchers in putting the findings and solutions from their SOR4D projects into practice, embedding them locally in collaboration with partners, and scaling their impact at the local, national or international level. Funding may be provided for various activities, such as the implementation, prototyping or validation of solution-oriented research findings.
A total of 1.65 million Swiss francs has been made available for the second SOR4D-TAG call. The research phase is limited to one year and is only open to applicants who are already leading a SOR4D project. The international and transdisciplinary SOR4D panel will select the projects. Proposals must be submitted via the mySNF online platform by 8 January 2027, 5:00 p.m. (Swiss local time).
Further information on the conditions for participation and project selection can be found in the call document.