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Open Calls of the Programme Open Science II

You will find here the open calls for Open Access, Open Research Data and Innovative Areas of the Programme Open Science II. We invite you to collaborate across institutional and disciplinary boundaries and make use of synergies. With your proposals, you contribute to the success of the OA and ORD strategies.

The calls for projects listed below are addressed to eligible higher education institutions. For more information on the regulations for federal project contributions, please refer to the guidelines.  

Further information about the programme can be found on this website as well as in the programme application (German | French) and the implementation plan.

The application guidelines for the respective calls are listed below. 

This page is frequently updated.

Calls Open Research Data (ORD)

The dimension Open Research Data of the Programme Open Science II implements those action lines of the ORD Action Plan that are under the responsibility of swissuniversities.

Further development of ORD Strategy Council activities and facilitation of coordination between higher education institutions

  • Objectives: The ORD Strategy Council is currently working on developing landscape analyses and strategic blueprints of the ORD infrastructure landscape for the Health and Life Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, and in the future, Data Sciences. The Delegation Open Science has decided to issue a call in the programme Open Science II, addressed to the eligible higher education institutions, to support this ongoing work.
     
  • Budget: Up to CHF 500'000 federal funds for the whole call.
     
  • Deadline: Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis and will be considered at the meetings of the Delegation Open Science (September 2025, December 2025, March 2026, June 2026). The respective submission deadlines are: 11 August 2025, 14 November 2025, 19 February 2026, 21 May 2026).
     
  • Application Guidelines: see  here

Cross-Dimensional Calls

Open Science: Communication and Awareness-Raising

  • Objectives: In order to implement the goals of the National Strategy for Open Research Data and the National Open Access Strategy, this call supports projects that raise awareness for Open Science as well as strengthen and accompany Open Science-related activities communication-wise.
  • Budget: As of 23.06.2025, a total of CHF 173’800 in federal project contributions is available. In principle, a maximum of CHF 30’000 is available for each project.
  • Deadline: Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. For projects requiring approval by the Delegation Open Science, the submission deadlines for the Delegation’s quarterly meetings must be observed. The upcoming deadlines are: 31 July 2025, 31 October 2025, 31 January 2026, and 30 April 2026. Please refer to the Application Guidelines for further details.
  • Language: Project applications are welcome in German, French, Italian or English.
  • Application Guidelines: see here.