Calls for proposals

Calls for proposals are announced on the WEEPI Foundation's website, via social media and through other dissemination channels. Unsolicited applications are not accepted.

December 2024: WEEPI launches a new, open call for proposals

Read about the aim and scope, as well as eligibility criteria and requirements for applicants, and how to apply here. 

When submitting an online application, the following documents will have to be uploaded:

• Budget (in the template provided)
• Gantt chart (in the template provided)
• Deliverables and milestones (in the template provided)
• Risks and mitigation measures (in the template provided)
• CVs of core project team members
• A letter from the governing body of your institution/organization, endorsing the application and acknowledging that if funding is provided, the final responsibility for the project lies with the governing body.

Application deadline: 1 April 2025

Since the WEEPI Foundation was established, five calls for proposals have been launched:

First funding round

• Call for stage 1 proposals (stage 1.1 projects). Deadline 1 March 2020. Duration: 12 months. Max budget: 30 000 CHF. Seven projects granted.
• Call for stage 2 proposals (stage 1.2 projects). Deadline 31 January 2022. Duration: 36 months. Max budget: 200 000 CHF. Successful stage 1.1 grantees were eligible to apply. Three projects granted.

Extraordinary call for proposals

(emergency projects, supporting provision of care for people affected by the war in Ukraine)
Deadline 29 April 2022. Duration: 12 months. Max budget: 50 000 CHF. Four projects granted.

Second funding round

• Call for stage 1 proposals (stage 2.1 projects). Deadline 30 September 2022. Duration: 12 months. Max budget: 30 000 CHF. Five projects granted.
• Call for Stage 2 proposals (stage 2.2 projects). Deadline 7 October 2024. Duration: up to 3 years. Max budget: 300 000 CHF. Successful stage 2.1 grantees were eligible to apply. Decision pending.

Third funding round

• Call for stage 1 proposals (stage 3.1 projects) - to be launched shortly. Deadline: 1 April 2025. Duration: 12 months. Max budget: 30 000 CHF.