Posted on: 20/03/2026

Call Opens for Australian–Swiss Joint Healthcare Research Programme

As part of the Swiss government’s bilateral programmes, the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) have launched a call for Joint Research Projects (JRPs).

This call supports projects between Swiss and Australian research teams and builds on the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two agencies in September 2025.

The focus of the 2026 call is:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, with particular emphasis on research benefiting underrepresented populations (including diverse sex, gender, and sexual orientations).

Indicative topics include:

  • AI for clinical decision support (diagnosis and treatment planning)
  • Addressing bias in medical training data
  • Trustworthy and interpretable AI in healthcare
  • Applications in gender medicine

Key parameters:

  • Duration: 4 years
  • Funding (Australian side): AUD 5 million
  • Funding (Swiss side): up to CHF 400,000 per project
  • Up to 10 projects expected to be funded
  • Deadline: 17 June 2026 (17:00 CEST)

Visit the NHMRC website to find out more and to apply!

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