Addressing environmental and human health risk
The Center seeks to find funding opportunities from various foundations interested in supporting food system transformation.
A recent research funding opportunity focused on Addressing environmental and human health risk of food systems.
The aim of opportunity is to fund postdoctoral or doctoral projects that demonstrate how specific key challenges and risks in the food system can be addressed. Encouraged are projects that show how research at the interface between fundamental and applied research contributes to different environmental as well as health issues.
The 2025 call for proposals is open until 24 March 2025.
Call for proposals 2025
All projects that address one or more of the following topics are invited to submit projects:
- Reducing environmental and human health risks of agricultural and food systems while improving social and economic sustainability
- Improving the competitiveness of sustainable agricultural and food systems
- Innovative approaches to facilitate agriculture and food system transformation
- Strengthening the resilience of agricultural food systems to climate change and other challenges
Deadline: 24 March 2025
Direct funding is restricted to ETH Zurich World Food System Center members.
Interested? Please contact Martijn Sonnevelt at for more information.
