The Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development

About the organization

The Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d program) is a joint funding initiative by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The r4d program supports research aimed at solving global problems with a focus on least developed, low, and middle-income countries. The r4d program of the SNSF and the SDC is aimed at researchers in Switzerland and in developing and emerging countries who wish to execute a joint research project on global issues. The program focuses on reducing poverty and protecting public goods in developing countries. For its duration from 2012 to 2022, the r4d program has an overall budget of CHF 97.6 million.