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 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 2024 call for proposals closed on 10 March 2024.
Call for proposals 2024
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: 10 March 2024
Direct funding is restricted to ETH Zurich World Food System Center members.
