National Research Programme for NRP 85 Mental Health of Adolescents (Switzerland)

Deadline: 19-Jan-2027

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has launched a call for the National Research Programme (NRP) 85, “Mental Health of Adolescents,” to build practice-oriented and policy-relevant knowledge for adolescent mental health in Switzerland. The programme supports research on prevention, early intervention, and systemic risk and protective factors, with an overall funding pool of 7 million Swiss francs and a 4-year research phase. Expressions of interest are due by 24 November 2026 (17:00 CET, Swiss local time), and full proposals are due by 19 January 2027 (17:00 Swiss local time). NRP 85 aims to establish a robust, practice-oriented and policy-relevant knowledge base to promote the uptake of prevention and early intervention approaches for adolescents in Switzerland. The programme is based on a mandate from the Federal Council. The call is designed to generate evidence that can support scalable prevention and early intervention strategies, while also improving understanding of how systemic conditions shape adolescent mental health. Award size per project / per recipient: Not specified in the source provided. The source provided does not specify detailed applicant eligibility criteria (e.g., institution types, applicant roles, or formal requirements beyond the participation rules below). Applicants should consult the call document for participation requirements and evaluation procedures. Based on the provided information, the following participation requirements apply by research area:

Geographic scope: The programme focuses on improving adolescent mental health in Switzerland.

NRP 85 funds research that improves the evidence base on effective and scalable prevention and early intervention approaches for adolescents. It also supports work that advances understanding of systemic risk and protective factors and contributes to policy-relevant and practice-oriented solutions. The call focuses on two research areas: influence adolescent mental health. This call targets a practical evidence gap in adolescent mental health by supporting research that can translate into prevention and early intervention strategies. By requiring (in research area 1) non-academic partnership and transdisciplinary design, NRP 85 is oriented toward interventions that can be implemented in real-world Swiss settings. The programme’s second research area also broadens the evidence base beyond individual-level factors by examining how education and other structured systems shape mental health outcomes. Applicants must submit an expression of interest and then a full proposal. The source provided specifies the deadlines and the submission method, but not the full list of required documents—those are available in the call document.

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If you need the exact URLs for the NRP 85 website, call document, and project plan, you may need to open the official SNSF page and follow the “Links” section. What is the NRP 85 “Mental Health of Adolescents” grant call? It is a National Research Programme call by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) to fund research that supports prevention and early intervention approaches for adolescents’ mental health in Switzerland. What is the total funding available for NRP 85? The programme operates with an overall funding pool of 7 million Swiss francs. How long is the research phase? The research phase lasts 4 years. What are the key application deadlines? Do I need to submit an expression of interest before a full proposal? Yes. The source states that applicants must submit an expression of interest, and it will not be possible to submit a full proposal if the expression of interest is not submitted by the deadline. Are non-academic partners required? For research area 1 (“Prevention and early intervention approaches”), projects are required to have a non-academic project partner. Requirements for research area 2 are not specified in the provided text. Where do I submit my application? The source states that expressions of interest and full proposals must be submitted via the SNSF Portal. Review the official SNSF call document and participation requirements for NRP 85, especially the research-area-specific rules (notably the non-academic partner and transdisciplinary elements required for research area 1). Then plan your SNSF Portal submissions to meet both deadlines: 24 November 2026 for the expression of interest and 19 January 2027 for the full proposal.