Scroll to Content

  • SUPPORTING SWISS POLAR SCIENCE

    The Swiss Polar Institute provides services to and promotes synergies within the polar community in Switzerland.

hero
  • Science conducted in and around polar and high-altitude regions is critical to understanding the evolution of the Earth’s climate.
  • Due to the complex logistics, challenging access and difficult safety conditions in these extreme environments, the Swiss polar community requires specific competencies and dedicated support.
  • The Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) offers tailored support to scientists based in Switzerland who work in polar regions and remote high-altitude environments.

NEWS

OPEN CALLS

The call for proposals for the INQ-SPI-IPEV CASCADES Expedition is open and the submission deadline is 2 June 2025, 12:00 CEST (noon).

The call for proposals for the SPI Forel Grants is open and the submission deadline is 15 June 2025, 12:00 CEST (noon).

Explore all SPI funded projects

Every year the Swiss Polar Institute awards competitive grants to scientific projects in the Arctic, Antarctic and remote high-altitude regions. This section offers an overview of the scientific projects supported by the Swiss Polar Institute in polar and high-altitude regions.

SHOW PROJECTS

WHAT WE DO

Funding

Funding for field access, logistics and technology

Read More

Collaboration

International Collaboration and Agreements

Read More

Events

Information events, scientific workshops and conferences

Read More

Outreach

swiss polar class & collaboration with museums

Read More

Expeditions

Expeditions organised by the SPI

Read More

Services

Courses and support measures for fieldwork

Read More

Training

ACCESS TO FIELD AND SUMMER SCHOOLS

Read More

Featured Images

Polar Access Fund: Artificial ice reservoir (ice stupa) built to enhance water management in Ladakh
© Suryanarayanan Balasubramanian, all rights reserved
Image Gallery

Contact

Swiss Polar Institute
Route des Ronquos 86
1950 Sion
Switzerland

+41 21 693 76 74
+41 21 693 10 74

secretariat@swisspolar.ch

Follow us on X @SwissPolar

Follow us on Bluesky @swisspolar.bsky.social

Privacy Policy

Cookie Policy

Join the SPI's newsletter

and stay up-to-date with our latest news, events and activities:
Your email address is used solely to send you our information letter as well as information concerning our activities. You can, at any time, use the unsubscribe link which can be found in all of our emails.