The University of Zurich and the University of Geneva signed a strategic partnership agreement in December 2017. This new partnership joined the two largest universities in the German- and French-speaking parts of Switzerland that already maintained close relationships in research, student exchange and the executive boards. The strategic partnerships aimed to formalize and deepen these ties with a number of jointly funded programs, including Seed Funding grants for research, student and staff mobility, joint summer schools and public events.

Between 2018 and 2022, a total of 59 projects were funded through the Joint Seed Funding Scheme. The funding varied from a modest CHF 8'000 per project to a more substantial CHF 60'000.

Below you will find the list of these funded projects.