Unearthodox Exploration Co-Lab 2027: CHF 10,000 Grant plus 10-Month Incubation for Systems-Focused Changemakers

The useful part

Organised by Unearthodox, the Exploration Co-Lab is designed for changemakers addressing complex environmental and social challenges at their root. The programme seeks applicants whose work goes beyond short-term or incremental solutions and instead explores new systems, worldviews, relationships, and pathways for a more just, vibrant, and regenerative future. Unearthodox describes as "edge-walkers"—innovators whose work challenges conventional approaches and does not fit easily into traditional categories.

How it works

• Early-stage initiatives and innovators working at the intersection of environmental and societal change.
• Applicants should be able to explain how the grant will contribute to the development, testing, deepening, or transformation of their work.
• Peer Learning and Shared Exploration Participants will become part of an interdisciplinary cohort of innovators working on complex challenges.
• The specific support available may depend on the needs of each participant and the expertise within the programme's wider network.
• This is especially relevant for applicants whose work addresses complex challenges that cannot be solved through a single intervention.

What to take from it

Rather than focusing only on treating visible symptoms, the Co-Lab encourages participants to question the systems, assumptions, institutions, and relationships that have contributed to environmental and social problems. The Co-Lab values shared learning and collective problem-solving rather than competition between participants. Regenerative Approaches to Measuring Success Unearthodox encourages applicants and participants to think beyond conventional measures of growth and success.

Example or evidence

• Builds more regenerative, equitable, and community-centred futures.
• The programme is intended for people and initiatives exploring the deeper causes of nature-society challenges.
• The Co-Lab recognises that deep systems change often requires time, experimentation, trust, reflection, relationships, and support for ideas that may initially appear unconventional or difficult to categorise.
• Co-Lab combines financial support, learning, coaching, community, visibility, and strategic development.

Details worth keeping

Apply for CHF 10,000 Grant and 10-Month Incubation Programme. Opportunities for Youth Unearthodox Exploration Co-Lab 2027: Selected participants will receive CHF 10,000 in grant funding, a 10-month incubation journey, tailored non-financial support, peer learning, coaching, expert guidance, systems mapping, visibility opportunities, and access to a global community of innovators.

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