All grants

1. 30 Nov 2026 Open · 15 days left

   >>venture>> start-up competition 2026

   >>venture>> (McKinsey, ETH Zurich, EPFL and partners)

   Prize Switzerland

   Up to CHF 50k
2. 30 Nov 2026 Open · 15 days left

   CSEM Start-up Elevate Program 2026 Technical Lift

   CSEM · Start-up Elevate Program

   Other Switzerland

   Up to CHF 50k
3. 1 Dec 2026 Open · 16 days left

   First Ventures: Gebert Rüf Stiftung grants for Swiss university of applied sciences students and graduates

   Gebert Rüf Stiftung · First Ventures

   Grant Switzerland

   CHF 25k to CHF 150k
4. 1 Dec 2026 Open · 16 days left

   InnoBooster: accelerating market entry of university deeptech spin-offs (Gebert Rüf Stiftung)

   Gebert Rüf Stiftung · InnoBooster

   Grant Switzerland

   Up to CHF 150k
5. 1 Dec 2026 Open · 16 days left

   UZH Innovation Grants

   University of Zurich Innovation Hub

   Grant Switzerland · Zurich

   Up to CHF 10k
6. 1 Dec 2026 Open · 16 days left

   SOUR Call 2: Net-Zero Supply Security

   Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) · SWEET

   Grant Switzerland

   Up to CHF 1.3M
7. 1 Dec 2026 Open · 16 days left

   BRIDGE Proof of Concept for early-career researchers

   SNSF and Innosuisse · BRIDGE

   Grant Switzerland

   Up to CHF 130k
8. 1 Dec 2026 Open · 16 days left

   Innowwide call for projects (Innowwide Call 5)

   Innosuisse · Eureka Innowwide

   Grant Switzerland

   Up to €60k
9. 2 Dec 2026 Open · 17 days left

   FOREST Partnership first joint call for European forest research and innovation projects

   Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) · FOREST Partnership

   Grant Switzerland

   Not specified
10. 10 Dec 2026 Open · 25 days left

    UniBE Venture Fellowship

    University of Bern Innovation Office · UniBE Venture Fellowship

    Grant Switzerland · Bern

    Up to CHF 100k
11. 4 Jan 2027 Open · 50 days left

    W.A. de Vigier Award 2027 startup prize call

    W.A. de Vigier Foundation · W.A. de Vigier Award

    Prize Switzerland

    Up to CHF 120k
12. 8 Jan 2027 Open · 54 days left

    BaseLaunch: biotech venture programme

    Basel Area Business & Innovation · BaseLaunch

    Other Switzerland · Basel

    Up to CHF 500k
13. 8 Jan 2027 Open · 54 days left

    SOR4D Transformation Accelerating Grants (TAG) second call

    Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) · Solution-oriented Research for Development (SOR4D)

    Grant Switzerland

    CHF 1.6M in total
14. 13 Jan 2027 Open · 59 days left

    DIZH 3. Founder Call

    Digitalisierungsinitiative der Zürcher Hochschulen (DIZH) · DIZH innovation programme

    Grant Switzerland · Zurich

    Not specified
15. 19 Jan 2027 Open · 65 days left

    NRP 86 Digital Resilience of Critical Infrastructures call for proposals

    Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) · National Research Programme NRP 86 Digital Resilience of Critical Infrastructures

    Grant Switzerland

    CHF 300k to CHF 800k
16. 19 Jan 2027 Open · 65 days left

    NRP 87 Deglobalisation and Supply Chain Resilience call

    Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) · National Research Programme 87 (NRP 87)

    Grant Switzerland

    CHF 5M in total
17. 19 Jan 2027 Open · 65 days left

    NRP 85 Mental Health of Adolescents research programme call

    Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) · National Research Programme NRP 85 Mental Health of Adolescents

    Grant Switzerland

    CHF 7M in total
18. 20 Jan 2027 Open · 66 days left

    Eureka Globalstars Call with Japan

    Innosuisse · Eureka Globalstars

    Grant Switzerland

    Not specified
19. 2 Feb 2027 Open · 79 days left

    SNSF Postdoc.Mobility fellowships call (submission deadline 2 February 2027)

    Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) · Postdoc.Mobility

    Grant Switzerland

    Not specified
20. 15 Feb 2027 Open · 92 days left

    Raw Materials Partnership for the Green and Digital Transition (RAMP) call for European projects

    Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) · Raw Materials Partnership for the Green and Digital Transition (RAMP)

    Grant Switzerland

    Not specified
21. 28 Feb 2027 Open · 105 days left

    Hasler Foundation start-up support (ICT)

    Hasler Stiftung

    Equity Switzerland Permanent programme

    Not specified
22. 28 Feb 2027 Open · 105 days left

    University of Basel Propelling Grant

    University of Basel Innovation Office · Propelling Grant

    Grant Switzerland · Basel

    Up to CHF 50k
23. 1 Mar 2027 Open · 106 days left

    Klimastiftung Schweiz innovation grants for climate-friendly SME projects

    Klimastiftung Schweiz

    Grant Switzerland

    Up to CHF 200k
24. 15 Apr 2027 Open · 151 days left

    UZH Entrepreneur Fellowships

    University of Zurich (UZH Innovation Hub) · UZH Entrepreneur Fellowships

    Grant Switzerland · Zurich

    CHF 100k to CHF 150k
25. 16 Apr 2027 Open · 152 days left

    Biodiversa+ BiodivFuture call on novel ecosystems

    Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) · Biodiversa+ (BiodivFuture)

    Grant Switzerland

    Not specified
26. 4 May 2027 Open · 170 days left

    2026 Flagship call: Resilient and Secure Technologies for Defence and Mobility

    Innosuisse · Flagship Initiative

    Grant Switzerland

    Not specified
27. 20 May 2027 Open · 186 days left

    NCCR call for social sciences and humanities (6+ SSH call)

    Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) · National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR)

    Grant Switzerland

    Not specified