Welcome to the Funding Finder of the University of St. Gallen!
Are you looking for financial support for your studies? Or do you need funding for your research?
Choose the appropriate category below and find all relevant funding types of scholarships, study loans, grants, awards, prizes and other financial help that foster your personal career in your studies or your research.
Upcoming deadlines for submission
INSP Cycle international long (CIL)
Le CIL d'une durée de 13.5 mois permet ä des agents publics ou universitaires non français d'approfondir des connaissances sur les enjeux européens et de se familiariser avec l'administration française.Deadline 21.11.2025
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit
Die Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit bietet auf Grundlage der Idee des Liberalismus Angebote zur Politischen Bildung in Deutschland und in aller Welt. Mit Veranstaltungen und Publikationen helfen sie Menschen, sich aktiv im politischen Geschehen einzubringen.Deadline 24.11.2025
Innosuisse: Innowwide
Innowwide supports innovative small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups to assess the viability of research or commercial plans in international markets.Deadline 25.11.2025
DEA International Mobility Programme
DEA Programme: International mobility programme for professors and senior researchersDeadline 28.11.2025
Congress Subsidies at the University of St. Gallen
The University of St. Gallen may allocate subsidies for congress expenses to HSG researchers.Deadline 28.11.2025
Early Career Award of the SAGW
The Early Career Award of the SAGW is dedicated to young academics in Switzerland. The aim of the award is to support researchers at an early stage of their career in the humanities and social sciences in Switzerland.Deadline 30.11.2025
Aebli-Näf Stiftung: Short Visit
Die Aebli-Näf Stiftung fördert die Aus- und Weiterbildung von Lehrerbildnerinnen und Lehrerbildnern in der Schweiz. Sie fördert einen Beitrag an die Kosten eines Weiterbildungs- oder Forschungsaufenthalts an einem selbst gewählten Kompetenzzentrum, der im Zusammenhang mit dem Förderzweck der Stiftung steht.Deadline 01.12.2025
Aebli-Näf Stiftung: Veranstaltungen
Die Aebli-Näf Stiftung fördert die Aus- und Weiterbildung von Lehrerbildnerinnen und Lehrerbildnern in der Schweiz.Deadline 01.12.2025
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS)
Established by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, the HKPFS aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD programmes in Hong Kong’s institutions.Deadline 01.12.2025
BRIDGE Proof of Concept
The BRIDGE Proof of Concept funding program promotes the further development of scientific results in order to evaluate their economic and/or social potential. It supports researchers who want to implement their research results with a view to entrepreneurial activity or with a partner from the private or public sector.Deadline 01.12.2025
More funding databases
Fundraiso
Funding Database for Foundations and Associations mainly in Switzerland. Free registration is necessary to use the database. You can search for free keywords, countries, cantons and kinds of funding.
Stiftungschweiz
Database of charitable trusts in Switzerland. Free use of basic features upon registration.
Register of Swiss Foundations
Extensive (but not exhaustive) register of all foundations in Switzerland.
Ressortforschung des Bundes
Übersicht über die Politikbereiche der Ressortforschung des Bundes 2025-2028.
German Foundation Index
The most comprehensive online navigation aid for the German foundation landscape.
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
The online database provides an overview of more than 650 foundations active in Switzerland in the fields of environment and energy as well as education, research and innovation.
culturalpromotion.ch
culturalpromotion.ch is an information service of the Federal Office of Culture BAK and Migros-Kulturprozent. It assists in the search for funding in the cultural sector.
Funding opportunities for researchers according to career level
This website of the Grants Office St.Gallen provides for a list of funding opportunities according to the researcher's career level.
Foundations in the cantons St.Gallen, Thurgau and Ticino
The cantons of St.Gallen, Thurgau and Ticino maintain a joint register of foundations.