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
Award of the "Quality of Life" prize by the Dalle Molle Foundation
The Dalle Molle Foundation for Quality of Life awards the ‘Quality of Life’ prize to a current research project which has already been recognised by research support bodies, public institutions or private companies for its scientific quality.Deadline 31.05.2026
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 01.06.2026
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt - Doctoral scholarship programme
The Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) awards doctoral scholarships for doctoral studies at a German university (applications can also be submitted by foreigners who are authorised to do so).Deadline 15.06.2026
Walo Kamm Foundation
The foundation is active in the areas of education, health, human rights, development cooperation, environmental and climate protection, and the protection of children and women in Switzerland and abroad.Deadline 22.06.2026
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards recognize and reward world-class research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of singular impact for their originality and significance.Deadline 30.06.2026
Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation
The Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation supports projects in the fields of culture, education, humanitarian aid and medical research. They aim to improve people’s quality of life and promote mutual cultural understanding.Deadline 06.07.2026
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.