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SNIS promotes Science for International Impact. They fund two-year, trans-disciplinary projects that connect science with International Organisations and NGOs to produce policy relevant results.Deadline 21.01.2026
Undergraduate and graduate students studying in the United States and Canada wanting to do research at a public Swiss university or research institute for 2 to 3 months can apply for our ThinkSwiss research scholarship.Deadline 31.01.2026
The SNSF Scientific Image Competition encourages researchers working in Switzerland to present their works to the public and the media. Deadline 31.01.2026
Support of projects by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation focuses on scholars in the humanities, social sciences and biomedicine fields. Deadline 01.02.2026
Falling Walls fosters discussion on research and innovation and promotes the latest scientific findings among a broad audience from all parts of society. Deadline 01.02.2026
The funding opportunity is open to researchers from all countries with a doctoral degree who wish to follow a postdoctoral programme in higher education institutions, organised or subsidised by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Deadline 01.02.2026
The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program offers fellowships to early- and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and youth worldwide.Deadline 02.02.2026
Postdoc.Mobility fellowships are aimed at researchers who have done a doctorate and who wish to conduct a research stay abroad. The objective of a research stay abroad is to enable them to acquire more in-depth knowledge, to extend their scientific network and independence and to enhance their research profile, in view of a future scientific or academic career in Switzerland.Deadline 03.02.2026
Call for proposals for a study on technology impact assessment: The tendered study focuses on the central question of how AI companions change interpersonal relationships and what it means in today's digital age to enter into, maintain or end a relationship - with another person or with an AI.Deadline 11.02.2026
The Belmont Forum, whose members include funding organisations, scientific councils and regional consortia, has been funding calls for proposals, also known as Collaborative Research Actions (CRA).Its aim is to promote international transdisciplinary research in the context of global environmental change.Deadline 12.02.2026
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.
Database of charitable trusts in Switzerland. Free use of basic features upon registration.
Extensive (but not exhaustive) register of all foundations in Switzerland.
Übersicht über die Politikbereiche der Ressortforschung des Bundes 2025-2028.
The most comprehensive online navigation aid for the German foundation landscape.
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 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.
This website of the Grants Office St.Gallen provides for a list of funding opportunities according to the researcher's career level.
The cantons of St.Gallen, Thurgau and Ticino maintain a joint register of foundations.