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Research funding opportunities available from Switzerland, including those provided by its government, research councils, and foundations.
“Open to apply now” covers rolling schemes (no fixed deadline — the funder accepts applications all year, e.g. most DFG programme pages) and calls whose published deadline is still ahead. Closed (past-deadline) rows stay listed at the bottom for reference.
Quantitative view of Switzerland's indexed opportunities — how they break down by funding agency and by deadline status.
Every WUN member also has access to the shared WUN Research Development Fund.
| Opportunity | Funding agency | Funding | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agora Agora supports communication projects that promote exchanges between science and society. Engage in dialogue with the public and communicate the results of your research. | SNSF | Up to CHF 200,000 | |
| Flexibility Grant Pursue your career while raising a family. | SNSF | Not stated | |
| Gender equality grant For female researchers in early career phases: You can use a gender equality grant to finance measures that are tailored to your needs, for example mentoring or participation in an event. | SNSF | Not stated | |
| Mobility grants in projects Add to your research experience by going abroad! | SNSF | Up to CHF 20,000 | |
| Money follows Researcher Continue your project abroad! | SNSF | Not stated | |
| Open access book publications Are you looking to publish a monograph or an edited volume? Apply to the SNSF for funding. We cover the publisher’s costs for your open access book publication. | SNSF | Up to CHF 15,000 | |
| Scientific Exchanges Are you planning a scientific event in Switzerland, a research stay with colleagues abroad or would you like to invite them to come to Switzerland? The SNSF contributes to the costs. | SNSF | Not stated | |
| Ambizione Your first step towards scientific independence! | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| BRIDGE BRIDGE is a joint programme of the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF and Innosuisse - the Swiss Agency for Innovation Promotion. It offers funding at the interface of basic research and science-based innovation. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Communication courses for researchers Translate your knowledge into generally understandable yet precise language. Get involved in the political process. We support you with media training, video workshops, politics courses and more. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| European Partnerships and other multilateral initiatives Cross-border research and innovation: The European Partnerships and other multilateral initiatives fund consortia with researchers from several countries. Their work should have a social impact. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Funding LArge international REsearch projects (FLARE) FLARE programme 2025-2028. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Human Frontier Science Program As part of the Human Frontier Science Program, the SNSF supports interdisciplinary cutting-edge research in the life sciences and promotes international cooperation. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials (IICT) Support for investigator initiated clinical trials. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| MARVIS – Space research MARVIS is a Swiss Federal Council funding programme in the field of space research, implemented through NASO*. On behalf of SERI, the SNSF is responsible for launching calls for proposals for consortium projects in the space sector. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs) From sustainable architecture to the evolutionary origins of language to quantum computers: NCCRs fund long-term research projects on topics of strategic importance to Switzerland. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| National Research Programmes (NRPs) Use your research to help society overcome major challenges. In an NRP, a large number of projects work in a coordinated manner on the same topic. A synthesis brings the results together. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Open access article publications The SNSF covers the costs of publishing your article in a fully open access journal. Simply submit the invoice to our service partner ChronosHub. Articles in hybrid journals are not funded. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Open access book chapters You can also receive funding from the SNSF for a single book chapter. It must be published in a peer-reviewed edited volume and be based on SNSF-funded research. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Postdoc.Mobility Increase your research experience by making a stay abroad! | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Project Funding Individual or collaborative, disciplinary or interdisciplinary – realise your research ideas with the SNSF. We fund your project on the topic of your choosing. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Scholars at Risk grants The SNSF offers support for placements in Switzerland of researchers under threat. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| SNSF Starting Grants Lead your own independent project and research team in Switzerland. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Solution-oriented research for development (SOR4D) programme The SOR4D programme supports transdisciplinary research by mixed consortia from Switzerland and developing countries. It will run from 2022 to 2026. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Spark Rapid funding of novel and unconventional ideas. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| SPIRIT The SPIRIT programme finances joint projects between researchers in Switzerland and developing countries. The choice of topic is free. All projects must make a contribution to equal opportunities and the advancement of women. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| The bilateral programmes of the Swiss Confederation The bilateral programmes promote cooperation between Switzerland and countries with high scientific potential. The SNSF funds the Swiss part of your international research project. | SNSF | Not yet gathered | |
| Weave / Lead Agency / International Co-Investigator Scheme Planning to carry out a research project with partners abroad? Three agreements simplify the submission and assessment of such applications: Weave, Lead Agency and International Co-Investigator Scheme. | SNSF | Not yet gathered |
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Deadline chip: a date = the latest application deadline we verified on the official page · Rolling = no fixed deadline — the funder accepts applications at any time · No date = the funder has not published a deadline for this scheme yet · Closed = the deadline has passed. Click the chip to open the opportunity's details page; ↗ opens the funder's official page in a new tab. Funding figures are copied from the official page only — “Not stated” means the page we archived lists no amount for this scheme (many funder scheme pages carry none), not that it is unfunded; “Not yet gathered” means we have not captured that page yet.