https://eugrantguide.com/programs/?country=CH New programs and deadlines in the next 14 days, in Switzerland. en 720 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eugrantguide.com/p/fr-lopez-loreta-2027/ fr-lopez-loreta-2027#closing-2026-10-16 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT FR CH Deadline: 16 Oct 2026 Window: Polytechnique path OPEN: deposit before 16 Oct 2026. ETH Zurich new pre-proposals closed 1 Sep 2026; ISAE prelims closed 24 Sep 2026; EPFL invitation-only. Foundation nomination ~2 Nov 2026; full proposals Jan-Feb 2027; laureates by end Jun 2027. Benefit: Foundation prize / grant EUR 1,000,000 over five years for academic research or early entrepreneurial / start-up projects. Four-school gate (École polytechnique, ISAE-SUPAERO, EPFL, ETH Zurich); each school nominates up to 5. Genesis / early stage only (already advanced incorporated startups out). Not a nationwide open prize. Official page: https://www.polytechnique.edu/prix-lopez-loreta-2027-deposez-votre-candidature Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-aargau-htz-machbarkeitsstudie/ ch-aargau-htz-machbarkeitsstudie#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: Rolling, no fixed deadline Window: Open with monthly review via Hightech Zentrum Aargau. Benefit: Förderbeitrag CHF 20,000–40,000 paid to research partner (Hochschule) for feasibility study. R&D to partner, not founder living stipend. Official page: https://hightechzentrum.ch/angebot/foerderung/foerderangebote-aargau Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-avig-71a-fse/ ch-avig-71a-fse#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: Rolling, no fixed deadline Window: Open via RAV for unemployed persons planning self-employment. Max 90 ALV Taggelder at normal ALV rate. Benefit: Up to 90 unemployment Taggelder during planning phase for self-employment. Unemployed-only living-adjacent support. Does not close CH general living hole. Official page: https://www.kmu.admin.ch/de/foerderung-der-selbststaendigen-erwerbstaetigkeit Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-fribourg-promfr-aides/ ch-fribourg-promfr-aides#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: Rolling, no fixed deadline Window: Open discretionary via PromFR / Fri Up on business-plan assessment. No published call cut-off. Benefit: Non-repayable aids: R&D max CHF 100,000 at 50%; job-creation premium max CHF 10,000/job; training max CHF 15,000/job; rent support up to 50% for 3 years. Project / job cash, not monthly living stipend. Seed Capital is a separate loan. Official page: https://www.friup.ch/en/financing/ Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-geneva-fif/ ch-geneva-fif#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Window: Next published deadline 4 November (Selection Committee 9 December). Benefit: Mixed: FIF Grant up to CHF 50,000; Seed Tech up to CHF 100,000; Growth up to CHF 400,000. Seed/Growth often loans. Not a living stipend. Official page: https://www.fongit.ch/fif Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-graubuenden-gwe-innovative/ ch-graubuenden-gwe-innovative#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: Rolling, no fixed deadline Window: Open rolling via AWT. Apply before work/build start. Benefit: Project Beitrag and/or Darlehen combined max 25% of costs. Development Beitrag generally max CHF 500,000 (min eligible development costs CHF 100,000). Investment Darlehen (loan) up to CHF 2m. Not living stipend. Official page: https://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/wirtschaftsstandort/Seiten/Innovation_und_Foerderung.aspx Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-innosuisse-core-coaching/ ch-innosuisse-core-coaching#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: Rolling, no fixed deadline Window: Ongoing after Initial Coaching completed. Expert assessment + Acceptance pitch; process usually ~2 months. Benefit: Coaching voucher (not living stipend): up to CHF 50,000 for accredited coaches over max 36 months. Milestone releases. Official page: https://www.innosuisse.admin.ch/en/core-coaching-for-start-up Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-innosuisse-initial-coaching/ ch-innosuisse-initial-coaching#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: Rolling, no fixed deadline Window: Ongoing via Innosuisse platform. Formal + expert assessment; Innovation Council usually 3–4 weeks. Benefit: Coaching voucher (not living stipend): up to CHF 10,000 for accredited coaches over up to 12 months. Pays coaches, not founder salary. Official page: https://www.innosuisse.admin.ch/en/initial-coaching-for-start-up Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-innosuisse-startup-innovation-projects/ ch-innosuisse-startup-innovation-projects#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: Rolling, no fixed deadline Window: Ongoing (no tenders). Submit ≥8 weeks before Innovation Council meeting. Benefit: Direct project subsidy: Innosuisse covers max 70% of direct costs; start-up ≥30% own. No absolute CHF ceiling stated. Pre-market-entry CH start-ups ≤5 years. Official page: https://www.innosuisse.admin.ch/en/start-up-innovation-projects Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-luzern-lib/ ch-luzern-lib#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: 31 Jan 2027 Window: Gesuche open since 1 Oct 2026; deadline 31 Jan 2027 for Beitragsjahre 2026 and 2027. Rates set by cantonal Verordnung (not yet published). Benefit: R&D / innovation contribution as % of qualifying costs; rate set by ordinance (not yet published). Not a monthly living stipend. Official page: https://standortfoerderung.lu.ch/LIB Last checked 2 Oct 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-solothurn-nrp-2024-2027/ ch-solothurn-nrp-2024-2027#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: Rolling, no fixed deadline Window: Open for new projects since 1 Apr 2024. Submit NRP Projektskizze to Standortförderung Kanton Solothurn. Multi-org / überbetrieblich projects in Solothurn perimeter. Benefit: À-fonds-perdu up to 66% of project costs (34% own funds). Period pool CHF 4 million for 2024–2027. Not monthly living / salary stipend. Official page: https://standortsolothurn.so.ch/services/umsetzung-neue-regionalpolitik/ Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-ticino-l-rilocc-indipendenti/ ch-ticino-l-rilocc-indipendenti#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: Rolling, no fixed deadline Window: Open rolling. Apply within 30 days of starting independent activity via Fondounimpresa. Benefit: Contribution subsidy: 100% of obligatory AVS/AI/IPG social charges for max 24 months, plus year-1 consulting; optional 20% loss-risk guarantee. Not a salary living stipend. Official page: https://www.ifc.ti.ch/consulenze/fondounimpresa/accompagnamento/incentivi-per-nuove-attivita-indipendenti-l-rilocc Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-vaud-spei-lade/ ch-vaud-spei-lade#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Window: Portal downtime 9 Sep–4 Oct 2026; resumes 5 Oct 2026. Rolling after resume; apply before project start. Benefit: Non-repayable project aid max CHF 50,000 per calendar year / CHF 100,000 over 5 years. Industry/advanced tech in Vaud. Not a living stipend. Official page: https://www.vd.ch/economie/soutien-aux-entreprises/aides-financieres Last checked 2 Oct 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/ch-wa-de-vigier-award/ ch-wa-de-vigier-award#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: 4 Jan 2027 Window: Applications 1 Oct 2026 – 4 Jan 2027. Selection Day Top 50: 9 Mar 2027. Presentation Days: 12–13 May 2027. Ceremony ~9 Jun 2027. Benefit: Up to 5 × CHF 120,000 winners + up to 5 × CHF 20,000 Recognition Prizes. Swiss GmbH or AG mandatory; CH residence; for-profit only. Sector-open (societal relevance is a criterion, not a climate gate). Does not close DE GmbH non-green hole. Official page: https://devigier.ch/apply/ Last checked 2 Oct 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/fr-lopez-loreta-2027/ fr-lopez-loreta-2027#new Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT FR CH Deadline: 16 Oct 2026 Window: Polytechnique path OPEN: deposit before 16 Oct 2026. ETH Zurich new pre-proposals closed 1 Sep 2026; ISAE prelims closed 24 Sep 2026; EPFL invitation-only. Foundation nomination ~2 Nov 2026; full proposals Jan-Feb 2027; laureates by end Jun 2027. Benefit: Foundation prize / grant EUR 1,000,000 over five years for academic research or early entrepreneurial / start-up projects. Four-school gate (École polytechnique, ISAE-SUPAERO, EPFL, ETH Zurich); each school nominates up to 5. Genesis / early stage only (already advanced incorporated startups out). Not a nationwide open prize. Official page: https://www.polytechnique.edu/prix-lopez-loreta-2027-deposez-votre-candidature Last checked 29 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/epfl-innogrants/ epfl-innogrants#new Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: Rolling, no fixed deadline Window: Rolling via Contact Us form. EPFL-affiliated technologies only. Benefit: Up to CHF 100k covering founder salary up to one year + lab incubation. Pre-venture. Program partner UBS. Official page: https://www.epfl.ch/innovation/startup/programs/innogrants/ Last checked 28 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/gebert-ruef-first-ventures/ gebert-ruef-first-ventures#new Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Next cut-off: 1 Dec 2026 Window: Next deadline 01 Dec 2026 (also 1 Feb / 1 May / 1 Sep). Swiss UAS only. Benefit: Up to CHF 150k graduated (PROOF/VALIDATE/EXECUTE). Not DE-nationwide GmbH stipend. Official page: https://www.grstiftung.ch/en/area-activity/first_ventures Last checked 28 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/gebert-ruef-innobooster/ gebert-ruef-innobooster#new Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Next cut-off: 1 Dec 2026 Window: Next deadline 01 Dec 2026. Requires Venture Kick stages 1+2. Swiss deep-tech. Benefit: Up to CHF 150k to the university (not directly to GmbH), max 1.5 years. Official page: https://www.grstiftung.ch/en/area-activity/innobooster.html Last checked 28 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/liechti-coup-de-pouce/ liechti-coup-de-pouce#new Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Window: Next Phase 1 preselect before 30 Jun 2027. IT/service/media projects excluded. Benefit: Up to CHF 50k annual bursary. Early entreprise path (for-profit yes). Official page: http://www.fondation-liechti.ch/coup-de-pouce/ Last checked 28 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/uzh-entrepreneur-fellowships/ uzh-entrepreneur-fellowships#new Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: 15 Apr 2027 Window: Next call opens February; deadline 15 Apr 2027 (23:59 CET). UZH research base. Benefit: CHF 100k / 12 months or CHF 150k / 18 months (Bio & MedTech). Funded by Werner Siemens / Eggenberger / Ernst Göhner Stiftungen. Official page: https://www.innovation.uzh.ch/en/offers/speed-up/entrepreneur-fellowships.html Last checked 28 Sep 2026 https://eugrantguide.com/p/venture-kick/ venture-kick#new Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CH Deadline: Rolling, no fixed deadline Window: Rolling via venturekick.ch. Swiss academic affiliation. Benefit: Private pre-seed gateway into InnoBooster. Stage amounts: see the official FAQ. Official page: https://www.venturekick.ch/ Last checked 28 Sep 2026