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Here you will find open calls for the UniBE funding schemes as well as selected external calls. The external calls were chosen by the Vice-Rectorate Research and Innovation for their broad relevance to University of Bern researchers.

Research funding databases with a comprehensive range of opportunities for different funding needs can be found here.

Deadline: 9 September 2026

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026

Support for researchers with a doctorate and a maximum of 8 years of postdoctoral experience, who are new to Switzerland, to carry out a project for 12-24 months.

Deadline: 3 August 2026

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

$12,000-51,000 for a research stay in the USA of 3-10 months to conduct postdoctoral research, teach, or pursue a combination of teaching and research.

Deadline: 4 August 2026

SNF Postdoc.Mobility

Flat-rate fellowships for 12-24 months for researchers with a doctorate to complete a postdoctoral research stay abroad.

Deadline: 1 September 2026

UniBE Doc.Mobility

Financing for PhD students who are not funded through the SNSF to undertake a 6-12 month research stay abroad.

Deadline: 9 September 2026

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026

Support for researchers with a doctorate and a maximum of 8 years of postdoctoral experience, who are new to Switzerland, to carry out a project for 12-24 months.

Deadline: 18 September 2026

UniBE Digital Venture Fellowship

CHF 100,000 for early-career researchers to translate their scientific findings into innovative, digitization-related products or services and take their first entrepreneurial steps.

Deadline: 2 September 2026

ERC Plus Grant 2026

EUR 7 million for outstanding researchers with a vision for transformative research, to lead a project over of 4-7 years that goes beyond the scope of standard ERC projects.

Deadline: 18 September 2026

UniBE Digitalization Commission (DigiK) – Network Projects

CHF 2-3 million for network projects that are aligned with the university’s strategic focus and long-term positioning in the field of digital transformation.

Deadline: various dates

Horizon Europe

Large multinational projects with at least 3 partners from at least 3 EU Member States or Associated Countries on predefined topics that deal with global challenges.

Deadline: various dates

European Partnerships – transnational projects

Projects in the areas of biodiversity, urban transformation, clean energy, secure water supply, transforming healthcare systems, rare diseases, and One Health and antibiotic resistance.

Deadline: continuous, in advance

Seed Money

Up to CHF 10,000 to cover costs arising from the preparation of Horizon Europe collaborative project applications in which the University of Bern plays a substantial role (equivalent to coordination).

Further funding opportunities for your innovation projects can be found on the Funding and Competitions page of the University of Bern's Innovation Guide.

Deadline: 30 June 2026

South Korea–Switzerland Call for Joint Innovation Projects

Up to 70% of the costs of Swiss partners for 18-36 months, to develop innovative applications and products with high market potential in Switzerland and South Korea.

Deadline: 18 September 2026

UniBE Digital Venture Fellowship

CHF 100,000 for early-career researchers to translate their scientific findings into innovative, digitization-related products or services and take their first entrepreneurial steps.

Deadline: 25 September 2026

Eureka Biotech

50-100% of the costs for projects with a clear innovation content and implementation plan in biotechnology fields such as medicine, bioinformatics, pharmaceutical products and services, life sciences, digitalization, (bio-)process technology.