All funding agencies

BRIDGE funds projects at the interface between basic research and science-based innovation that have the potential to develop an innovative product or service.

BRIDGE is a joint program of the Swiss National Science Foundation and Innosuisse.

The goal is to develop break-through technologies for the civil aviation market in order to cut aircraft emissions and noise, and to increase transport efficiency.

Clean Sky is a Joint Technology Initiative between the EU, companies (incl. SMEs), universities and public laboratories.

Copernicus is the European Earth Observation and Monitoring Programme, a partnership between the EU, the European Space Agency and the European Environment Agency.

Copernicus publishes calls to further develop the monitoring system. Its previous name was Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES).

Note: Swiss participation and funding depends on the call.

The goal is to bundle nationally funded research projects into pan-European networks (COST Actions) across all science and technology fields.

COST generally does not fund research but provides support for the networking activities within the COST Actions. The SNSF, the Swiss COST Coordinator, has limited funds available for research.

Note: Swiss participation depends on the COST Action.

The goal is to boost Europe’s electronics manufacturing capabilities.

ECSEL is a Joint Technology Initiative between the EU and three associations in the areas of micro- and nanoelectronics, smart integrated systems, and embedded/cyber-physical systems.

Eureka supports market-oriented projects between companies, research institutes and universities in order to strengthen Europe's competitiveness.

Eurostars, a joint program of Eureka and the European Commission, specifically supports innovative SMEs that want to develop new products, processes or services for commercialisation in cross-border collaborations.

Note: Swiss participation is funded by Innosuisse.

The goal is to coordinate research and innovation activities to address Europe’s most pressing challenges. The European Partnerships are joint initiatives between the EU, national authorities and/or the private sector:

Accelerating Farming Systems Transitions; Agriculture of Data; Animal Health and Welfare; Biodiversity (Biodiversa+); Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE); Sustainable Blue Economy; Sustainable Food Systems; R&I in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA); Water Security for the Planet (Water4All).
See also: EIT Food.

Note: Swiss participation and funding depends on the partnership.

The goal is to coordinate research and innovation activities to address Europe’s most pressing challenges. The European Partnerships are joint initiatives between the EU, national authorities and/or the private sector:

AI, Data and Robotics; European High-Performance Computing (EuroHPC); Key Digital Technologies (KDT); Smart Networks and Services (SNS); Photonics.
See also: EIT Digital.

Note: Swiss participation and funding depends on the partnership.

The goal is to coordinate research and innovation activities to address Europe’s most pressing challenges. The European Partnerships are joint initiatives between the EU, national authorities and/or the private sector:

Batteries (BATT4EU); People‐centric Sustainable Built Environment (Built4People); Clean Hydrogen; Clean Energy Transition (CET).
See also: EIT InnoEnergy, EIT Climate.

Note: Swiss participation and funding depends on the partnership.

The goal is to coordinate research and innovation activities to address Europe’s most pressing challenges. The European Partnerships are joint initiatives between the EU, national authorities and/or the private sector:

Fostering a European Research Area for Health Research (Era4Health); Innovative Health Initiative (IHI); European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP 3); One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (OH AMR); Pandemic Preparedness; Personalised Medicine (EP PerMed); Rare Diseases; Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS).
See also: EIT Health.

Note: Swiss participation and funding depends on the partnership.

The goal is to coordinate research and innovation activities to address Europe’s most pressing challenges. The European Partnerships are joint initiatives between the EU, national authorities and/or the private sector:

Clean Steel; Made in Europe; Metrology; Processes for Planet (P4Planet).
See also: EIT Manufacturing, EIT RawMaterials.

Note: Swiss participation and funding depends on the partnership.

The goal is to coordinate research and innovation activities to address Europe’s most pressing challenges. The European Partnerships are joint initiatives between the EU, national authorities and/or the private sector:

Clean Aviation; Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM); Driving Urban Transitions (DUT); Europe's Rail; Single European Sky (SESAR 3); Zero-Emission Road Transport (2Zero); Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport.
See also: EIT Urban Mobility.

Note: Swiss participation and funding depends on the partnership.

The federal government initiates and supports scientific research that deals with societal problems in 11 policy areas: health, social security, environment, agriculture, energy, sustainable spatial development and mobility, development and cooperation, security and peace policy, vocational training, sport and exercise, and sustainable transport. Some federal offices also fund research in other areas.

The goal is to accelerate the market introduction of fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies in order to achieve a carbon-lean energy system.

FCH is a Joint Technology Initiative between the EU, industry (NEW-IG) and the research community (N.ERGHY).

The goal is to support frontier research on the complex mechanisms of living organisms. HFSP supports research projects and research fellowships, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary and high-risk projects.

HFSP is financed by the member countries and the EU.

The goal is to promote the development of personalized medicine and personalized health in Switzerland.

SPHN is an initiative of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences and is financed by the Swiss government as well as with matching funds from the participating institutions.

CDMRP fosters novel approaches in biomedical research that will lead to new treatment methods, improvements in patient care, or breakthrough technologies and resources of clinical benefit. It funds basic research as well as clinical projects on a range of topics of relevance to the health of US army personnel and the general public.

NIH supports research into the nature and behavior of living systems in order to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.

NIH is a US government agency and the major source of funding in the USA for biomedical and health-related research.

Note: Swiss participation depends on the call.

NSF supports basic research in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.

NSF is a US government agency and the major source of funding in the USA for fields such as mathematics, computer science, economics and the social sciences.

Note: Swiss participation and financing depends on the call.