2nd Call for Proposals for Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact Initiative
Deadline: 15-Jul-21
The Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact Initiative (SI Tech4Impact) has announced its 2nd call for proposals to facilitate the realization of innovation projects that tackle society’s most pressing environmental and societal challenges, focusing on selected themes of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
3-year Pilot Grant-making Program to assist Small and New NGOs. Deadline to apply: 15 August 2021
An Opportunity for NGOs engaged in eradicating Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Human Trafficking. Deadline to apply: 15 August 2021
Grants for Researchers working in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences + Fully-funded to the US. Deadline to apply: 1 October 2021
Open Call for Young Leaders advancing SRHR. Deadline to apply: 15 July 2021
Human Rights Initiative for supporting Women ($20,000 Grants). Deadline to apply: 1 September 2021
Top Dutch Donors that fund internationally to improve livelihoods in communities
One-time Microgrant for NGO Projects that generate Social Impact. Deadline to apply: 30 June 2021
$15,000-$25,000 Funding for Women and Children living in Extreme Poverty. Deadline to apply: 31 July 2021
Seed Grant for Grassroots Organizations and Women-led Initiatives. Deadline to apply: 31 July 2021
Grants to support NGOs working to end the HIV Epidemic. Deadline to apply: 30 June 2021
Fellows will receive Project and Connect Fund to address Water-related Issues
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This Call is offering Seed Money to Research Projects in Africa
Global Humanitarian Initiative seeks applications from anywhere in the world
Unrestricted Grants for improving Health Equity and reducing Health Disparities among Vulnerable Communities
To achieve this ambition, SI Tech4Impact promotes the development of ground-breaking projects that focus on real market applications by supporting projects research groups of Swiss universities as well as startups and SMEs collaborating with research partners. This initiative is led by Switzerland Innovation conjointly with EPFL Tech4Impact and collaboratio helvetica. The companies supporting SI Tech4Impact as innovation partners are the following: ABB, Credit Suisse, Die Mobiliar, Economiesuisse, Interpharma, Schindler, Swiss Re Foundation, Swisscom, UBS, Zurich.
Switzerland Innovation is a network of six innovation parks across Switzerland based on a joint initiative of public institutions, academia, and the private sector with a statutory mandate from the Swiss government. Together with its partners, Switzerland Innovation forms an ecosystem accelerating the transformation of research results into marketable products and services.
The Program
3-year Pilot Grant-making Program to assist Small and New NGOs. Deadline to apply: 15 August 2021
An Opportunity for NGOs engaged in eradicating Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Human Trafficking. Deadline to apply: 15 August 2021
Grants for Researchers working in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences + Fully-funded to the US. Deadline to apply: 1 October 2021
Open Call for Young Leaders advancing SRHR. Deadline to apply: 15 July 2021
Human Rights Initiative for supporting Women ($20,000 Grants). Deadline to apply: 1 September 2021
Top Dutch Donors that fund internationally to improve livelihoods in communities
One-time Microgrant for NGO Projects that generate Social Impact. Deadline to apply: 30 June 2021
$15,000-$25,000 Funding for Women and Children living in Extreme Poverty. Deadline to apply: 31 July 2021
Seed Grant for Grassroots Organizations and Women-led Initiatives. Deadline to apply: 31 July 2021
Grants to support NGOs working to end the HIV Epidemic. Deadline to apply: 30 June 2021
Fellows will receive Project and Connect Fund to address Water-related Issues
Apply for Project Funding in areas of Art and Culture (Arab Region)
This Call is offering Seed Money to Research Projects in Africa
Global Humanitarian Initiative seeks applications from anywhere in the world
Unrestricted Grants for improving Health Equity and reducing Health Disparities among Vulnerable Communities
The SI Tech4Impact initiative will award 5 to 7 selected projects with a one-year project grant of up to CHF 85.000 each. The program focuses specifically on projects that aim to tackle one of the following SDGs:
SDG 3 – Good health and well-being
SDG 7 – Affordable and clean energy
SDG 9 – Industry, innovation and infrastructure
SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 12 – Responsible consumption and production
SDG 13 – Climate action
Funding Information
Grants of up to CHF 85.000 each are financed by the above-mentioned innovation partners and allocated by the Switzerland Innovation foundation with an external jury who makes the final decision on the selection of projects and allocation of grants.
Grant contributions will be made according to a milestone-contingency plan, divided in three stages:
1/3 upfront payment at the start of the project
1/3 second payment upon reaching first milestone M1 after 6 months
1/3 third payment upon reaching second milestone M2 after 9 months
Eligibility Criteria
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To be eligible a project must:
be submitted completely and within the deadline;
belong to either of the following target groups:
research groups from Swiss universities
postdocs and PhD students (no masters or bachelor students)
scientific staff from University of Applied Sciences or Research Institute
spin-offs and early-stage startups linked to a university research group
SMEs with an innovation project to be carried out in cooperation with a research partner
deal with a technological innovation;
address a pressing social, economic, and/or environmental problem in at least one of the six predefined Sustainable Development Goals;
achieve TRL 4 but not exceed the maturity level of TRL 7 according to the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) system;
provide evidence of cooperation with one of the innovation parks of Switzerland Innovation.
Evaluation Criteria
The jury will evaluate projects according to the following evaluation criteria:
Severity of addressed societal or environmental project
Relevance of the proposed project for tackling this societal or environmental problem
Novelty of the project vis-à-vis current technological state of the art
Competitiveness vis-à-vis existing solutions
The qualification and experience of the project team & of the research partners
Team’s ability to realize the project
Potential to transfer scientific evidence into a marketable product or service
Scalability potential (in terms of markets and impact)
Validity of proposed use of the budget with clear breakdowns (funding to be used within the 12-month period)
For more information, visit https://sitech4impact.ch/