Financing
Pivot-RP: online funding database
Pivot-RP advances research with an expert-curated public and private, national and international collection of funding opportunities with powerful discovery tools.
All researchers at the University of Fribourg can log in and use this database free of charge.
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Search the most trusted, expert-curated and comprehensive source of funding opportunities
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Save searches and track funding opportunities
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Discover potential collaborators
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Get tailored funding recommendations and alerts
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Start-up Grant
This Unifr grant is intended for projects that have already received funding from BRIDGE or Innosuisse schemes.
More information to come.
Submission deadline: TBA
Please refer to Article 4 (Sections 1 and 2) of the Directives for detailed eligibility requirements.
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Innosuisse and BRIDGE
Innosuisse and BRIDGE finance innovation. Innosuisse has rolling deadlines and BRIDGE several deadlines each year:
Innosuisse - Funding for national projects
BRIDGE - From research to innovation

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Proof-of-Concept Grants
Unlock Innovation with our Proof-of-Concept (PoC) Grants!
The PoC Grant supports technological feasibility and economic viability of innovative ideas.
Purpose: Prototyping, benchmarking, and identifying market opportunities.
Centenary fund 2x year up to 7’000 CHF
Submission deadlines: 1 March, 1 October
Research Pool 2x year up to 70’000 CHF
Submission deadlines: 31 January, 31 July
