BRIDGE Request for Proposals: Proof of Concept (For Young Researchers)
BRIDGE is requesting for proposals for the Proof of Concept program. BRIDGE is a funding programme of the SNSF and Innosuisse. Together, they have been funding projects between basic research and innovation since 2017. BRIDGE thus complements their other funding offers.
Support is provided to researchers whose results have potential for an innovative product or service. However, further work is needed to clearly determine the potential. The BRIDGE contributions make this possible. In this way, they accelerate the transfer of research results into the economy and society. Proof of Concept is aimed at young researchers.
Eligibility:
- You gained research experience as part of a bachelor’s or master’s degree, which you completed within the last four years, or:
- You are about to complete your PhD within the next six months, or:
- You hold a PhD obtained within the last four years.
- Your Swiss research institution will support you for the duration of the project.
- You are submitting your application as an individual and not as part of a group.
Funding details:
- 12 months duration.
- Funds will cover your salary, and expenses directly related to running your project up to a maximum of 130,000 Swiss francs a year.
- Support for your participation in Innosuisse’s Start-up Training programme and the Assisted Patent Search scheme run by the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI).
Read more here.
Application deadlines:
- 26th call – 5 June 2023,
- 27th call – 4 September 2023,
- 28th call – 4 December 2023.
