Submission
The link to the submission portal will be published here in September 2025.
Only applications submitted via the portal will be considered.
The portal does not allow interim storage and/or post-processing. We recommend that you have all information ready in advance.
It is mandatory that the following documents be uploaded to the portal as individual PDFs:
- Proposal (max. 3 pages), download application template
- Budget table (all sheets of the Excel sheet converted into a PDF file), download budget template
- CVs and list of major achievements of all applicants
- Confirmation of the matching funds according to the respective contributions.
- For each practice partner one Letter of Intent (max. 1 page) OR, if no practice partners are involved, a two-page concept note on how the project would have an impact in practice.
University specific information
Please note the different deadlines.
UZH
Info event on August 28, 2025 from 13:00 – 14:00 (online, Zoom)
Contact Gabriele Prohaska / dizh@dsi.uzh.ch
ZHAW
Individual advice. Please contact Navina Gupta / digital@zhaw.ch
ZHdK
Contact: Valérie Jetzer / contactpoint.dizh@zhdk.ch
Internal ZHdK deadlines, key dates, and the application process are outlined in the information sheet.
PHZH
Individual advice. Please contact Raquel Delgado Moreira / r.delgadomoreira@phzh.ch.
Internal submission process and deadlines:
- Mandatory pre-registration of applications (topic/working title, project partners): September 12, 2025
- Internal submission deadline for final project budgets (incl. title and abstract): October 13, 2025
Timeline
9 September 2025
Info Session at 16:00 (ZHdK, 5.K11). Information and registration
5 November 2025
Deadline for submissions ends at 12:00 p.m. (noon).
February 2026
Funding decisions
Contact
Program Office Innovationsprogramm DIZH
Dr. Helge Johannssen, Lisa Zahner
innovation@dizh.uzh.ch
For inquiries regarding matching funds and other questions regarding financing and the call, please contact:
UZH: dizh@dsi.uzh.ch
ZHAW: digital@zhaw.ch
ZHdK: contactpoint.dizh@zhdk.ch
PHZH: r.delgadomoreira@phzh.ch