Submission
The link to the submission portal will be published in October.
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. 7 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)
University specific information
Please note that the information channels for internal submission processes and deadlines are regulated differently at the universities. For cross-university information, we invite you to the Q&A session on October 23.
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): October 27, 2025
- Internal submission deadline for final project budgets (incl. title and abstract): December 19, 2025
Timeline
23 Oktober 2025
Online Q&A Session, 11:00 / Information and meeting link
28 Januar 2026
Deadline for submissions ends at 12:00 p.m. (noon).
Juli 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