Submission
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), including a link to a three-minute application video, download application template
- Budget (all sheets of the Excel sheet converted into a PDF file), download budget template
University specific information
Please note the different deadlines and submission processes.
For university-specific queries regarding personal contribution, agreement and other questions about funding, please contact the contact person at your university.
UZH
Requirement for individual advice regarding the budget template and confirmation of matching funds. Please contact Gabriele Prohaska / dizh@dsi.uzh.ch by 18 December 2026 at the latest.
ZHAW
Individual advice. Please contact Navina Gupta / digital@zhaw.ch.
ZHdK
Individual advice. Please contact Valérie Jetzer / contactpoint.dizh@zhdk.ch.
Internal ZHdK deadlines, key dates, and the application process are outlined in the information sheet (download).
PHZH
Individual advice. Please contact Raquel Delgado Moreira / r.delgadomoreira@phzh.ch.
Internal submission deadline
- Pre-registration of the planned project submission by 5 October 2026 (outline of the planned project (working title/rough topic).
- Submission of the audited project budget and an abstract by 7 December 2026.
Timeline
29 September 2026
Info session at 16:00 Uhr at PHZH (Room LAB-F055), register here
13 January 2027
Deadline for submissions is at 12:00 p.m. (noon).
Early May 2027
Decision on the first round of submissions / possible invitation to the second round of submissions
17 June 2027
Pitch presentations at PHZH
Juy 2027
Funding decisions
Contact
Program Office Innovationsprogramm DIZH
Dr. Helge Johannssen, Lisa Zahner
innovation@dizh.uzh.ch