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
Individual advice. Please contact Gabriele Prohaska / dizh@dsi.uzh.ch.
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 June 30, 2025 (outline of the planned project (working title/rough topic).
- Submission of the audited project budget and an abstract by July 21, 2025.
Timeline
21 August 2025
Deadline for submissions ends at 12:00 p.m. (noon).
September 2025
Decision on the first round of submissions / possible invitation to the second round of submissions
12 November 2025
Pitch presentations at PHZH
December 2025
Funding decisions
Contact
Program Office Innovationsprogramm DIZH
Dr. Helge Johannssen, Lisa Zahner
innovation@dizh.uzh.ch