Research funding databases
Help in selecting appropriate sources of funding in Switzerland, Europe and worldwide.
Research departmentIn order to target funds and calls for projects properly, there are many free or paid databases. L'Université de Lausanne gives you access to "ResearchConnect" (idox) and à Fundraiso in premium mode. These complementary tools provide up-to-date information on international and local research funding opportunities: collaborative projects, grants, awards, internal and external mobility, equipment, etc. Other free databases or funding registers are also listed on this page.
Databases
- ResearchConnect provides up-to-date information on international research funding opportunities: collaborative projects, grants, awards, internal and external mobility, equipment, etc. The University of Lausanne offers access to researchers from UNIL, CHUV, Unisanté and associated hospitals.
- Fundraiso: The University of Lausanne is offering researchers from UNIL, CHUV, Unisanté and associated hospitals premium access to Fundraiso.ch. This database brings together all the foundations, associations and learned societies mainly located in Switzerland.
Other research funding databases
- Federal directory of foundations : foundations of public utility placed under the supervision of the Confederation
- Promotionculturelle.ch : information platform of the Federal Office for Culture and the Migros Culture Percentage (literature, art, film, etc.). The database lists the bodies active in cultural promotion
- Les fondations.ch : search engine for foundations in Switzerland
- SwissUniversities : information on funding for study or research in Switzerland and scholarships for study abroad, even the USA.
- StiftungSchweiz : online portal for donors, funding foundations, project sponsors and service providers.
EURESEARCH: contact point for information and advice on EU R&I programmes (Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe). Contact: Anne Emmanuelle de Crousaz
Fund It: fundings mainly in the humanities and social sciences in Europe
Stiftungen: Association of German Foundations, more than 22'000 foundations in Germany
Centre Français des Fonds et Fondations: annuaire général des fonds et fondations en France
Admical: sponsorship portal in France
Stichting: Directory of foundations in Netherlands
Foundation Directory Online: paid register of North American foundations
Candid.: foundation directory online
Wikipedia : liste de fondations par pays
Grantmakers US / Canada
The Grant Register: the 2020 scholarship register is a guide, in paper format, on the financing of higher and professional studies worldwide. The 2011 version can be consulted to SASME or Claire ARNOLD office
Grants.gov: federal Grants US
UC san Diego: funding Opportunities
Contact
Claire Arnold, PhD
Amphipôle 351.1
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 692 20 25, Absent on Wednesday afternoons