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Switzerland: SFOE

Name of Funding agency
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
Geographical coverage (national/regional)
National
Name of the programme/initiative
Energy research programmes
Programme website
https://www.bfe.admin.ch/bfe/en/home/research-and-cleantech/research-programmes.html
Programme owner
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
Program manager (executing funding organisation)
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
Contact person(s) (e-mail, tel.)
Funding commitment
Topic 1: EUR 600 000 (tbc)
Type of research eligible for funding: eligible TRL range

TRL ≥3

Funding rates (approx.)

80% for public institutions, 50% for private organisations 

Major eligibility criteria (e.g. types of organisations, thematic restriction, cost types and caps)

The participation of industrial partners (i.e. manufacturers at material, device and application level) is strongly desired to ensure the relevance of the research to technological development and to provide advice and data. Exceptions must be clearly justified.

Topic 1: Projects should primarily focus on batteries and, in second priority, on fuel cell and hydrogen technology. See the national call text for details.

Submission of the proposal at national/regional level (schedule, cut-off dates, deadlines, etc.)

Applicants must submit a national full proposal (see Section 3.4 of the Directive) by 31 Octobre 2025. The official application forms have to be used and sent to:

Topic 1: Stefan Oberholzer ()

Submission of financial and scientific reports at the national/regional level

See Section 4, “Monitoring and reporting”, of the Directive 

Further guidance