SFOE Energy Research Programmes
Funds Swiss application-oriented energy research projects through SFOE subsidiary support.
SFOE Energy Research Programmes are the Swiss Federal Office of Energy funding route for research projects under Article 49 of the Energy Act and the SFOE directive for energy research, pilot and demonstration projects. The programme supports projects that match the current Federal Government energy research Masterplan 2025-2028, with emphasis on application-oriented and development-related work i…
Application-oriented and development-related energy research across energy efficiency, renewable energy, storage, grids, buildings, mobility, electricity, heat pumps, fuel cells, industrial processes, batteries, CCUS, solar, hydrogen, bioenergy, hydropower, geoenergy, wind, and energy-economy-society topics.
Sign up free to see the funding breakdown
Sign up free to see the industries in scope
Sign up free to see the full eligibility
Sign up free to see how to apply
Sign up free to see what you submit
Sign up free to see how they score you
Sign up free to see the timeline
Sign up free to see where teams trip up
Guides for this application
All guides →How to Write a Grant Proposal Reviewers Can Score
Learn how to write a grant proposal around reviewer criteria, evidence, work packages, budget logic, and commercialization for deeptech and R&D funding.
DocumentsGrant Work Plan Template: Work Packages, Gantt, Milestones, and Risks
Use this grant work plan template to structure work packages, tasks, owners, deliverables, Gantt timing, dependencies, and risk registers.
Submit & reportGrant Reporting Requirements: Post-Award Reports and Compliance
Learn what grant reporting requirements cover, how financial and performance reports work, what to track after an award, and how to avoid post-award compliance mistakes.
Find grantsGovernment Grants for Startups: What Deeptech Founders Should Know
A practical guide to government grants for startups, including Grants.gov, SBIR/STTR, state programs, eligibility, fit, timelines, and when to apply.
More from BFE/OFEN
All grants from this funder →EnergieSchweiz Project Funding
🇨🇭BFE/OFEN · Switzerland
Offers Swiss energy projects co-support through EnergieSchweiz for efficiency and renewable measures.
ProKilowatt Competitive Tender (17th Edition)
🇨🇭BFE/OFEN · Switzerland
Funds electricity-efficiency innovation in Switzerland through ProKilowatt competitive support based on savings outcomes.
SFOE Pilot and Demonstration Programme
🇨🇭BFE/OFEN · Switzerland
Funds Swiss energy pilot and demonstration projects that test technologies before market use.
SWEETER Call 1 — Industrial Processes
🇨🇭BFE/OFEN · Switzerland
Funds two Swiss SWEETER challenge themes for high-temperature industry transitions and reuse of energy system components through consortium projects.
Similar grants
Browse the directory →
Industrial Energy: Renewable Heat and Storage
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €7–9M projects that replace fossil process energy with renewable heat, electrification and resilient industrial storage.
Horizon Energy: Hydropower Plant Refurbishment
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €8.5M projects that modernise existing hydropower plants for efficient, flexible and climate-resilient electricity generation.
Retrofitting Infrastructure for Energy Storage
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €7.5M projects that turn obsolete energy and industrial infrastructure into secure, circular energy storage for a more flexible grid.
R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal: Decarbonisation of Energy-Intensive Industries
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €15–25M industrial demonstrators that make Europe’s energy-intensive production cleaner and commercially ready.
SNSF Project Funding
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds Swiss individual and team science projects across strategic research areas.
Restoring European Blue Forests
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €3.5–4M projects that restore blue forests, protect coastal carbon and make marine ecosystems more resilient.