Energy Tech grants in Switzerland
Explore Energy Tech grants for companies in Switzerland. This list brings together funding for renewables, storage, grids, hydrogen, nuclear and energy efficiency from Swiss innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Switzerland, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Energy Tech in Switzerland come first.
Showing 1-24 of 392 grants
Key enabling technologies for fusion power plants (European Partnership on Fusion Energy)
🇺🇦European Commission · European Union
Funds innovation actions that mature fusion power plant technology — plasma heating, high-temperature superconducting magnets, or diagnostics and control — from lab to near-commercial readiness.
EnergieSchweiz Project Funding
🇨🇭BFE/OFEN · Switzerland
Offers Swiss energy projects co-support through EnergieSchweiz for efficiency and renewable measures.
SFOE Energy Research Programmes
🇨🇭BFE/OFEN · Switzerland
Funds Swiss application-oriented energy research projects through SFOE subsidiary support.
SNSF Project Funding
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds Swiss individual and team science projects across strategic research areas.
Swiss Climate Foundation Innovation Funding
🇨🇭Swiss Climate Foundation · Switzerland
Supports climate-tech companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein through Swiss Climate Innovation funding for field deployment.
Swiss Technology Fund — Loan Guarantee Programme
🇨🇭Technology Fund · Switzerland
Provides Swiss climate innovation companies with Technology Fund loan guarantees to unlock bank financing for emission reduction projects.
Venture Kick — Stage 2
🇨🇭Venture Kick · Switzerland
Funds Venture Kick alumni to continue development with growth support before next-stage financing opportunities.
Venture Kick — Stage 3
🇨🇭Venture Kick · Switzerland
Funds Venture Kick scale-up companies with bridge capital and follow-on equity support toward expansion.
Key enabling technologies for fusion power plants (European Partnership on Fusion Energy)
🇺🇦European Commission · European Union
Funds innovation actions that mature fusion power plant technology in areas like tritium breeding, fusion-grade materials and laser-driven confinement, from lab to near-commercial readiness.
MassChallenge Switzerland
🇨🇭MassChallenge · United States
Supports Swiss agtech, industrial, and health startups through a MassChallenge program with mentorship, networking, and investment pathways.
ProKilowatt Competitive Tender (17th Edition)
🇨🇭BFE/OFEN · Switzerland
Funds electricity-efficiency innovation in Switzerland through ProKilowatt competitive support based on savings outcomes.
SPRIND Equity Investments & Convertible Loans
🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany
Invests in German deep-tech ventures through shared-equity support with private co-financing and downside risk share.
Venture Kick — Stage 1
🇨🇭Venture Kick · Switzerland
Funds Swiss university spinout founders in an early pre-seed stage with a jury reviewed non-dilutive grant path.
BRIDGE Discovery — 10th
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds high-potential Swiss researchers translating ideas into practical demonstrations to strengthen real-world implementation.
SFOE Pilot and Demonstration Programme
🇨🇭BFE/OFEN · Switzerland
Funds Swiss energy pilot and demonstration projects that test technologies before market use.
SNSF Starting Grants
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds early-career Swiss investigators building independent research groups through sustained support.
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.
EIC Pathfinder Challenges
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds European consortia developing breakthrough solutions across AI, climate, energy, materials, medical, and quantum fields.
EIC Accelerator Challenges
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds strategic deep-tech challenge projects in materials, energy, biotechnology, and climate innovation.
Horizon Energy: AI Foundation Models for Grid Data
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds three €10M projects that pool energy data and train AI foundation models on it, tested in lab demonstrators and real-life pilots.
Horizon Energy: Biofuel-to-CHP Demonstration
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €6.75M demonstrations that turn regional biomass residues into solid biofuel and burn it in a 10-30 MWe combined heat and power plant.
Horizon Geothermal: Deep Reservoir Assessment
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds four €4.5M projects that develop methods to find and assess deep, low-permeability geothermal reservoirs between 2,000 and 6,000 metres.
Innowwide — Next
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers market-feasibility support for small companies exploring non-European markets through Europe-wide innovation networks.
Eureka Network Projects — Permanent
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers open access collaboration through Eureka Network Projects so small enterprises can join international innovation groups.