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SUMMARY:BRIDGE Proof of Concept: 37th call
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260302
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:BRIDGE is a joint programme conducted by the Swiss National Sc
 ience Foundation (SNSF) and Innosuisse\, the Swiss Innovation Agency. It o
 ffers new funding opportunities at the intersection of basic research and 
 science-based innovation\, thereby supplementing the funding activities of
  the two organisations.\n\nBRIDGE Proof of Concept projects support young 
 researchers (see eligibility criteria on the website) who aim to develop a
 n application or service based on their own research findings. These proje
 cts may feature any type of innovation or research field.\n\nSubmission de
 adline: \n\n	2 March 2026\, 17:00 Swiss local time\n\n\nGeneral informatio
 n about the BRIDGE PoC:\n\nFunding: Max. CHF 130\,000 per year. It covers 
 salary and costs that are directly linked to the execution of the project.
 \n\nDuration: 12 months. It may be extended once for a maximum of six mont
 hs.\n\nApplicants must pre-register in EPFL application portal\, to obtain
  the Institutional commitment letter.\nIf the BRIDGE PoC grant is awarded 
 for a start-up project\, the application will also be evaluated for Scienc
 epreneur status at EPFL.\n\nPre-registration deadline: 9 February 2026\, 1
 7:00 Swiss local time\n\nFor more information:\n\n	BRIDGE website\n	ReO To
 olkit\n\n\nContact research@epfl.ch for institutional commitment letter\, 
 administrative\, financial\, ethics and legal assistance.\n\n 
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