Funding for Infrastructure and Equipment

The development and growing complexity of research techniques have made scientific equipment increasingly effective but also expensive. Project funds cannot always cover the acquisition of such equipment, this is why specific grants have been made available to purchase up-to-date scientific equipment.

SNSF – R’Equip

This grant is designed to support the acquisition costs of research equipment with the aim of facilitating research projects at the high end of international research. It covers no more than 50% of the acquisition costs and amounts to no more than CHF 1,000,000.
Deadline: 15 May 2013, one call per year
URL: http://www.snf.ch/E/funding/infrastructures/research-equipment

FP7 - Cooperation, ideas (ERC), capacities

The FP7 co-finances research equipment within collaborative projects (Cooperation) or individual grants (ERC). Specific support to EU-relevant infrastructures is also provided by the corresponding Infrastructures programme under the Capacities sub-programme.
Deadlines: No calls for Infrastructures expected in 2013, but new calls published in 2014 (H2020).
URL: http://www.unige.ch/recherche/euresearch

UNIGE – Administrative Commission

The Administrative Commission of the rectorate can contribute to the purchase of equipment for a new incoming professor in addition to the start up funding from the faculty.
Several deadlines per year – Check the Administrative Commission website
URL: http://www.unige.ch/rectorat/commissions/comad.html

Academic Society of Geneva

The Academic Society of Geneva is a private institution whose mission is to support the University of Geneva. Through the provision of financial support, usually in the form of grants, it contributes to the development of education and academic research. The Academic Society of Geneva holds funds that can be used for the acquisition of scientific equipment.
Deadlines: 15 March, 15 May, 15 September and 15 December (for medicine, only 15 May and 15 December) (every year)
URL: http://societe.academique.unige.ch

Ernest Boninchi Foundation

In order to contribute to the development of the University of Geneva, the Ernest Boninchi Foundation offers subsidies on a competitive basis intended to improve the equipment of research laboratories.
Deadlines: 1 January and 30 June (every year)
URL: http://www.unige.ch/rectorat/pbs (database File #290).

Ernst and Lucie Schmidheiny Foundation

The Ernst and Lucie Schmidheiny Foundation aims at contributing to the development of the University of Geneva. Possible funding includes the cost of equipment.
Deadlines: 1 April and 1 October (every year)
URL: http://www.fondation-schmidheiny.ch

De Reuter Foundation

The De Reuter foundation aims at promoting medical research at the Faculty of Medicine by financing equipment and logistic support of research work. Preferred research areas are Cardiology, Neurology, and Rheumatology.
Deadlines: 15 July and 15 December (every year)
URL: http://fondation-de-reuter.ch