With «First Ventures» Gebert Rüf Stiftung promotes bachelor’s and master’s students of universities of applied sciences UAS who are developing an innovative business idea during their studies.
The support includes progressing contributions up to a maximum of CHF 150,000 as well as an individually tailored coaching program which will smooth the way to launching a startup.
NEW: Start-up projects in the early phase can also apply for smaller grants of up to CHF 25,000 or CHF 50,000 for the first time by the deadline of 1 February 2024:
| PROOF up to CHF 25,000 | Check project idea for feasibility |
| VALIDATE up to CHF 50,000 | Validate business case |
| EXECUTE up to CHF 150,000 | Implement product/service on the market |
The evaluation and decision phase takes one month for «Proof» or «Validate» applications and three months for «Execute» applications, as before.
