Fondation Sylvie Rusconi is a Lausanne-based Swiss foundation that primarily supports young people with projects, training, and early-stage development in education, culture, innovation, art, and science. Its giving is especially hands-on and youth-oriented, often backing student entrepreneurs, emerging artists, and technically innovative projects through prizes and targeted awards rather than broad open philanthropy. The foundation also appears strongly connected to Swiss institutional ecosystems such as EHL, EPFL, and local arts/culture programs.
Small, targeted grants and prizes, often up to a modest annual pool (about CHF 25,000 total), with several awards tied to specific partner programs or competitions. Some opportunities are invite-only or embedded in accelerator/contest structures; others support a handful of young project holders annually in Switzerland.
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Prioritize Swiss-based youth, students, or young professionals with a concrete project, training plan, or early-stage prototype in the foundation’s core fields. Some support is awarded through partner competitions like EHL My Own Startup or EPFL Blaze, so monitor those calendars closely; for general grants, look for an annual call or direct contact through the foundation rather than a broad public application portal.
Current and upcoming funding from Fondation Sylvie Rusconi that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants must be completing an apprenticeship or study cycle, have a concrete project, and the project must be in knowledge, culture, innovation, art, or science and carried out in Switzerland.
Deadline: No fixed deadline stated; applications are accepted by email.
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