Climate-KIC greenhouse and proof of concept grant open for application

10.02.2012

Climate-KIC is designated to drive innovation in the area of climate change adaptation and mitigation through an integrated European network of global and regional partners from the private, public and academic worlds. To foster climate innovation and entrepreneurship in Switzerland, Climate-KIC greenhouse and proof of concept grants are now open for application.

Climate-KIC aims to significantly accelerate the innovation required for a transformation to a low-carbon economy, and to ensure Europe benefits from new technologies, company growth and jobs. One measure to achieve this goal are grants for young entrepreneurs and start-ups. Two of them are open for application:

Greenhouse Grant: Get your entrepreneurial career started with 24,000CHF!
This grant is for motivated, convincing entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and/ or breakthrough technology with a substantial climate impact; a basic business model and a start-up creation objective, ideally associated with ETH, EMPA, EAWAG or PSI, who have not yet founded their company and will be applying for venturelab and venture-kick stage 1 within the first 4 weeks after having received the grant.

Proof of Concept Funding (PoC) – up to CHF 60,000 to prove your technology!

This grant is for incorporated startups or startups in the process of incorporation with a robust, promising technology or service, a substantial climate impact and a promising scalable business model looking to build a prototype or demonstrator.

Application deadline for both grants is 5^th March, 2012.

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