Other donors

1. Commercial enterprises:

  • Research contracts: the client has an exclusive right on the results.
  • Industrial grants: the client has an option on the results, which allows him to acquire a license.
  • Service contracts: contract executed for the client’s needs, with existing knowledge.
  • Patronage contract: a contract by which a natural person or legal entity makes a financial contribution to a general purpose, an initiative or a project, without consideration.
  • Sponsorship contract: contract by which a natural person or legal entity makes a financial contribution to a project, deriving certain benefits in terms of visibility (such as a reference to the sponsor’s name in the name of a chair or at an event).
  • Research grant: a contract by which a natural person or or legal entity makes a financial contribution to a research project, deriving advantages such as a reference to the grantor’s contribution in scientific publications resulting from the supported project and/or from making the results of the project available to the public.
  • Donation contracts: patronage contracts, sponsorship contracts and research grants.

2. Non-profit entities such as foundations, offices of the Swiss Confederation, offices from other countries and public authorities:

  • Research contracts: the client has an exclusive right to the results.
  • Industrial grants: the client has an option on the results, which allows him to acquire a license.
  • Service contracts: contract executed for the client’s needs, with existing knowledge.
  • Patronage contract: a contract by which a natural person or legal entity makes a financial contribution to a general purpose, an initiative or a project, without consideration.
  • Sponsorship contract: contract by which a natural person or legal entity makes a financial contribution to a project, deriving certain benefits in terms of visibility (such as a reference to the sponsor’s name in the name of a chair or at an event).
  • Research grant: a contract by which a natural person or or legal entity makes a financial contribution to a research project, deriving advantages such as a reference to the grantor’s contribution in scientific publications resulting from the supported project and/or from making the results of the project available to the public.
  • Donation contracts: patronage contracts, sponsorship contracts and research grants.

3. Other:

  • Events organized by EPFL, including conferences, whose main purpose is training.
  • We recommend the use of the «payonline» application, which allows to manage registrations and payments.

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Contact

Financial report

For all the above-mentioned funds, the Controlling Department can help you – upon written request ([email protected]) – to prepare a financial report or revise it, if the client requests it.

Useful link

Find funding and prepare your proposal: https://www.epfl.ch/research/services/fund-research/