Future of Cities & Construction Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits and 4 others, at idea and R&D stage, prototype and pilot stage and seed stage. Funding is a grant of Up to $111,000. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country.
Seed funding for projects that improve sustainability, resilience, and health outcomes in urban development and construction. Eligible applicants can receive grants to advance climate-positive and resilient building practices and urban planning.
About this grant
The Toni Piëch Foundation provides seed funding to accelerate positive change in three focus areas: climate action, the global energy transition, and the future of cities and construction. The foundation argues that the global construction sector is one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters and that the built environment strongly affects resilience, health and societal functioning. Its Future of Cities & Construction focus supports projects that help promising ideas gain traction at an early stage. The foundation funds scientific research, entrepreneurial projects and policy work. It reviews applications through an innovation and communication lens and expects alignment with its stated values of protecting the earth while allowing human societies to thrive. Seed grants typically range from 10,000 to 100,000 CHF per year. The foundation's published materials reference a Changemaker's Guide, produced with Bauhaus Earth, that sets out a transition framework toward a regenerative built environment. This indicates the thematic direction of work it supports. Applications are accepted only by invitation and only within the programmatic focus areas.
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Eligibility
Grant applications are accepted only by invitation from the foundation. Projects must fall within its programmatic focus areas, including the future of cities and construction, and must be aligned with the foundation's values. Eligible project types include scientific research, entrepreneurial ventures and policy work. The page does not specify organisation types, geographic restrictions or prior-recipient rules.
How it's scored
Applications are assessed through an innovation and communication lens, with emphasis on promising projects that can gain traction at an early stage and alignment with the foundation's values. No explicit scoring weights or panel composition are stated on the page.
Key requirements
- ✓Project must address sustainability, resilience, or health impacts of urban development or construction
- ✓Seed-stage funding; grants range from 10,000–100,000 CHF per year
- ✓Funder is Toni Piëch Foundation; geographic scope not explicitly stated but likely EU/Switzerland-focused
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Toni Piëch Foundation offer?
- Future of Cities & Construction offers up to $111K.
- Who can apply for Future of Cities & Construction?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; startup, sme, nonprofit, university, research-institution, social-enterprise, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Sustainable buildings funding covers low-energy new build, deep retrofit, building performance data and healthier indoor environments. Public owners procure design and works through tenders, while grants support innovation and community schemes. Bids are usually judged on measured performance, cost and delivery experience in occupied buildings.
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