Financial documents for international projects

Applying for funding for an international innovation project? This page helps you identify which financial documents you need to submit with your application.

Financial documentation

The required financial documentation depends on the amount of funding requested.

• Funding request below CHF 500’000

  SMEs, start-ups, for-profit and non-profit and end-user organisations, counting less than 250 full-time-equivalents that are requesting less than CHF 500’000 funding must document their capacity to finance own contributions by providing the following documents:

  • copies of signed financial statements (including annexes) for the last two business years or since the applicant's inception,
  • the company’s financial statements must be summarized in the template “financial table” for the analysis of financial viability – see template below,
  • copies of bank account statements as of the last year-end and most recent month-end,
  • copies of final auditors’ letters (in case of limited or full audits),
  • a copy of the latest official debt enforcement extract, in case of threatened, expected debt enforcement request or ongoing debt collection proceedings.

• Funding request above CHF 500’000

  SMEs, Start-ups, for-profit and non-profit and end-user organisations, counting less than 250 full-time-equivalents that are requesting CHF 500’000 funding or more must submit the following documents:

  • copies of signed financial statements (including annexes) for the last 2 business years or since the applicant's inception,
  • the company’s financial statements must be summarized in the template “financial table” for the analysis of financial viability – see template below,
  • copies of bank account statements as of the last year-end and most recent month-end,
  • copies of final auditors’ letters (in case of limited or full audits),
  • copy of the latest official debt enforcement extract, in case of threatened, expected debt enforcement request or ongoing debt collection proceedings,
  • the 5-year forecast template –see template below,
  • the risk template – see template below,
  • copy of the latest shareholder register (including disclosure of economic beneficiaries if more than 25% of the share capital or voting rights are controlled, in accordance with Art. 697j CO),
  • an organisational chart (including parent entities and all subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad),
  • and copies of all loan agreements (including with shareholders).
  • Implementation partners must provide a self-declaration (as an annex) explaining how they intend to finance their share of the project, including funding sources, whether they are secured or conditional, and any alternative options if primary sources do not materialize.

Templates

Use the templates specified in the above section depending on whether the funding request is above or below CHF 500’00:

• 5-year forecast template

  XLSX169.63 kB16 January 2026

• Financial table template

  XLSX24.34 kB16 January 2026

• Risk template

  XLSX52.17 kB16 January 2026

Important notes

• All financial information must be complete and consistent with the application form.
• Additional information may be requested during the assessment.
• Failure to justify your contributions may lead to formal rejection.

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