Support funds

Financial support is possible in the following cases:

Education and training

e.g. education and  training costs, enrolment/examination fees, school materials (incl. computers), translation costs, language courses that support integration.

Emergency situations and special cases

e.g. travel expenses (domestic), uncovered medical expenses, immediate medical and psychiatric treatment, special emergencies.

Project contributions

e.g. educational, integration, leisure and cultural projects.

An application for educational support, a grant in an emergency situation or a special case can only be submitted through the competent social service or through the aid organization responsible for providing support. Only private individuals are eligible to apply for funds.

We accept applications for project contributions from legal entities as well as private individuals.

As a rule, applications must be submitted to the SRC before the start of a training course, a project launch or a desired treatment. Funds are usually granted four times a year:

• mid-March
• mid-June
• mid-September
• mid-December

You will find below the application form and information on the required details and documents:

Once we have checked that the application is complete, we review its content. If necessary, we will take further clarifications. Incomplete applications will be rejected. A completely new application must then be submitted. Applicants will receive an acceptance or rejection letter explaining our decision.

An application for Swiss Refugee Council funds can only be made if there are no other sources of funding, or if you can present us with the relevant rejection decisions. For amounts over CHF 1,000.00, applicants must also state which other funds or institutions have been applied to and what their decisions were.

There is no legal entitlement to access these funds.