Objectives
- To enable selected applicants to undertake research in the realm of their PhD at one of the 10 Swiss cantonal universities, the two Swiss federal institutes of technology, the public teaching and research institutes or the universities of applied sciences.
- Valid for full-time research in Switzerland only.
Target Group
- Highly qualified postgraduate researchers from all academic fields as well as young medical doctors.
- Primarily for scholars who have not already been to Switzerland.
Eligibility Criteria
- Master’s degree or equivalent achieved before 31 July 2024 (except: ETH Zurich: 30 June 2024). Degree certificate completed.
- Applicants must be born after 31 December 1988.
- A research proposal including a timeframe.
- Mandatory letter from an academic host professor (including their short CV).
Duration
- Scholarship starts for the academic year 2024-25: 1 September 2024.
- 12 months maximum (starting in September).
- No prolongation possible.
Amount
- The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1’920.-
- The scholarship amount covers the living costs of one person only.
- This scholarship is not a salary.
Selection Criteria
- The candidate: academic profile, research capacity and motivation.
- The research project: originality and methodological soundness.
- The academic context: quality and context of supervision and potential for future academic cooperation.
Contact for further questions
- See the contact address for your country of origin (PDF, 169 kB, 24.08.2023) – this is the country according your passport.
- Check the available scholarship types for your country of origin.
- Check the opening of the call and the submission deadline. Applications submitted too late will not be considered.