Postdoctoral scholarship
Abbreviated summary.
For full details, please refer to the Guidelines for Scholarship Applicants.
Objectives
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To enable selected applicants to undertake a postdoctoral research 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.
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Valid for full-time research in Switzerland only.
Target Group
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Highly qualified early career scientists on postdoctoral level.
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Primarily for scholars who have not already been to Switzerland.
Eligibility Criteria
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PhD degree achieved after 31 December 2019 and before 31 July 2023 (except: ETH
Zurich: 30 June 2023) PhD degree certificate completed.
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A research proposal including a timeframe.
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Mandatory letter from an academic host professor (including her/his short CV).
Duration
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Scholarship start for the academic year 2023-24: 1 September 2023
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12 months maximum (starting in September)
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No prolongation possible.
Amount
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The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 3’500.-
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The scholarship amount covers the living costs of one person only.
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This scholarship is not a salary.
Selection Criteria
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The candidate: academic profile, research capacity and motivation.
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The research project: originality and methodological soundness.
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The academic context: quality and context of supervision and potential for future
academic cooperation.
Contact for further questions, application package and submission deadlines
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Find the contact address for your country of origin – this is the country according your
passport – you find as well:
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The available scholarship types
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The opening of the cal and the submission deadline
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At this address you get the application package (application forms and templates)
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Submit your scholarship application at the Swiss Embassy or the competent national
institution before the deadline.
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Applications submitted too late wil not be considered.
02.08.2022
