Swiss National Science Foundation
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is the biggest provider of third-party funding in Switzerland for social science and humanities research (career and project support).
More concerning the strategy and goals of the SNSF within the next years: multi-year programme 2012-2024
(Please submit SNSF applications and information to the University of Lucerne Research Promotion Unit)
The career funding schemes by the SNSF offer to young researchers the following opportunities:
Doctoral students
Doc.CH grants for doctoral students in Switzerland (excellence awards, salary)
Deadlines: 10 March and 10 September
Mobility grants for postdocs
Postdoc.Mobility: mobility grant for postdoctoral students for a research stay abroad
Deadlines: 1 February and 1 August
Promotion for postdocs
Ambizione
Deadline: 1 November 2020
SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowships
Deadline: 1 February 2021
Promotion for women
PRIMA (Promoting Women in Accademia)
Deadline: 1 November 2020
International networking
Research stays abroad (1-6 months, from postdoc level on)
The SNSF supports humanities and social sciences projects on two levels:
Via project funding, basic research (department I)
Via programmes: NFP, NFS, international programmes, Sinergia, Spirit, Spark, a.o.
The SNSF supports scientific exchanges (colloquia, symposia, workshops etc.).
The SNSF also supports research residencies (1-6 months, outgoings/incomings).
Applications are always possible and must be submitted four months before the date of the event. The support amounts are between CHF 2'500 and max. CHF 25'000.
The SNSF strives to promote international integration for Swiss researchers. To this end, it offers a range of support tools.