Funding Opportunities and Grants
Doctoral students with an outstanding dissertation project can apply for mobility stays abroad of three to twelve months. The scholarship is paid out as a lump sum and is intended to contribute to living, travel and research costs. The lump sump for FS26 amounts to CHF 4900/month.
Doctoral candidates in the final phase of their dissertation are eligible to apply for funding to support the completion of their dissertation. The funding provides a salary for a leave of absence of up to six months from teaching, assistance, and administrative responsibilities. For any further inquiries, please contact sarah.kaiser@unilu.ch.
There are two possible submission dates per year. The applications will be reviewed at the subsequent regular meetings of the Research Commission (FoKo). The application is submitted through the modul "Internal Funding" of the Research Information System (FIS).
SUBMISSION DATES 2026
Monday, March 2
Monday, September 21
FOKO MEETING DATES 2026
Thursday, April 2
Thursday, October 22
The guideline is currently under revision.
* For doctoral students with a position at UniLu: Please note that a research stay abroad results in a pause in your wage gains.
* For persons with a settlement, residence or cross-border commuter permit in Switzerland: A research stay abroad may affect your residence permit in Switzerland. Please inform yourself in time at the migration office.
