ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowship
ETH Zurich
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About This Scholarship
The ETH Postdoctoral Fellowship programme supports incoming postdoctoral researchers at ETH Zurich to conduct independent research without financial constraints. The programme fosters young scientists who have demonstrated excellence in early career stages, with approximately 40-50% of fellows securing professorships within a few years after the fellowship.
What This Scholarship Covers
- Salary (100%, based on ETH standards)
- CHF 12,000 per year for research expenses including travel/mobility allowances and research costs
Who Can Apply
- 1 Must hold a doctorate (PhD) at the time of submission or obtain it within six months
- 2 If doctorate is obtained within six months, must submit certification of planned defense date signed by advisor or department chair
- 3 Doctorate must have been obtained a maximum of two years prior to the submission deadline
- 4 Must not have earned doctoral degree from ETH Zurich or University of Zurich
- 5 Must not have resided or carried out main activity in Switzerland for more than twelve months in the three years immediately before submission deadline
- 6 Must not have carried out main activity at ETH Zurich, EPF Lausanne, PSI, WSL, Empa, Eawag, or University of Zurich for more than six months in the three years immediately before submission deadline
- 7 Must have at least one scientific publication in a peer-reviewed journal or have been awarded a prize for doctoral thesis
- 8 Must have an ETH Zurich professor willing to serve as mentor and host
- 9 Host professor must have a guaranteed ETH position for the entire duration of the proposed fellowship