MD, PhD

med.

The SAMW and the Gottfried und Julia Bangerter-Rhyner-Stiftung are jointly launching the funding programme «Young talents in clinical research». The aim of this programme is to enable young, interested medical doctors to have a first research experience by funding «protected time» for research and «project grants».

30.06.2019

med.

med.

Scholarships for a graduation of a special education in a well-known foreign institution to medical scientists during or immediate after their degree of medical specialist education. The scholarship is to be carried out in an innovative area or in a clinical ancillary science (e.g. ethics, IT, epidemiology, pharmacogenetics, forensic medicine, health communication ; listing not closed).

31.07.2019

Postdocs

all

Aimed at researchers who have done a doctorate and who wish to pursue an academic career in Switzerland. A research stay abroad enables such researchers to acquire more in-depth knowledge, increases their scientific independence and enhances their research profile.

01.02.

01.08.

Advanced Researchers

all

The scheme targets researchers who have already established themselves as top independent research leaders. It is designed to allow outstanding research leaders of any nationality and any age to pursue ground-breaking, high-risk projects in Europe.

29.08.2019

PhDs

Postdocs

all

Aimed at junior researchers who pursue an academic career and have already proven their scientific excellence.

01.02.

01.09.

Stud.

Postdocs

Swiss citizens

med.

Further education grants for students and post-graduates in medicine, as well as graduates of the nursing science degree program.

01.02.

01.09.

Postdocs

all

Candidates with excellent research qualifications who are about to carry out a habilitation or similar achievement.

01.02.

01.09.

Dr.med.

med.

01.09.
 

PhDs

Postdocs

all

Aimed at doctoral and early postdoctoral students who wish to improve their scientific profile by going abroad.

01.03.

01.09.

MA, MSc

phil.hist.

ius.

rer.pol. theol.

Aimed at promising researchers who wish to write a doctoral thesis on a topic of their own choice in the humanities and social sciences in Switzerland.

10.03.

10.09.

Postdocs

all

11.09.2019

Advanced Researchers

all

30.09.2019

MA, MSc

PhDs

Postdocs

all

Annual grants for the organization of a research retreat in order to present projects to your supervisor as well as to invited international experts.

01.02.

01.10.

PhDs

Postdocs

all

Funding for travel and accommodation costs (no honorarium) for guest speakers participating at a junior research retreat at the University of Basel.

01.02.

01.06.

01.10.

PhDs

all

Aimed at University of Basel PhD students who are parents. Each semester, support options are offered to help students complete their PhD within the allotted time. These life phase-specific support options include temporary supplementary assistance for childcare, hiring of an assistant or individual options within the scope of the set range of offerings. The get on track support options are offered during the respective semester dates.

01.04.

01.10.

Female postdocs

all

Aimed towards highly qualified female postdoctoral researchers in the early stage of motherhood. Support measures will be made available on a semester-by-semester basis to help focus and maintain high-quality research. The research support measures take the form of temporary relief from certain duties of assistants, for example teaching, project lead, academic administration, and laboratory work. The support measures are scheduled to fit approximately with the duration of semesters.

01.04.

01.10.

PhDs

all

Contribution towards the cost of printing for dissertations for candidates with a PhD degree of University of Basel

01.04.

01.10.

Postdoc
 

all

Aimed at excellent female researchers from Switzerland and abroad who aspire to a professorship in Switzerland. PRIMA grantees lead their own research project at a Swiss higher education institution.

01.11.

Postdocs

all

Aimed at young researchers who wish to conduct, manage and lead an independent project at a Swiss higher education institution. The funding scheme would like to promote qualified researchers from Switzerland as well as excellent researchers from abroad. For medical practitioners: at least three years of clinical/practical experience after graduating (certificate as a specialist FMH is an advantage). Application may generally be submitted up to nine years after obtaining the medical licence (state examination).

01.11.

MD, PhD

med.

Designed to enable research-oriented physicians to complete a second course of study at a Swiss scientific faculty leading to the conferral of a doctorate.

15.12.2019

Advanced Researchers

all

As of 2018, the SNSF professorships will be replaced by a new scheme that will be open to both current SNSF professors and newly appointed assistant professors. Grants under the new scheme will be awarded with or without salary, in analogy to the new Ambizione grants. Details of the new scheme are currently under discussion.

01.02.

Advanced Researchers, Group Leader

all

Designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are consolidating their own independent research team (7-12 years post-PhD experience). Up to €2 mio are available for projects of up to 5 years duration.

07.02.2019

med.

med.

Aimed at young medicine graduates who wish to do clinical research during one year in order to achieve the doctoral degree Dr.med.

01.05.

Postdocs, Group Leaders

all

Designed to support talented young Principal Investigators (2-7 years post-PhD experience) with an excellent research proposal. Up to €1.5 mio are available for projects of up to 5 years of duration.

tba

MD, PhD

all

The Käthe Zingg-Schwichtenberg Fund of the SAMS supports research projects in biomedical ethics. The 2019 call is thematically open and intended for junior researchers wishing to develop an original, independent research project and to facilitate the transition to the next step of their academic career.

tba

Dr. med.

med.

Aimed at fully trained and independent researchers, in particular inasmuch as they may be considered for positions still to be created, or to become vacant. By creating long-term research positions, the Professor Dr Max Cloëtta Foundation wishes to counteract the threatening lack of young researchers in Switzerland.

May 2020

as of PhD

all

Grants which facilitate the transfer as well as the acquisition of methods and knowledge in research.

ongoing