PhDs

all

Aimed aimed at doctoral students at the University of Basel who wish to improve their scientific profile during 6-12 months at a research institute abroad. The stay should serve to deepen their scientific knowledge and to advance their doctoral thesis. 

01.03.

01.09.

MA, MSc

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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.

15.03.

15.09.

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.

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.

med.

med.

Scholarships at a renowned institution for younger medical scientists during or immediately after completing their specialist training. The scholarship finances a training stay at first-class, primarily foreign host institutes and in innovative fields or clinical ancillary sciences (e.g. public health, psychosomatic and psychosocial medicine, ethics, IT, epidemiology, pharmacogenetics, forensic medicine, health communication).

31.05.2021

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.

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.

PhDs

Postdocs

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

01.02.

01.09.

Postdocs

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

01.02.

01.09.

Stud.

Postdocs

Swiss citizens

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

01.02.

01.09.

Dr.med.

med.

01.09.
 

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.

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.

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.

Advanced Researchers

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SNF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowships are aimed at highly qualified researchers who are seeking a permanent professorship. Eccellenza covers the salary of the grant recipient at the level of a local assistant professorship and project funding for five years

01.02.

MA, MSc

PhDs

all

Provide nonrecurring grants for special applications with regard to completing a doctorate/PhD or master’s degree.

ongoing

as of PhD

all

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

ongoing

Dr. med.

med.

Aimed at fully trained and independent researchers, especially if they are suitable for positions to be created later or that become vacant. By creating long-term research positions, the Professor Dr Max Cloëtta Foundation aims to help counter a shortage of young researchers in Switzerland. Candidates should not be older than 40 years.

see website

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».

see website

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.

see website

Postdocs

all

see website

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.

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Advanced Researchers

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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.

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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.

see website

Advanced Researchers

all

see website

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.

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Main authors

all

The University of Basel supports researchers with Open Access publications. For Open Access publications for which the Article Processing Charge (APC) cannot be covered by third-party funding, the University can provide up to CHF 2'500 per publication.

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