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SUMMARY:SNSF Ambizione 2026 - EPFL Applicant workshop
DTSTART:20260915T110000
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DESCRIPTION:Are you planning to apply for SNSF Ambizione?\nDo you already
  have a professor willing to host you at EPFL?\n\nJoin the EPFL Applicant
  Workshop and learn more about this programme!\n\nWhen: 15 September 2026\
 nTime: 11.00 – 12.00\nVenue:  Zoom (link will be communicated to regist
 ered participants closer to the date)\nRegister: here\n\nAim of the progra
 mme\n\n	The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) awards Ambizione gran
 ts to outstanding postdoctoral researchers who intend to pursue a scientif
 ic or an academic career at a Swiss research institution. The purpose of t
 he Ambizione grant is to help researchers build their scientific profile a
 nd become scientifically self-reliant at an early stage with an independen
 t research project. Ambizione grants are open to researchers from all disc
 iplines.\n	Eligibility: 1-4 years after doctoral exam + min. 1 year of pos
 tdoctoral research\; Professors in permanent or temporary employment\, wit
 h or without tenure track\, are not eligible.\n\n            I
 mportant change in 2026: \n            > Candidates must have
  a link with Switzerland: they must be of Swiss nationality\, OR hold a d
 egree from a Swiss higher education institution (master's degree\, doctora
 te\,             medical diploma\, FMH specialist title or equ
 ivalent)\, OR have carried out research or clinical work in a Swiss resea
 rch institution for at least 12 months between the            
  completion of their doctorate or medical diploma and the submission dead
 line.\n\n            > Each contact person (e.g. a professor a
 t the selected research institution) can only support one applicant.\n\n 
 \n\n	Funding: max. CHF 250K for max. 4 years (PhD or Postdoc salaries are 
 not eligible costs) + applicant's salary.\n\n\nHow to get EPFL support?\n
 The SNSF requires two separate letters from the research institution: a de
 tailed confirmation letter and a general confirmation letter. These are ob
 tained through an EPFL pre-application process:\n\n	Identify a host profes
 sor who is ready to support and host you for the entire duration of the pr
 oject\;\n	Read the EPFL toolkit: (with particular attention for the SNSF 
 Call document and the document "EPFL instructions")\n	Contact your host in
 stitute and school to inquire about their internal deadlines and requireme
 nts if no information is available in "EPFL instructions"\;\n	Submit a pr
 e-application to the EPFL Research Office (Note that internal deadlines ar
 e School/ Institute specific. The link to the EPFL pre-application platfo
 rm is provided in the toolkit's document "EPFL instructions").\n\nHow to a
 pply \n\n\n	1. Create an account NOW on mySNF and prepare your SNSF-forma
 t CV\n	2. Obtain both signed support letters through the EPFL pre-applicat
 ion step\n	3. Submit your SNSF application on mySNF\, including both suppo
 rt letters.\n\nTimeline of the call\n\n\n	Launch: 3 August 2026\n	Deadlin
 e: 3 November 2026 at 17:00 C.E.T.\n	Earliest start: 1 September 2027\n	
 Latest start: 1 September 2028\n\n\nReO Services\n\n\n	EPFL Toolkit (see 
 link higher up)\n	EPFL applicant workshop (see link higher up)\n	Grant Wri
 ting services offered on a first-come-first-served basis.\n	Mock interview
 s\n\nContact research@epfl.ch for any question
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