[ Holcim Stiftung | Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship/Assistant Professorship in any discipline ]

The Holcim Stiftung offers grants to outstanding young scientists to carry out excellent research (fundamental, applied, PoC and/or market-oriented) and scientific teaching in any discipline and field in Switzerland in view of acquiring a lecturer grade qualification or similar.

Note: grants are NOT awarded to projects solely for the pursuit of training in a new area (as opposed to further training in a field already established as a specialism of the candidate).

Priority is given to projects:

• with a positive social impact,
• exploring innovative methods, new perspectives or novel lines of questioning crucial to the advancement of science,
• already underway.

• Advanced postdoctoral researchers or PATT at the beginning of their tenure, who aspire to a lecturer grade qualification or similar.
• Under 35 years old (a 2-year flexibility is accepted only in exceptional justified cases).
• Who aspire to a professorship.
• With several publications.
• Over 20% of the time dedicated to the research project.
• Based in Switzerland.

• Eligible costs: the applicant’s salary and social charges based on SNSF salary scale (usually between CHF 90’000 and 120’000 p.a.).

• Does NOT cover: publications, materials, personnel, infrastructure, Participation in conferences, symposia and overhead.
• Duration: usually between 24-36 months.

• Grants are NOT awarded for:
  • Early postdoctoral fellowships.
  • Studies in Switzerland or abroad, within or outside the applicant’s field of research.
  • Dissertations.
• You can submit parallel requests for funding for your salary, but you must inform the Foundation at the proposal stage (online application form) and if you receive other positive decisions.

• Note: the Foundation does NOT accept informal requests.
• Apply via the online application form, joining your CV, publications, diploma, 2 letters of recommendations, among others.