ETH Zurich call for Applications: The Branco Weiss Fellowship

ETH Zurich is calling for applications for the Branco Weiss Fellowship.

The ideal applicant for a Branco Weiss Fellowship leverages the freedom offered by the fellowship to design a surprisingly novel and scientifically rigorous research project. The fellowship addresses junior researchers with a record of outstanding scientific achievement and a passion for venturing into new territory

Eligibility:

  • You officially hold a PhD on January 15, 2024
  • You have obtained your PhD a maximum of five years prior to January 15, 2024
  • You do not hold/have not held a faculty-equivalent position (e.g. assistant professor or lecturer)
  • Your project departs from the mainstream of research in your discipline
  • You have a record of outstanding scientific achievement
  • You demonstrate in the proposal a willingness to engage in a dialog on relevant social, cultural, political or economic issues beyond the frontiers of your particular discipline

Funding details:

  • A max. of CHF 600,000 for up to five years.
  • It may be used to cover all legitimate costs of research (i.e. salary and/or equipment, travel expenses, consumables, personnel, etc.).

Read more here.

Application deadline January 15, 2024.

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