SNSF Doc. CH Grants: HSS, PhD program 4242 views

SNSF Doc.CH Grants in the field of humanities and social sciences (HSS): The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) awards grants / scholarships to promising researchers in the humanities and social sciences.

Awarding agency: Grantees are matriculated at a Swiss university as PhD students and paid a salary by the university through the “Doc.CH (HSS)”- Grant, which is awarded for a period of 2 to a maximum of 4 years.

Deadlines: Annual deadlines for application are March 10 and September 10. 

Eligibility criteria

1. Hold a degree (master or similar degree, acquired no more than 2 years prior to the submission deadline) from a Swiss higher education institution which entitles to start a PhD in the humanities and social sciences at ETH Zurich;
2. Swiss nationals with a foreign degree are also entitled to submit an application.

Application and evaluation

Proposals must be made electronically (see the link below). To access SNF portal, a user account is required; new user accounts must be requested 2 weeks before the deadline at the latest.

Following documents are required:

1. A written confirmation from ETH Zurich regarding admission to the doctorate at ETH Zurich.
2. Two (2) letters of recommendation from
   • the main supervisor working at the ETH Zurich and
   • the co-supervisor working at another higher education institution in Switzerland or abroad.
3. A letter of invitation from the host institute abroad if a research stay abroad is planned.

 Further information

Visit: SNSF-website or contact the SNSF at Doc.CH@snf.ch.

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