The average funding they will receive is 1.4 million Swiss francs per person over a four-year period, which is sufficient for them to recruit teams and set up their own projects. The proportion of researchers abroad who will return to Switzerland with an SNSF Professorship is particularly high this year (39%). The proportion of female scientists who received an SNSF Professorship this year is 29%. In accordance with the new regulations introduced in 2009, the SNSF awarded two professorships in clinically oriented areas. The grantees will benefit from specific working conditions tailored to their needs.

The SNSF has awarded a total of 485 SNSF Professorships since 1999. 72% of recipients between 2000 and 2008 have since gained a full professorship.