Doc.CH (HSS)
As an excellence scheme, Doc.CH (HSS) is aimed at promising researchers who wish to write a dissertation in the humanities and social sciences on a topic of their own choice. Beneficiaries of the scheme must be matriculated as doctoral students at a Swiss university and earn a salary there. The grants are awarded for a duration of two to four years.

Mobility fellowships
Continuing the tradition of the fellowships programme for prospective and advanced researchers, the new mobility fellowships programme offers young scientists the opportunity of making a stay abroad in order to acquire more in-depth knowledge and enhance their scientific profile. The ultimate goal of the programme is to support the scientific and academic career of young researchers in Switzerland.

Call for proposals as of November 2012
If you are interested in one of these schemes, please go to "On this subject" where you will find more detailed information on eligibility, the submission procedure, deadlines and evaluation. This will enable you to prepare appropriately for the calls for proposals, which will be launched as of November 2012. The SNSF will publish further information in due course.