The fellowships for doctoral students are a funding scheme from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) enabling doctoral students to conduct a part of their dissertation abroad.
Doc.Mobility fellowships are awarded for 6 months up to a maximum of 18 months.
Eligibility requirements (see Regulations)
- Matriculation as a doctoral student for at least 12 months. Exceptions are possible in justified cases
- Swiss nationality, permanent residence, residence or cross-border commuter permit, or marriage resp. registered partnership with a Swiss
- At least 1 year of research activity at a Swiss research institution for persons with foreign nationality
Application documents
Applications containing all the required documents and data must be submitted electronically via the mySNF portal. Please refer to the guidelines concerning the submission of applications (see "Forms, regulations and directives").
Applications for Doc.Mobility fellowships must be submitted to:
a) the SNSF Research Commission at the Swiss higher education institution where the applicants are matriculated as doctoral students;
b) the SNSF Fellowship Commission if the doctorate is to be obtained at a foreign university.
Before submitting the application, each applicant has to contact the relevant Research Commission or the Fellowship Commission for further information.
Call for proposals: 3 months before the submission deadline
Submission deadlines: 1 March and 1 September
Start of awarded fellowships:
a) Research Commissions: approx. 2 to 4 months after the submission deadline at the earliest
b) Fellowship Commission: 4 months after the submission deadline at the earliest