Eccellenza

Regulations, guidelines and other important information can be found under "Documents".

The time window for submission of an Eccellenza proposal can be extended if the applicant has suffered a delay due to one of the reasons stated in Clause 1.11 of the General implementation regulations for the Funding Regulations.

The academic age indicates how much time has passed since the doctorate. It is relevant for calculation of the time window in accordance with the personal requirements (see Article 4 of the Eccellenza Regulations). On the other hand, the net academic age indicates how much time you have been able to spend doing research since your doctorate; it is taken into account in the evaluation.

Please refer to the guidelines and the instructions in the relevant forms. In the mobility statement, you should give reasons for your choice of research institution and set out your completed and planned mobility. In the form used to calculate the net academic age, you should indicate how much time you have been able to spend doing research since your doctorate.

Ambizione grantees can apply for an SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowship or a PRIMA grant 18 months after starting their Ambizione grant at the earliest.

Applicants whose request for an SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowship was rejected may submit one further application.

No exceptions can be granted. This requirement needs to be met by the submission deadline, with the date of the exam or thesis defence being the relevant date.

You cannot submit an Eccellenza proposal if you have an SNSF project under evaluation. However, if you already have an approved or ongoing project under the project funding scheme when you submit your Eccellenza proposal, you may continue that project if its research topic is clearly different from that of the SNSF Eccellenza proposal.

Researchers who submit applications for SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowships must not hold, or have held, or have been assured of a temporary or permanent position as an assistant professor or professor in Switzerland or abroad at the time of the submission deadline and for the entire duration of the evaluation. Characteristics of positions in which application is not possible: temporary or permanent member of teaching staff with independent position involving independent research and teaching duties/activities not bound by instructions, right to supervise doctoral theses. For applicants from abroad, the title of the position may differ from the titles used in Switzerland (assistant professor, professor). If in doubt, please contact the Administrative Offices of the SNSF.

If you want to transfer your grant to another institution, including the funds covering your salary, contact the SNSF explaining the reasons for the move as well as its added value for your project or your career. A written request submitted by the grantee should include the following documents:

• Like the initial research institution, the new research institution must provide confirmation letters.

• An authorized body of the former research institution acknowledges the change in writing to the SNSF.

The SNSF evaluates the request by taking into account the project’s feasibility or the relevance to pursue your career in the new institution.

You must inform the SNSF accordingly. The SNSF terminates the grant. The remaining amount of the grant must be refunded to the SNSF.