PRIMA applicants meet the following requirements:
- They have a doctorate (PhD or MD-PhD) or an equivalent qualification. For applicants without a doctorate, a minimum of three years of research activity after obtaining their higher education degree or their medical licence (Staatsexamen) is regarded as equivalent to a doctorate.
- They have acquired at least two years' research experience after their doctorate.
- They submit their application between two and ten years after obtaining their doctoral degree or equivalent qualification. The relevant date is that of the examination or PhD defence.
These time periods are calculated on the basis of the relevant submission deadline for PRIMA applications.
Applicants who meet the personal requirements for an Ambizione grant may request that their PRIMA application stands also as an Ambizione application.
Ambizione
Application
How to submit an application
The applications must be submitted via the mySNF platform.
Evaluation procedure
PRIMA applications are evaluated in two phases.
Evaluation procedure of the SNSF
The list contains the names of the members of evaluation bodies. For the SNSF, interaction between applicants and members of evaluation bodies over applications is not compatible with academic best practices.