PRIMA

The stepping stone to your professorship!

PRIMA grants are aimed at excellent female researchers from Switzerland and abroad who aspire to a professorship in Switzerland. PRIMA grantees lead their own research project at a Swiss higher education institution. They work independently and have a team of their own.

A PRIMA grant comprises the grantee's salary and project funds for a duration of up to 5 years, the possibility to plan a stay at another host institution and the offer of a mentoring network. With this generously endowed grant, the promoted researchers should be able to enhance their academic profile. The SNSF intends to award up to 12 grants each year to excellent women researchers.

Participation requirements

PRIMA applicants meet the following requirements:

They have a doctorate (PhD or MD-PhD) or an equivalent qualification (completed medical training followed by 3 years of research at least).
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.

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Can PRIMA grantees also submit other applications to the SNSF?

PRIMA grantees cannot submit any applications for project funding or SNSF programmes for the duration of the PRIMA grant. In addition, they cannot apply for any further career grants from the SNSF. As an exception, grantees may apply for an SNSF professorship 18 months after starting their PRIMA grant at the earliest. If the professorship is awarded, the PRIMA grant will be refunded to the SNSF.

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Do I have to show that I have worked as a researcher in Switzerland?

You do not need to have any existing links to Switzerland, but your future research under the PRIMA grant will have to be conducted at a Swiss higher education institution. At the same time, you should aspire to a career as professor at a higher education institution in Switzerland.

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If I am rejected, can I resubmit a PRIMA application?

If you meet the personal requirements, you may submit at the most one further PRIMA application. If your PRIMA application was requested to be considered for Ambizione, you have formally submitted both one PRIMA and one Ambizione application and thus may submit at the most one further PRIMA application. Please note that for Ambizione a total of two applications can be submitted.

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May I submit an Ambizione application in parallel to a PRIMA application?

If you meet the personal requirements for an Ambizione grant, your PRIMA application can also be considered for Ambizione in case of a dropout for PRIMA grant. If an Ambizione grant is awarded, both research plan and budget are to be adapted in accordance with the requirements applicable to Ambizione.

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Why were the Marie Heim-Vögtlin (MHV) grants discontinued?

General support measures such as coverage of childcare costs or a temporary reduction in working hours are no longer specific to the Marie Heim-Vögtlin grants. They are now available to all SNSF-funded researchers at postdoc level. Cases where researchers exceed the academic age limit due to family care duties have also been taken account of. For this reason, the SNSF will not launch any further calls for MHV.

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PRIMA supports excellent women researchers

13.04.2017

Female professors continue to be underrepresented at Swiss higher education institutions. By introducing PRIMA (Promoting Women in Academia), an innovative career funding scheme for excellent women researchers, the SNSF aims to contribute to the appointment of female professors in Switzerland.

PRIMA supports excellent women researchers: Details

Submission deadlines

1 November 2017
5 pm Swiss local time

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PRIMA
E-mail prima@snf.ch

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