UZH Candoc Grant

Through funding from the UZH Candoc Grants, the University of Zurich supports its early career reasearchers at the doctoral level. UZH Candoc Grant funding goes toward promising early career reasearcher who would like to work on an excellent PhD thesis at the University of Zurich. Primarily salary funds are granted in order to provide researchers with protected research time for their project.

Deadline: 3 February 2025, 17:00 (MEZ/CET)

Earliest start of funding: 1 August 2025

Documents and submission of applications

Application guidelines UZH Candoc Grant 2025 (valid for this call only) (PDF, 228 KB)

Application platform myUZHgrants (online as of 2.12.2024)

Meet UZH Candoc Grantee Dechen Lham:

Who can submit an application?

Applicants are eligible if they intend to pursue a doctorate at the University of Zurich. At the time of submitting an application, they must be enrolled at the UZH or have a binding confirmation from their future PhD supervisor at the UZH.

What will be funded?

• The applicant’s salary
• Materials (on a limited scale)

The maximum duration of project funding depends on the faculty at which the project is carried out.

Meet UZH Candoc Grantee Stefan Leins:

Meet UZH Candoc Grantee Sara Pangrazzi:

Meet UZH Postdoc Grantee Rodrigo Villaseñor:

List of approved Candoc-Projects 2024 (PDF, 138 KB)

This list is not legally binding.