PRIMA (Promoting Women in Academia)
The PRIMA grants launched by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) are aimed at excellent female researchers at postdoc level who have the potential for an academic career and aspire to a professorship at a Swiss higher education institution. PRIMA enables female researchers to acquire independence and scientific autonomy and to sharpen their profile for the next career step.
PRIMA grants cover the grantee's salary and project costs (max. CHF 150,000 per year) for two to five years. The grants permit flexible use of the money and the remaining PRIMA funds can be transferred to the new workplace after an appointment as professor in Switzerland.
Submission deadline
1 November
Written confirmation of the research institution
To submit your application to the SNSF, you will need a written confirmation of the research institution, which consists of two separate letters:
| Letter 1: | Detailed confirmation signed by the contact person mentioned in the application and by the head of the institute/department |
| Letter 2: | General confirmation of the Vice President Research, Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman |
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In order for the general confirmation letter (letter 2) to be issued on time, the detailed confirmation (letter 1) must be sent to the UZH Grants Office (support@research.uzh.ch) by 25 October 2019 at the latest. Below you will find the template of the SNSF for letter 1 as a Word document (for female and male applicants respectively; the German version can be found on the German website). Please use the institute's/department’s letterhead and replace the bold text [in brackets]. Template detailed confirmation (DOCX, 138 KB) |