UZH Postdoc Grant
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Through funding from the UZH Postdoc Grants, the University of Zurich supports its early career researchers at the postdoctoral level. Qualified postdoctoral researchers embarking on an academic career receive UZH Postdoc Grant funding to support them in carrying out a research project at the UZH. Primarily salary funds are granted in order to provide researchers with protected research time for their project.
Calls for the Candoc/Postdoc funding lines take place once per annum.
1. Current call (2026)
Submission deadline: 2 February 2026, 17:00 (MEZ/CET) (applies as well to extensions)
Earliest start of funding: 1 September 2026
Documents and submission
Guidelines UZH Postdoc Grant 2026 (PDF, 245 KB) (only valid for this call)
Sumission plattform myUZHgrants (online as of 1.12.2025)
Who can submit an application?
Postdocs and habilitation candidates (until conferral of habilitation) who are either employed by or plan a research project at the UZH.
Not eligible for funding are assistant professors, externally funded assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors.
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.
Faculty of Theology and the Study of Religion: 12 months
Faculty of Law: 12 months
Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics: 12 months
Faculty of Medicine: 12 months
Vetsuisse Faculty: 12 months
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: 24 months
Faculty of Science: 12 months
2. Portraits of UZH Candoc/Postdoc Grant Recipients
Meet UZH Postdoc Grantee Rodrigo Villaseñor:
Meet UZH Candoc Grantee Dechen Lham:
Meet UZH Candoc Grantee Stefan Leins:
Meet UZH Candoc Grantee Sara Pangrazzi: