Branco Weiss Fellowship

Funding: Up to CHF 600,000 (approximately EUR 650,000) total over 5 years, covering researcher's own salary, staff, equipment, and other direct research costs. Who can apply: Must hold a PhD by the deadline, obtained no more than 5 years prior; must not hold or have held a faculty-equivalent position; open to all nationalities; project must be interdisciplinary/non-mainstream in approach. Length: 5 years (2.5-year pioneer phase plus 2.5-year exploitation phase). Unusually flexible/unrestricted funding intended for unconventional, boundary-crossing research; access to an interdisciplinary fellows network. Field: Natural sciences, engineering, and related quantitative fields with an interdisciplinary/societal-impact angle. Applications close around 2027-01-15 (expected; confirm on the official site).