About SNSF Ambizione

SNSF Ambizione grants are aimed at young researchers who wish to conduct, manage and lead an independent project at a Swiss higher education institution. Its goal is to enable highly talented postdocs to start an independent research career. Please refer to the external pagewebsite of the Swiss National Science Foundation for details.

Applications may be submitted no later than four years after completing the doctorate (PhD). Candidates must have done research for at least 12 months after the doctorate (PhD). The eligibility window can be extended for various reasons.

Please consult the external pageAmbizione Regulations on the SNSF website for details regarding eligibility.

Maximum duration of employment at ETH

For persons who have already been employed at an organisation in the ETH Domain: please refer to the ETH rules regarding maximum duration of employment for scientific staff with fixed-term contracts. It is not possible to submit a proposal for a fellowship that lasts longer than the maximum duration of your employment.

An Ambizione grant covers the grantee's salary and the funds needed to carry out the project. It is also possible to only apply for project funds, without a salary. The grants are awarded for a maximum of four years. Please refer to the external pageSNSF website for details regarding funding.

The next submission deadline to submit the complete application via external pagemySNF is on 1 November 2024.
The ETH-internal deadline for the requesting the general confirmation letter of the VP Research is 23 October 2024.

Please refer to the SUBMIT section for more details.

You can find a list of previous grantees and granted projects in the external pagestatistics section on the Ambizione website.

Please check the detailed requirements in the SUBMIT section.

Submit an Ambizione grant