Branco Weiss Fellowship Opportunity

The Branco Weiss Fellowship is a worldwide fellowship programme, founded in 2002 and coordinated by ETH Zurich. It provides an opportunity for exceptionally qualified researchers from all disciplines demonstrating a willingness to engage in a dialogue on relevant social, cultural, political, or economic issues across the frontiers of their particular discipline. The fellowship is international and interdisciplinary in nature.

Branco Weiss, a renowned Swiss entrepreneur and supporter of science, has dedicated nearly his entire fortune to supporting exceptional postdoctoral researchers with a generous 5-year grant. 

Branco Weiss Fellowship Opportunity

Since 2002, the Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science has supported more than 150 early-career researchers. Fellows are free to carry out their projects at any academic institution worldwide, allowing them to choose the environment that best suits their research needs.

The program aims to award up to ten fellowships each year. The actual number depends on the performance of the applicants during the interviews, taking into account not only scientific abilities of the candidates, but also their personal qualities and motivations. No effort will be made to award all ten fellowships.

The Branco Weiss Fellowship is open to researchers at postdoctoral level in all disciplines (including natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, and humanities).

Applicants must have officially completed their PhD by the application deadline, and they should not have received their PhD more than five years ago. Faculty members (assistant professors or lecturers) or former faculty members are not eligible.

Applications are now open and will close on 15 January 2025.

For full details and to apply, please visit the Branco Weiss Fellowship website.