Candidates

 

NCCR SPIN External Mobility Grants are aimed at doctoral students and postdocs who are members of the NCCR SPIN and who wish to improve their scientific profile by going into a hosting team outside of the NCCR SPIN Network, in Switzerland or abroad, while remaining employed at their home institution. The minimum stay is 2 weeks for a maximum of 4 months.

Award

 

If your host institution is in Switzerland:

  • 1’000 CHF/month paid directly to the awardee for a stay up to 4 months.

If your home institution is outside of Switzerland:

  • 1’600 CHF/month paid directly to the awardee for a stay of up to 4 months

  • If the applicant is accompanied by his immediate family, up to 500 CHF per additional family member may be awarded for the whole stay

  • Travel costs can be reimbursed up to 2’000 CHF

Note: Accommodation, visa and other fees, etc. are to be paid by the awardee.

Application procedure

 

Application deadline: March 31st, 2023

Applications are to be submitted to Maria.longobardi@unibas.ch

Required documents:

  • CV (curriculum vitae)

  • Motivation letter including research goals

  • Budget proposal

  • Letter of acceptance from the home NCCR SPIN institution supervisor

  • Letter from the supervisor at the host institution

All documents should be in English.

Selection

 

Selection is made on a competitive basis and on a rolling bases. The selected candidates are asked to confirm their travel within 2 weeks. Otherwise, the award may be attributed to another candidate.

Selected candidates are asked to start their stay in the host team within 6 months.

Payment of the award money is subject to the ongoing activity of the research project.

The funding will be prorated according to the length of the stay.

Travel costs of the awardee for typically one round trip to the home institution will be covered by NCCR SPIN (up to 2’000 CHF).

Accommodation, visa and other fees, etc. are to be paid by the awardee. 

The award is granted only to selected applicants who have completed enrolment at their home university.

Contact

 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at info@nccr-spin.ch or Maria Longobardi (Maria.longobardi@unibas.ch)