The Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science is a community of exceptional young scientists who share a passion for taking research beyond the mainstream. Fellows are given the means to pursue their personal vision of a particular scientific project independently – in the best possible locations, anywhere in the world.
Key information:
- The Fellowship is open to researchers from all disciplines and to citizens of all nationalities.
- Fellows are awarded a fellowship amounting to a maximum of CHF 500’000 for a maximum of five years to carry out their research project.
- There are no restrictions on biological age.
- Besides a passion for the research itself, Branco Weiss Fellows share the desire of communicating beyond their own field of study and with society at large.
- Fellows must start their project after approval, at the earliest on 1 September and no later than 1 January in the following year.
The first two years of a project are called the pioneer phase, for which a grant agreement is signed with the host institution. At the end of the pioneer phase, a review and a site visit will be conducted. At this point, the project, its continued originality, and the Fellow’s productivity are evaluated. If the results of the evaluation and the site visit are satisfactory, the Fellow enters the exploitation phase for the remaining three years of the fellowship.
