Swiss National Science Foundation
SNSF Eccellenza (retired)
Retired, the last Eccellenza call was in 2021. The scheme's successor path is SNSF Starting Grants.
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SNSF Eccellenza (retired) has been discontinued by the funder. See the description below for the successor scheme and the current application path.
Key facts
- Status
- Retired (last call 2021)
- Successor
- SNSF Starting Grants
- Historical budget
- Salary + up to CHF 1M research costs over 5 years
- Success rate
- Not applicable (scheme retired)
Who is eligible?
- •No longer accepting applications (last call 2021)
- •Successor scheme: SNSF Starting Grants (the interim Professorial Fellowships were themselves folded into Starting Grants)
- •See the SNSF website for current Starting Grant eligibility windows
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