Postdoc.Mobility

Increase your research experience by making a stay abroad!
Final submission deadline for Postdoc.Mobility fellowships: 03.08.2027, 17.00 CEST. Researchers with an ongoing Postdoc.Mobility fellowship will have the possibility to submit an application for a return grant even after the end of 2027.
The SNSF is reforming its career funding. The final submission deadline for Postdoc.Mobility is set for August 2027. The eligibility criteria for the remaining calls are being adjusted. A new postdoctoral funding scheme will be launched in 2028. More diversity, greater autonomy: the SNSF is reforming its career funding (News published 17.03.2026)Revised eligibility criteria for Postdoc.Mobility:Applicants must have Swiss citizenship or a Swiss permanent settlement permit, or be married to or in a registered partnership with a Swiss citizen. Otherwise, they must hold a degree from a Swiss institution (doctorate [PhD, MD]) or state examination) and not have already had a postdoctoral position abroad. Proposals can be submitted no earlier than 6 months before the thesis defence.Postdoc.Mobility and Ambizione: adaptation of eligibility criteria (News published 14.04.2026)
Postdoc.Mobility fellowships are aimed at researchers who have done a doctorate and who wish to conduct a research stay abroad. The objective of a research stay abroad is to enable them to acquire more in-depth knowledge, to extend their scientific network and independence and to enhance their research profile, in view of a future scientific or academic career in Switzerland.
The fellowships include a grant for subsistence costs, a flat-rate for travel expenses and a possible contribution to research and conference costs. In addition, fellowship holders can apply for a return grant to finance their initial period of research after returning to Switzerland. The return grant includes a salary and social security contributions.
The funding period is in principle 24 months (fellowship) and 3 to 12 months (return phase).
The main participation requirements are listed below. Please consult the Postdoc.Mobility regulations and the guidelines to determine your formal eligibility.The precise periods are calculated on the basis of the relevant submission deadline.A completed doctorate (PhD, MD-PhD) or completed medical studies in human, dental, veterinary, social or preventive medicine with a doctorate (MD), or completion of the doctorate within the next 6 months.Submission up to 3 years after the doctoral exam (PhD, MD-PhD); the date of the examination, respectively the defence of the doctoral thesis is the relevant date.Medical researchers without MD-PhD: submission up to 8 years after the state examination and at least 3 years of clinical activity after the state examination.Swiss nationality, holder of Swiss permanent settlement permit (C-permit), married to a Swiss national or co-habiting with a Swiss national in a registered partnership. The C-permit should either be valid at the submission deadline or should have expired no more than 6 months before the submission deadline.Applicants who are not Swiss, do not have a Swiss permanent settlement permit, are not married to or in a registered partnership with a Swiss national may nevertheless be admitted, provided that they are conducting or have conducted their doctoral studies (PhD, MD) at a Swiss higher education institution, or that they obtained their state examination in Switzerland, and had not held a postdoctoral position abroad prior to the submission deadline.
Draw up your Postdoc.Mobility application in accordance with the guidelines and submit it using the online platform mySNF. We recommend opening your application as early as possible to familiarise yourself with the requirements. We open the application website three months before the submission deadline. Please also note the conditions and requirements in the regulations. Guidelines for submission of a Postdoc.Mobility applicationPostdoc.Mobility Regulations
mySNF user accountIf you are submitting an application to the SNSF for the first time: register on mySNF and request your user account. We will then send you your login information by e-mail. Please note: you must request your user account at least five working days before the submission deadline. If not, we cannot guarantee timely access to mySNF. The user account will be available to you for all applications and for lifetime management of approved projects. mySNF platform login
You can find general information on the evaluation procedure at this link:Evaluation procedures
Please also consult the Funding Regulations and the Organisational Regulations of the National Research Council: Funding Regulations & General implementation regulations for the Funding RegulationsOrganisational Regulations of the National Research Council
Specific instructions for the Postdoc.Mobility evaluation procedure can be found in the guidelines and the regulations:Guidelines for submission of a Postdoc.Mobility applicationPostdoc.Mobility Regulations Evaluation form – Postdoc.Mobility
Postdoc.Mobility RegulationsGuidelines Postdoc.MobilityGuidelines Return CH Information set "Postdoc.Mobility"Fellowship and travel allowance ratesFinancial Report Mobility FellowshipsUseful information for stays in the USAFunding RegulationsImplementation RegulationsRegulations on Scientific Misconduct
Flexibility GrantMedia trainingGender equality grant
Johanna Dürmüller-Bol FoundationContribution i.a. to the Postdoc.Mobility fellowships. The grant is generally linked to the canton of Berne.
Website Johanna Dürmüller-Bol Foundation
Project duration: Generally 24 months, minimum 12 months