{"id":817,"date":"2025-10-14T11:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/2025\/10\/14\/funding-programs-for-industrial-doctoral-programs-in-switzerland-2025-2026-synthesis\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:07:23","slug":"funding-programs-for-industrial-doctoral-programs-in-switzerland-2025-2026-synthesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/2025\/10\/14\/funding-programs-for-industrial-doctoral-programs-in-switzerland-2025-2026-synthesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding programs for industrial doctoral programs in Switzerland &#8211; 2025-2026 synthesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<p><a class=\"abg-legacy-link abg-legacy-link--anchor\" href=\"#2\"><b>PRACTICAL INFORMATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"abg-legacy-link abg-legacy-link--anchor\" href=\"#3\"><b>CONTACTS AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 id=\"1\"><b>1. MAIN FUNDING MECHANISMS<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The Swiss doctoral system is characterized by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Duration: 3-5 years on average<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Status: Doctoral candidates are often employed as research assistants with a salary<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Fees: CHF 580-730 per semester (approximately CHF 1,298-1,598 per year) at ETH Zurich, with similar fees at EPFL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qschina.cn\/en\/student-info\/choosing-university\/comparing-top-universities-switzerland-eth-zurich-or-epfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comparing the Top Universities in Switzerland: ETH Zurich or EPFL? | QSChina<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qschina.cn\/en\/student-info\/choosing-university\/comparing-top-universities-switzerland-eth-zurich-or-epfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cost of living<\/a>: CHF 1,900-2,050 per month to cover all expenses\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"abg-legacy-link abg-legacy-link--anchor\" href=\"#1\"><b>MAIN FUNDING MECHANISMS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>A. INNOSUISSE &#8211; Swiss Innovation Agency<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>Overview: Innosuisse is the Swiss Innovation Agency that supports SMEs, start-ups, research institutions and other Swiss organizations in their research and development activities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innosuisse.admin.ch\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Innosuisse \u2013 your partner for innovation<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span class=\"abg-legacy-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0A2oMFHJNlc?si=1aMYCavF55n6FYTs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Key Programs:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Innovation Projects with Implementation Partner<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Financial support for science-based innovation projects conducted jointly by industrial partners and a research institution <a href=\"https:\/\/funding.unisg.ch\/en\/programmes\/1554\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Innosuisse: Innovation projects with implementation partner<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Funding: Companies cover 40-60% of total project costs<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Disciplines: All scientific fields<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Submission: Continuous calls<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2. Start-up Innovation Projects<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Up to 70% of direct project costs, for start-ups less than 5 years old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalyze-group.com\/fund\/innosuisse-start-up-innovation-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Innosuisse: Start-up innovation projects \u2013 Funding Database<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>4 decision sessions in 2025<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Application 8 weeks before Innovation Council meetings<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Eligibility:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Partnership between Swiss academic institutions and companies<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Projects are generally embedded in large-scale research initiatives (Innosuisse, SNSF, Horizon Europe) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zhaw.ch\/en\/engineering\/study\/phd-programme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhD programme | ZHAW School of Engineering<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Contact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innosuisse.admin.ch\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.innosuisse.admin.ch\/en<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h4><b>B. SWISS GOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS (FCS\/ESKAS)<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>Description: Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to encourage international exchange and research cooperation with over 180 countries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\/en\/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2026 \u2013 2027<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span class=\"abg-legacy-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6JMVJRf3rCw?si=OotNZ4vkWA-sumdb\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>For Doctoral Candidates:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Funding: CHF 3,500 per month for postdocs, renewable up to 36 months for PhDs in 3 steps of 12 months based on academic results <a href=\"https:\/\/euraxess.ec.europa.eu\/worldwide\/lac\/news\/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships-foreign-scholars-2025-2026-incoming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Government Excellence scholarships for foreign scholars 2025-2026 (Incoming)<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Eligible Institutions: <a href=\"http:\/\/euraxess.ec.europa.eu\/worldwide\/lac\/news\/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships-foreign-scholars-2026-2027-incoming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Swiss cantonal universities<\/a>, universities of applied sciences, two federal institutes of technology and four research institutes\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"http:\/\/euraxess.ec.europa.eu\/worldwide\/lac\/news\/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships-foreign-scholars-2025-2026-incoming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Requirements:<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Master&#8217;s degree obtained before July 31, 2025 (June 30 for ETH Zurich), applicants born after December 31, 1989\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Mandatory letter from academic host professor<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Research proposal with timeline<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2025-26 Calendar:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Start date: September 1, 2025<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>2026-27 Applications open: August 4, 2025<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\/en\/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Contact<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>C. INDUSTRIAL PhD SWITZERLAND<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>Structure: Pioneering initiative focused on global collaboration and cross-cultural academic exchange, structured through a unique partner model involving the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), Tel Aviv University (Israel), Aalto University (Finland), and UWS (UK) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.industrial-phd.ch\/struktur-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Struktur EN \u2014 Industrial PhD Schweiz<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Features:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Duration: 3 years<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Split: 80% work in company \/ 20% research <a href=\"https:\/\/www.industrial-phd.ch\/struktur-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Struktur EN \u2014 Industrial PhD Schweiz<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Fields: Business, AI, customer orientation, computer science<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Start: October 2025<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Prerequisites:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>First-class Master&#8217;s degree in a relevant discipline (business administration, business informatics or engineering), significant professional experience, target-oriented research proposal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.industrial-phd.ch\/struktur-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Struktur EN \u2014 Industrial PhD Schweiz<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Location: Based at the Herman Hollerith research center in the Stuttgart area, with activities in Switzerland for several years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.industrial-phd.ch\/home-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home EN \u2014 Industrial PhD Schweiz<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.industrial-phd.ch\/home-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Contact<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>D. MSCA DOCTORAL NETWORKS (Horizon Europe)<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>Overview: MSCA Doctoral Networks aim to train entrepreneurial, innovative and resilient doctoral candidates, able to face current and future challenges <a href=\"https:\/\/rea.ec.europa.eu\/funding-and-grants\/horizon-europe-marie-sklodowska-curie-actions\/msca-doctoral-networks_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSCA Doctoral Networks &#8211; European Research Executive Agency<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Three Implementation Modes:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Industrial Doctorates (ID)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Doctoral candidates develop skills in industry and business by being jointly supervised by academic and non-academic organizations <a href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/programme\/id\/HORIZON_HORIZON-MSCA-2025-DN-01-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025 <\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2. Joint Doctorates (JD)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Highly integrated international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration leading to joint doctoral degree or multiple doctoral degrees <a href=\"https:\/\/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu\/actions\/doctoral-networks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctoral Networks &#8211; Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Actions<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>3. Standard Doctoral Networks (DN)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Eligibility:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Swiss organizations can participate in MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN) as &#8216;Beneficiaries&#8217;. Doctoral candidates employed by a Swiss institution count towards the maximum person months per consortium (540 person months) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usi.ch\/en\/feeds\/32077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>At approval, should the association agreement not be in place, SERI will fund the projects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usi.ch\/en\/feeds\/32077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Budget and Duration:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Up to 4 years (5 years for Joint Doctorates) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usi.ch\/en\/feeds\/32077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>2025 indicative budget: \u20ac597.8 million<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2025 Calendar:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Call launch: May 28, 2025<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Info Days: June 24, 2025<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Submission deadline: November 25, 2025<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Notification: April 2026<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Projects start: August 2026<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu\/actions\/doctoral-networks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Contact<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>E. SWISS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (SNSF)<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>Important Note: From 2025, SNSF focuses on research project funding and postdoctoral careers, having discontinued Doc.CH and its contribution to the MD-PhD scheme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snf.ch\/en\/7TEjzqjAlozin3XK\/news\/concentration-of-funding-portfolio-from-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concentration of funding portfolio from 2025<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Programs Available for Doctoral Candidates:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Project Funding (main mechanism)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Doctoral students are funded within research projects<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Increased salaries for doctoral students employed in projects<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2. SNSF Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowships (for after PhD)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>3. National Centers of Competence in Research (NCCR)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Short-term visiting fellowships available<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snf.ch\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Contact<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>F. ETH DOMAIN INSTITUTIONS PROGRAMS<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>ETH Zurich &amp; EPFL<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Joint Doctoral Program in Learning Sciences<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>First joint doctoral program between the two federal institutions <a href=\"https:\/\/ethz.ch\/en\/news-and-events\/eth-news\/news\/2021\/11\/epfl-and-eth-zurich-launch-their-first-joint-doctoral-programme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPFL and ETH Zurich launch their first joint doctoral programme | ETH Zurich<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Duration: 4 years<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Funded by Jacobs Foundation<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2. Life Science Zurich Graduate School<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>16 highly competitive doctoral programs, run jointly by ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich <a href=\"https:\/\/ethz.ch\/en\/doctorate\/doctoral-study-programmes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctoral study programmes | ETH Zurich<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>More than 200 highly motivated PhD students, around 30 finish their dissertations each year, majority enrolled at the two <a href=\"http:\/\/www.empa.ch\/web\/s606\/phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ETHs in Zurich and Lausanne<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.empa.ch\/web\/s606\/phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Many PhD students have the opportunity to establish valuable contacts with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.empa.ch\/web\/s606\/phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empa&#8217;s industrial partners<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.empa.ch\/web\/s606\/phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Applications-oriented research<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland, about one quarter of 2,300 employees are postdoctoral researchers, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psi.ch\/en\/about\/psi-in-brief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doctoral students or apprentices<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psi.ch\/en\/about\/psi-in-brief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Part of ETH Domain<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Annual budget: CHF 450 million<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>G. UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>ZHAW (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Doctoral programs in partnership with University of Zurich (Data Science), ETH Zurich (Biomedical Science and Health Innovations since 2025), and Universit\u00e0 Ca&#8217; Foscari Venice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zhaw.ch\/en\/engineering\/study\/phd-programme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhD programme | ZHAW School of Engineering<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Features:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Doctoral students are generally employed as scientific assistants, dissertation is normally embedded in a fairly large research project (Innosuisse, SNSF, Horizon Europe) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zhaw.ch\/en\/engineering\/study\/phd-programme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhD programme | ZHAW School of Engineering<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Enrollment in partner university doctoral program<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Degree always awarded by partner university<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h3 id=\"2\"><b>2. PRACTICAL INFORMATION<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Costs and Funding:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Relatively low tuition fees due to generous government support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findaphd.com\/guides\/phd-study-in-switzerland\/funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhD in Switzerland \u2013 Fees and Funding Guide 2025<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Doctoral students are typically employed as research assistants<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qschina.cn\/en\/student-info\/choosing-university\/comparing-top-universities-switzerland-eth-zurich-or-epfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">, receiving a salary<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qschina.cn\/en\/student-info\/choosing-university\/comparing-top-universities-switzerland-eth-zurich-or-epfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Doctoral examination fees: CHF 800-1,200<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Visa and Insurance:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Non-EU\/EEA students require a visa<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Health insurance mandatory<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Language:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>English: essential for most programs<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>German\/French\/Italian: depending on location<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>General Timeline:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Most doctoral positions advertised year-round<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>No fixed admission period for majority of programs<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Government scholarships: applications September-December<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h3 id=\"3\"><b>3. CONTACTS AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Opportunity Search Portals:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euraxess.ec.europa.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>EURAXESS<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zabala.fr\/programmes-de-financement-pour-chercheurs\/?_campaigngads=178831209800&amp;_sourcegads=google&amp;_mediumgads=cpc&amp;_termgads=paid&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22335951350&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACdcXWxHc5bb26oQHWdhWBAgwIsfP&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw6bfHBhDNARIsAIGsqLgZ_muyk45fHRz4aH1EzbjymXmyhBD4mIJbtFDdaVkj1kIAZ37AgbIaApTJEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Funding &amp; Tender Opportunities Portal (Horizon Europe)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>Individual university websites<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Main Agencies:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>SBFI (State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innosuisse.admin.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Innosuisse<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>SNSF: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snf.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.snf.ch<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SERI (State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation):<\/a> for MSCA projects<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Key Statistics:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>SNSF funds excellent research at universities and other institutions \u2013 from chemistry to medicine to sociology. Thousands of teams are generating knowledge for a better future for all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snf.ch\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Key 2025 Dates:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>August 4, 2025: Excellence Scholarships 2026-27 applications open<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>October 2025: Industrial PhD Switzerland starts<\/b><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><b>November 25, 2025: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025 deadline<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15\/10\/2025 GENERAL CONTEXT OF THE SWISS DOCTORAL SYSTEM Switzerland offers two main types of doctorates: traditional PhDs within a single university and structured PhDs involving collaborations between institutions, notably between cantonal universities and universities of applied sciences PhD study in Switzerland \u2013 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[126,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fundings","category-international-mobility"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1831,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817\/revisions\/1831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}