Through research funding from the University of Zurich (UZH), grants are available for PhD candidates. This ensures that junior academics in Switzerland can achieve their potential. The UZH Foundation is also involved in this effort, by providing private support for these grants.

A young researcher is examining wheat plants from the Caucasus to find previously unknown resistance genes.
UZH Research Development supports junior scholars from all faculties with financial grants to advance their promising research projects. Every year, several million Swiss francs are awarded for the implementation of excellent dissertation projects. If you would also like to support junior researchers at the University of Zurich, please contact us.