The Rectorate of the University of Fribourg (Unifr) funds short research stays for early-career postdoctoral researchers who live abroad. Recipients spend one to three months at Unifr in Fribourg, Switzerland, on their own project in a Unifr professor’s group.
Any research area offered at Unifr qualifies. There are two rounds a year; the round for stays from September 2027 is open now.
Benefits & funding
- CHF 2,700 a month for 1 to 3 months, with no extension.
- A travel contribution of up to CHF 400 (residence in Europe) or CHF 1,000 (residence outside Europe).
- Recipients must live in the city or region of Fribourg during the stay and submit a final report signed by the host professor.
- The award cannot be combined with another scholarship.
Eligibility
- A doctorate completed within the last three years at a foreign university recognised by Unifr, counted at the time of application.
- Residence in any country other than Switzerland.
- Employment at, or collaboration with, a research centre outside Switzerland.
- A Unifr professor agrees to host you in their research group.
- A research project to carry out at Unifr.
- No nationality, age or field limit is stated.
Application process
- 1Get a support letter from the Unifr host professor and a confirmation from your foreign research centre.
- 2Write the project description with a timetable, plus why you need the scholarship and why the work must happen at Unifr.
- 3Submit online through INSCRUNI by 28 February (stays from 1 September) or 30 June (stays from 1 February); only complete files are considered.
- 4Results arrive by email in May or November.
Program timeline
Application link opened for stays from September 2027
Nov 1, 2026
Application deadline
Feb 28, 2027
Decisions by email
2027-05
Next round’s deadline (stays from February 2028)
Jun 30, 2027
Earliest start of stays
Sep 1, 2027