On behalf of the Swiss Confederation, the SNSF is launching a new call under the transitional measure SNSF Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowships for people of all nationalities who were aiming to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF).
ELIGIBILITY:
The scheme is open to all research disciplines and topics.
PhD defense within 8 years of the submission deadline of 1 December 2023? If not, do one or more reasons set out in Clause 1.11 of the General implementation regulations for the Funding Regulations apply? The reasons for extending the eligibility period must be outlined in the application.
BENEFIT:
This funding scheme will offer applicants with a PhD and no more than eight years of postdoctoral experience a position at a non-commercial research institution in Switzerland for 12-24 months.
The grant includes the postdoctoral fellow’s salary with social security contributions, financial contributions to research, and conference costs.
Application Deadline: 10th November 2023 11:59 pm (WAT).
LOCATION: Nigeria
The call for application opens 23rd October 2023 and closes 10th November 2023 11:59 pm (WAT). Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal with a detailed budget for the grants. Proposals must indicate a strong monitoring and evaluation plan as well as show a robust sustainability plan. After a rigorous review by independent consultants, and upon final selection of the proposals, organizations will be formally notified of the next steps. This will be followed by Interviews and physical visits.
ELIGIBILITY:
Organizations applying for ACT grant must meet the following criteria:
Work within the ACT Foundation’s focus areas of Health, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Environment.
Be registered with the appropriate legal entity within their respective (African) countries for not less than two years (24 months).
Be legally registered as a non-profit organization (GTE/LTD). However, if applying as a social enterprise, the Foundation will only fund initiatives that are not for profit.
Show a strong governance structure. Details of the board of directors should reflect in the company’s registration documents. If not, please update.
Show evidence of other sources of funding.
Have a minimum staff strength of 3 part-time/full-time paid Individuals.
Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project, i.e. not acting as an intermediary.
Program/Initiative must be implemented within Africa.
BENEFIT:
Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal with a detailed budget for the grants.
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