Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science
Branco Weiss Fellowship (administered by ETH Zurich) Open worldwide
A five-year fellowship for young postdocs pursuing unconventional research in any field at any institution worldwide, funding salary, staff and research costs.
Free to start · no account needed
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About
What it offers: Up to CHF 600,000 over up to five years.
Also: freedom to choose host institution worldwide; fellow network.
Who can apply: Must hold a PhD by Jan 15, 2027, obtained no more than five years earlier (extensions for parental leave/illness).
Annual. Deadline Jan 15, 2027, 5 p.m. CET; interviews June 2027; start Oct-Dec 2027. Next deadline: 2027-01-15.
How to apply: through eth eresearch (you need an account there).
What to prepare: cover letter, proposal, cv, publication list, host letter.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Applications for the 2027 fellowship are now open.”
Who can apply
- Open to researchers
- Must hold a PhD by Jan 15, 2027, obtained no more than five years earlier (extensions for parental leave/illness).
What you will need
- Cover letterOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Research proposalUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Academic CVUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Publication listUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Recommendation letters (drafts for your referees)Upload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (eth eresearch), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 15 January 2027.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
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