Eligibility
The actual RFPP is a give plan supplying doctoral as well as post-doctoral fellowships. Doctoral fellowships are usually funded for 3 years, post-doctoral fellowships for 2 years. The actual following criteria must be fulfilled to be able to apply for any fellowship:
The actual research:
- deals with agriculture, forestry or perhaps natural resource management regarding develoment;
- is actually inlayed in an international research partnership (see below);
- is in accordance with the thematic as well as geographic priorities involving SDC;
- is actually skillfully supervised as well as backstopped bythe included establishments.
- is actually of high scientific quality as well as follows to the principles involving scientific honesty.
The fellow:
- is a doctoral or a post-doctoral candidate;
- is a Swiss resident beneath the age involving 36, or a resident from a developing country or perhaps country within transition up to the age involving 40;
- offers proved experience in the chosen research area;
- is actually serious about growth cooperation as well as available to various cultures;
- the particular RFPP strives regarding gender balance, therefore, female candidates are specifically motivated to be able to apply.
The partnership:
- requires the professorship with ETH Zurich as well as a good international research institution, e. g. the CGIAR centre or a comparable international or regional centre;
- is actually portion of a current or perhaps growing collaborative research programme between included establishments;
- features a substantial in-kind or perhaps cash dedication from the lovers;
- the particular task must be built-into those activities from the included establishments.