The Institute of Physics accepts candidates for SNSF Ambizione, ERC Starting Grants, and SNSF Starting Grants.
Please note that EPFL has new eligibility rules for ERC Starting Grants and SNSF Starting Grants applicants restricting applications by non-professor applicants (see corresponding pages below).
Candidates need to check that they comply with the specific eligibility criteria of each grant (see the respective websites).
Please refer to the relevant pages below for the IPHYS application procedures, timelines and deadlines for each of the funding schemes. The next IPHYS deadlines are indicated below. These are strict deadlines and files received after the deadline will not be considered:
- September 9th 2025: application for ERC Starting Grant (Procedure & requirements)
- September 15th 2025: application for SNSF Ambizione (Procedure & requirements)
- Spring 2026 (TBA): application for SNSF Starting Grant (Procedure & requirements).
IPHYS also considers applications for ERC Consolidator Grants on a case-by-case basis (Procedure & requirements). The next application deadline will be November 17th 2025.
Regarding ERC Advanced Grants, candidates (who are not professors at EPFL) interested in being hosted at IPHYS should contact the IPHYS Direction (at [email protected]) as early as possible.