Overview: SNF MHV
General	Program name	SNF MHV
	Funds for	Postdoctoral fellowships
	Funding agency	SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation)
	Scope	International
	Fields of science	All fields of Science
	Duration	2 years, in well founded cases, a maximum one year extension
	Program web site	http://www.snf.ch/en/funding/careers/mhv-grants
	Number of calls per year	1 in August (every year) (two step selection process)
Eligibility	EU-Life institution	FMI
	Applicant's Level of Experience (years after PhD)	For doctoral students: degree (master or equivalent) and matriculation at a Swiss university or ETH /EPF
	Applicant's Nationality	Any
	Other Important Requirements	For woman only. For doctoral and postdoctoral candidates whose scientific career was delayed or interrupted due to family obligations (children) or a change of residence as a result of their partner's career development. The host institution must give an assurance regarding the possibility of further employment after the expiring date of the grant.
Funding type & amounts	Fellowship (net salary, exempt of national taxes)	N/A
	Working contract (gross salary)	Contract from Host Institute
	Other allowances	Grantee's salary, child care costs, research costs and congress expenses.
Next deadline	Jan. 8, 2015, midnight
Past submissions outcomes
Year	Available fellowships	Success rates
2015