Applications are currently being accepted for the Biozentrum PhD Fellowships 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Biozentrum PhD Fellowships
The Biozentrum PhD Fellowships Program 2026-27 in Switzerland offers exceptionally talented young researchers from around the world the chance to pursue doctoral studies in molecular life sciences at the University of Basel. Selected candidates join the Biozentrum Basel International PhD Program through a rigorous competitive process, with a maximum of 10 successful candidates per year.
These fellowships are sponsored by the Werner Siemens Foundation and the University of Basel. They provide direct access to the PhD program at the Biozentrum, additional financial support, a rotation-based research group selection process, and assistance for attending scientific meetings and courses during the PhD.
Benefits of Biozentrum PhD Fellowships
- Direct access to the PhD program at the Biozentrum, University of Basel
- Additional financial support for doctoral studies
- Opportunity to select a research group through a rotation-based process
- Assistance for attending scientific meetings and courses during the PhD
- Funding covers the entire duration of the PhD
- Engagement in research within a minimum of two distinct laboratories (rotations) at the Biozentrum
Biozentrum PhD Fellowships Requirements
- Candidates from all around the world are eligible to apply for the Basel Fellowships.
- They must be interested in the field of Life Sciences.
- Moreover, candidates must have a biomedical or biological sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and/or computer science background.
- Candidates must hold or expect to obtain a university degree that qualifies them for entry into a PhD program at the University of Basel. This degree is typically at the Master’s (MSc or equivalent) level.
- In exceptional cases, outstanding students with a four-year bachelor’s degree, typically from outside the Bologna System, may also apply for a fast-track Master’s program at the University of Basel as part of their fellowship.
- To be eligible for the fellowship, candidates can neither be enrolled as PhD students at the University of Basel nor have signed a PhD working contract at the University of Basel at the decision date of the respective fellowship call.
- All selected candidates will have to undertake research in at least two labs (rotations) at the Biozentrum.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply
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