The Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science provides a platform for exceptionally qualified researchers, demonstrating a willingness to engage in a dialogue on relevant social, cultural, political or economic issues across the frontiers of their particular discipline. Fellows are given the means to pursue their personal vision of a particular scientific project independently – in the best possible locations, anywhere in the world.
The fellowship is awarded to postdocs for up to five years. Since it continues after a promotion, some fellows even become faculty members during the course of their fellowship. Besides a passion for the research itself, what Branco Weiss Fellows and Alumni also have in common is a flair for communicating beyond their own field of study and with society at large.
Ideally, fellows pursue unconventional projects in new areas of science, engineering and social sciences. The fellowship was founded in 2002 by the late Swiss entrepreneur Dr. Branco Weiss. It is based at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH). The directorate consists of Prof. Dr. Angelika Steger, Full Professor for Computer Science at ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. Heidi Wunderli-Allenspach, Rector at ETH Zurich (2007 to 2012) and former Full Professor for Biopharmacy at ETH Zurich, and Prof. Dr. Josef Zeyer, former Full Professor for Environmental Microbiology at ETH Zurich.
Further Information
Application Procedures
Please refer to the Branco Weiss Fellowship website for application procedures.
Eligibility Requirements
Please refer to the Branco Weiss Fellowship website for eligibility requirements.
Evaluation Criteria
Please refer to the Branco Weiss Fellowship website for evaluation procedures and criteria.