Eligibility

The RFPP is a grant scheme providing doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships. Doctoral fellowships are funded for three years, post-doctoral fellowships for two years. The following criteria must be fulfilled to apply for a fellowship:

The research:

• deals with agriculture, forestry or natural resourcemanagement for develoment;
• is embedded in an international research partnership (see below);
• is in accordance with the thematic and geographic priorities of SDC;
• is professionally supervised and backstopped bythe involved institutions.

The fellow:

• is a doctoral or a post-doctoral candidate;
• is a Swiss resident under the age of 36, or a citizen from a developing country or country in transition up to the age of 40;
• has proven experience in the selected research area;
• is interested in development cooperation and open to different cultures;
• the RFPP strives for gender balance, therefore, female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

The partnership:

• involves a professorship at ETH Zurich and an international research institution, e.g. a CGIAR centre or a comparable international or regional centre;
• is part of an existing or emerging collaborative research programme between the involved institutions;
• includes a substantial in-kind or cash commitment of the partners;
• the project has to be integrated into the activities of the involved institutions.