Career funding 3: PRIMA
In autumn 2017, the SNSF launched the first call for PRIMA grants. The PRIMA funding scheme is open to excellent women scientists who have a doctorate or three years’ research experience and who aspire to become professors.
PRIMA grantees can set up their own team and conduct a research project lasting several years at a Swiss higher education institution. In so doing, they can enhance their scientific profile and attain the independence they need to pursue their careers successfully. The funding they receive from the SNSF finances their own salaries as well as the salaries of their team and covers additional project costs. If they are appointed as professors at a higher education institution, they can take the funding with them. The SNSF plans to award up to 12 grants worth a total of 15 million francs each year.