Štefan Schwarz Support Fund

Štefan Schwarz Support Fund


The Štefan Schwarz Support Fund was established in 2004 with the aim of enabling SAS organizations to employ more young researchers.


This Slovak academy of sciences postdoctoral program is dedicated for graduates of full-time doctoral studies from Slovak republic and abroad who can apply under condition in the year of application not more than 5 years have passed since the date of their dissertation defense. Time being used on maternity or parental leave does not count in this period. Successful applicants receive from the Štefan Schwarz Fund salary contribution for two years with a possibility to require its extending for another year. The contribution to partially cover salaries of successful applicants is transferred to the organizations that employ them. Within the program selection procedure young researchers defend project proposals that they plan to implement at the SAS organizations.
The fund main objective is to stabilize young promising researchers with foreign experience at SAS workplaces and thus support the future development of SAS organizations.

Procedure for submitting an application within the Štefan Schwarz Support Fund call:

  1. Director of the SAS organization that plans to employ the applicant, submits the proposal of the candidate (applicant). The proposal has to be submitted by regular post. Justification of the proposal written by the director forms an essential part of the proposal.
  2. Proposed candidate (applicant) shall insert, via the electronic program system, all the data necessary for the assessment of the project.

The deadline for submitting the proposals is September 30th.


More information can be found in the statute of the Štefan Schwarz Support Fund: Schwarz_list of supported projects 2017 - 2020.pdf Statute_Stefan Schwarz Supportive Fund_November 2023_FINAL_including Amend 1.pdf



Challenges - current year

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2021 Call

Published

The postdoctoral programme of the Slovak Academy of Sciences is intended for graduates of full-time dostoral studies from Slovakia and abroad, who have not passed more than four years after defending their dissertations. Successful applications receive a salary contribution for two to three years from the Stefan Schwarz Supportive Fund. Within this programme, young scientists are defending projects that they plan to solve at the organisation of SAS.

Application period: 30/08/2021 08:00 CET 01/10/2021 17:00 CET

All applicants | Supported candidates

2022 Call

Published

This Slovak academy of sciences postdoctoral program is dedicated for graduates of full-time doctoral studies from Slovak republic and abroad who can apply under condition in the year of application not more than 5 years have passed since the date of their dissertation defense. Successful applications receive a salary contribution for two to three years from the Stefan Schwarz Supportive Fund. Within this programme, young scientists are defending projects that they plan to solve at the organisation of SAS.

Application period: 01/09/2022 08:00 CET 30/09/2022 17:00 CET

All applicants | Supported candidates

2023 Call

Published

This Slovak academy of sciences postdoctoral program is dedicated for graduates of full-time doctoral studies from Slovak republic and abroad who can apply under condition in the year of application not more than 5 years have passed since the date of their dissertation defense. Successful applications receive a salary contribution for two to three years from the Stefan Schwarz Supportive Fund. Within this programme, young scientists are defending projects that they plan to solve at the organisation of SAS.

Application period: 01/09/2023 09:00 CET 30/09/2023 17:00 CET

All applicants | Supported candidates

2024 CALL

Published

This Slovak academy of sciences postdoctoral program is dedicated for graduates of full-time doctoral studies from Slovak republic and abroad who can apply under condition in the year of application not more than 5 years have passed since the date of their dissertation defense. Successful applications receive a salary contribution for two to three years from the Stefan Schwarz Supportive Fund. Within this programme, young scientists are defending projects that they plan to solve at the organisation of SAS.

Application period: 02/09/2024 09:00 CET 01/10/2024 12:00 CET

All applicants | Supported candidates
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