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 that no more than 60 months have passed since the date of their dissertation defense by the call opening date. 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:

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.
Proposed candidate (applicant) shall insert, via the electronic program system, all the data necessary for the assessment of the project.

The call for proposals for 2025 is open from September 1st. The deadline for submitting the proposals is September 30th.

More information can be found in the statute of the Štefan Schwarz Support Fund: The Statute of the Stefan Schwarz Support Fund.pdf List of grant holders for whom the Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences has approved a one-year extension.pdf

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Calls published for 2021

2021 Call

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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