The Stiefel-Zangger Foundation supports the education of young academics at the University of Zurich (UZH) by awarding educational scholarships. Doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers benefit from this financial assistance.
The Stiefel-Zangger Foundation awards scholarships to support young academics. Established in 1995, the foundation was integrated into the UZH Foundation in 2023 and continues as the Stiefel-Zangger Endowment Fund. The fund remains committed to its original mission. By granting educational scholarships, it supports the further education of doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers at the University of Zurich.
Doctoral candidates who wish to apply for a scholarship should contact the UZH Candoc Grant. Postdoctoral researchers wishing to apply should contact the UZH Postdoc Grant.
The members of the Advisory Board are:
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Stark, Vice President Research UZH, Chair
Prof. Dr. Kern Alexander, Faculty of Law UZH
Prof. Dr. Matthias Baumgartner, Faculty of Medicine UZH
Prof. Dr. Cornel Fraefel, Institute of Virology UZH
Prof. Dr. Michel Antoine Habib, Department of Banking and Finance UZH
Prof. Dr. Owen Petchey, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies UZH
Prof. Dr. Thomas Widmer, Department of Political Science UZH
Prof. Dr. Rafael Walthert, Institute of Religious Studies UZH
