Funding

Termination of VAUZ Conference Fund ♰

The VAUZ Conference Fund was jointly designed by VAUZ and the university management in 1999 and adopted at the VAUZ General Assembly in 2000.

VAUZ can therefore look back on 20 years of VAUZ Conference Fund history.

In 2020, the VAUZ Conference Fund has been transferred to the UZH Graduate Campus.

VAUZ can no longer support applications.

We recommend you consult the list of funding opportunities published below and apply at alternative funding sources.

Further information via vauz@vauz.uzh.ch

Alternative Funding

UZH Grants Office
Forschungsfinanzierung | UZH für Forschende | UZH Telefon: 044 634 20 50
E-Mail: support@research.uzh.ch

UZH Graduate Campus
Fördermittel | Graduate Campus | UZH

UZH Global Affairs
Services | Global Affairs | UZH
Travel and Collaboration Desk | Global Affairs | UZH

UZH Alumni-Fonds
UZH Alumni

UZH Stiftungsverzeichnis
Stiftungsverzeichnis | UZH für Forschende und Nachwuchskräfte | UZH

EU Grants für UZH Angeörige
Startseite – EU GrantsAccess | ETH Zürich

Partneruniversitäten der UZH (PhD Studierende)
Mobility-Online Portal (uzh.ch)

SNF Mobilitätsstipendien
SNF Schweizerischer Nationalfonds
(fellowships@snf.ch)
Kontakt (snf.ch)

SAGW Schweizerische Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
FAQ Reisebeiträge - Schweizerische Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften (sagw.ch)

Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology
Grants and Awards (ssai.ch)

Schweizer Regierungsstipendien
Regierungsstipendien - swissuniversities
stip@swissuniversities.ch

Schweizer Stiftungsverzeichnis
Stiftungsverzeichnis (admin.ch)

Stipendien und Studienkredite
Stipendien und Studienkredit beantragen in der Schweiz

Fundings of Faculties

UZH Fund for Networking among Junior Researchers

For over 20 years, VAUZ managed a conference fund to promote networking among junior academics of the University of Zurich, which was transferred to the UZH Graduate Campus in 2024.
The resources for this fund came from VAUZ membership fees and contributions from UZH.

The fund has been alimented by UZH since 2020. The fund supports in particular the attendance of scientific events (conferences, symposia, workshops and the like) that are of considerable importance for young scientists at the University of Zurich.

The VAUZ Conference Fund is a 'last resort' fund.
Accordingly, all available options must first be exhausted.
(Chair, faculty, UZH GRC, other sources of funding)

See also the information on expenses and travel grants).

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Contributions

Contributions can be granted for

attendance fees
travel expenses
accommodation expenses
travel and accommodation costs for children or dependent relatives of the applicant who are subject to custody, unless the care during the attendance of a scientific event can be organised otherwise
childcare or nursing/care professionals for close relatives of the applicant, if care by the other parent or close relatives is not possible or not appropriate.

The maximum contributions per person included in the application
amount to

CHF 1250 for participation at an event outside Europe
CHF 600 for participation at an event in Europe

Only the actual costs incurred are reimbursed.

In cases of hardship and if there is no other financing possibility, we can also finance shorter research stays (up to max. 10 days) or cover costs related to the organisation of a scientific event. The maximum amount is CHF 1250.

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Application

The applications are reviewed and approved by the VAUZ managing board. The payments are carried out by the UZH Graduate Campus.

Please submit the application form to tagungsfonds@vauz.uzh.ch.

Applications can be submitted on the 20th of each month; the decision will be announced within one month.

The application can be submitted within the above-mentioned deadlines (payment is only made after completion and on the basis of the supporting documents submitted). In accordance with its function as a last resort fund, the approval decisions of other bodies must be awaited first.

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