Young Researchers Can Apply for Support from the Stefan Schwarz Support Fund.
The Slovak Academy of Sciences announces the call of the Štefan Schwarz Support Fund on June 1, 2026. The Stefan Schwarz Support Fund creates the opportunity to employ outstanding postdoctoral fellows and postdoctoral researchers from Slovakia and abroad through a contribution to the salary fund of the organization that employs the graduate.
Graduates of doctoral studies are eligible to apply if, by the date of opening of the call for applications, a maximum of 60 months have passed since the date of defence of their dissertation. During the selection process, young scientists defend projects that they intend to implement at SAS institutes.
Successful applicants receive a salary contribution for two to three years.
The fund´s main objective is to stabilize young, promising researchers with foreign experience at SAS workplaces and thus support the future development of SAS organizations.
In the previous call, 64 applications were submitted and 26 grants were awarded.
The final deadline for submitting applications is June 30, 2026, at 5:00 PM.
More information regarding the terms and conditions, as well as how to register and submit an application, can be found on the programme website and in the statute.
Prepared by: Veronika Baňkosová, Department of Education and Doctoral Studies
Photo: Katarína Gáliková