Collegium Helveticum Senior Fellowships
Senior fellows are recruited from the pool of sabbatical visitors or longer term academic guests, including artists in residence, at ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich (UZH) or the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). They are selected based on a brief application (see below) which details how and why they want to engage with and contribute to the interdisciplinary exchange at the Collegium.
Eligibility
Applicants are expected to have a professorship or a permanent post at an academic or artistic institution of higher education or research. In outstanding cases exceptions can be made if there is demonstrable academic or artistic practice of international level. For the entire duration of their fellowship at the Collegium Helveticum, the applicants must have an official affiliation with one of the three supporting institutions (ETH Zurich, UZH or ZHdK) as an academic guest, guest professor, sabbatical visitor or artist in residence.
Duration and start date
Senior fellows can spend between a minimum of three and ten months at the Collegium Helveticum, depending on the length of their visiting fellowship at ETH Zurich, the UZH or the ZHdK. There is no fixed start date for senior fellowships.
Financial support
To support their work at the Collegium, senior fellows will receive an allowance of CHF 1,000 per month of the fellowship. This allowance is not provided for July and August.
Infrastructure
Senior fellows can make use of the Collegium’s workspace pool. They are expected to bring their own laptop, but have access to the ETH Zurich IT infrastructure. They also have access to the library’s digital subscriptions and ETH Zurich’s sport and activity programs. The workspaces remain available during July and August.
Attendance and participation
During their fellowship, senior fellows can come into the Collegium at any time, but must spend at least one day per week there. They participate in the regular jours fixes with other fellows, and organize an event on a topic of their choice – ideally in collaboration with their associate fellow or other senior fellows. A proposal for this event is part of the application. Fellows will receive support from the Collegium’s staff when organizing the event and appropriate funding is available.
Associate fellows
Applicants for a senior fellowship are asked to submit their application in coordination with an academic partner. This can be the applicant’s host at ETH Zurich, UZH or ZHdK, but also be another established researchers or artists affiliated with one of the supporting universities. Usually, associate fellows are tenured or tenure-track faculty. If this is not the case, two associate fellows may jointly support a junior fellow with a co-signed letter of recommendation. One of the co-signers must be a professor or department chair. The academic partner writes a short letter in support of the application for a senior fellowship, detailing why and how they would support the proposed research project in the role of an associate fellow and how they can help the senior fellow build links with Zurich’s universities and art community. Applications can also be made with partners from institutions other than the three partner universities, provided there is a valid reason.
Application and evaluation
Applications are reviewed three times per year. They can be submitted at the earliest one year and at the latest three months before the start of the planned fellowship. Applications for fellowships starting from September 2024 on, for example, can be submitted until June 1, 2024.
The review and evaluation is carried out by the Board of Directors of the Collegium Helveticum. The evaluation and response to the application usually takes about four weeks. Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online form. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered. If you have any questions about the fellowship program, please contact Mario Wimmer.
Please complete the online form and upload the following documents in PDF format:
- Completed application form: Please provide personal and project details using this template.
- Support letter of associate fellow: Letter of support as outlined in this information letter. Please forward the information letter to your associate fellow. Note, that you are responsible for uploading the completed support letter as part of your application.
- CV
- Passport or ID card: Copy of the first relevant pages of your passport. EU/EFTA citizens care allowed to submit a copy of their ID card (front and back).
- Confirmation of status as guest professor / academic guest: Formal confirmation of the appointment as a guest professor or academic guest at ETHZ, UZH, or ZHdK for the duration of the planned fellowship.
- Supplementary information: Supplementary files that the applicants deem necessary.
