Who can participate?
The program addresses female researchers of all levels from life sciences, natural sciences, medicine, health, psychology, finance, law, humanities and social sciences), currently working at Swiss Universities, the ETH domain or Universities of Applied Sciences (incl. related institutions)
A maximum of 25 women per round will be admitted.
Please review the dates and only apply if you can attend all the sessions where dates are confirmed:
- Career retreat 24-26 September 2024 (3 full days)
- Innovation Workshop: Create a Business Model Canvas 16-17 October 2024 (2 full days)
- Innovation seminars: 27-28 November 2024 (2 full days)
- Negotiation skills for conflict situations, business deals: 22-23 January 2025 (2 full days)
- Company visits; 1-2 (virtual) visits: Dec 2024–February 2025 (exact date TBD)
- Closing event with the feminno community; Presentations, Networking, Celebration: Early March 2025
How to apply
Round 8 of feminno is now open for application.
The deadline to apply is August 4, 2024 and applicants will be notified by August 15 whether they are in feminno round 8.
Go for it and apply here.
Looking forward to getting to see your application and get to know you.
Costs
CHF 150 for a PhD students and CHF 400 for a Postdoc of ETH Zurich or University of Zurich
CHF 800 for all other postdocs and PhD students of a Swiss University or University of Applied Sciences (other than ETH Zurich and University of Zurich)
CHF 2200 for an alumna.
Selection of applications
The selection of applications is done based on the following criteria:
Relevance for career development
- Does the CV show that the applicant will profit from the program?
- Has the applicant convincingly expressed her commitment
for participating in the program? - Will the program give the applicant the new key competencies that will enable her to achieve her own and the program’s goals?
Relevance of research and startup idea
- Are its innovative aspects evident?
- Has the applicant outlined how her research results could be transformed into an innovative product or application?