Status of Visiting Researcher at the University of Fribourg

The status of visiting researcher is intended for people who are affiliated with another research institution and are working on a project that requires them to come to the University of Fribourg for a research stay.

• Conditions

  The following conditions must be met to qualify for the status of visiting researcher:

  1. Be invited by a Unifr professor or a senior researcher (MER/LFR),
  2. Be affiliated with another research institution (Note: emeriti Professors are considered as affiliated),
  3. Conduct research that corresponds to the field of competence of the hosting department,
  4. Hold a Master's degree,
  5. Be physically present at the University of Fribourg on a regular basis throughout the stay.
• Duration

  The duration of the stay at the University of Fribourg is limited to 12 months, with the possibility of a one-time extension for a maximum period of 12 months.

• Benefits

  The status of visiting researcher at Unifr gives access to the following benefits, irrespective of the duration of the stay:

  1. Official attestation
  2. Administrative support from the Welcome Center for Academics

  For stays that last longer than one month, the following services may be requested:

  1. Unifr IT-account and e-mail address
  2. Campus Card
  3. Access to the bibliographic resources of the Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire via the IT-account
• Fees

  There is no fee for stays lasting up to a month. 

  A single fee of CHF 100 is charged for processing the application of researchers staying more than 1 month at the University of Fribourg. 

• Process

  Professors and MER/LFR wishing to invite a guest to Unifr are invited to contact the Welcome Center for Academics with the following information:

  1. Affiliation of your guest
  2. Their academic level
  3. The source of funding for their stay (personal funds, scholarship from a partner university, scholarship from a foreign government, etc.)

  If the person meets the requirements to be registered as a guest researcher, the following process applies: 

  Process

  If another status is more adapted to their profile, the Welcome Center for Academics will provide information on the appropriate procedure. 

• Contact

  The Welcome Center for Academics looks forward to supporting both visiting researchers and the departments that welcome them before, during, and after their research stay at Unifr.