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10 University of Lausanne Masters Grants for Foreign Students

Othuke Andrew Akpeli9 years ago6 years ago05 mins

UNIL Master’s grants

To facilitate access to Master’s degrees by students with qualifications
from foreign universities, the University of Lausanne provides around ten
Master’s grants which are awarded on a competitive basis.

Programmes concerned

Candidates must choose a Master’s programme from among those offered by the
UNIL, except:

Master of Medicine
Master of Arts in Sciences and Practices of
Education
Master of Law from the Universities of Zurich and
Lausanne
Master of Law in Criminal Sciences, judiciary
mention
Master of Science in Traceology and Crime
Analysis
All the MAS (3rd cycle programmes)

Caution: For the Master of Law, students can apply for the
scholarship Master for two of the seven references proposed,
namely: “International and Comparative Law” and “legal
theory.”

The grant may not be used for any complementary studies required to enroll
on the Master’s degree (upgrade year) and may not be used for Executive Master
in Business Administration (EMBA) or Masters of Advanced studies (MAS).

Amount and duration of the
grant

The amount of the grant is CHF 1,600.- per month from 15 September to 15
July, for a duration not exceeding the regulation minimum period of the
programme (according to the programme, one-and-a-half years or two years
subject to deduction for paid placements or exempt semesters, if any).
Abandonment of the programme results in suspension of the grant.

Required conditions

The candidate must be the holder of a degree from
a foreign university.
The qualification held by the candidate must be
deemed equivalent to the UNIL Bachelor’s degree.

Selection procedure

Candidates must complete the “UNIL Master’s Grant” form and submit
their application within the deadline to:

Social Affairs and Student Mobility Service (SASME)
University of Lausanne
Unicentre
CH-1015 Lausanne

Uncomplete applications are not taken into consideration and are returned to
the sender. If the application is complete, it will be examined by the
Admissions Service to determine whether the candidate can be admitted. In the
event of a positive decision, the application is forwarded by the SASME to the
UNIL Faculty responsible for the Master’s on which the candidate wishes to be
enrolled.
The Faculty selects applications and notifies the SASME of its opinion based on
the candidate’s qualities, motivation and suitability for the Master’s
programme.
The SASME forwards shortlisted applications to the selection committee which
will award grants to students meeting all criteria according to the available
budget.

Decisions are not open to appeal.

The SASME will inform the candidates in writing of the UNIL’s decision at
the end of March.

Selection criteria

The grants are intended more particularly for students who distinguished
themselves in their university studies and who have difficulty meeting their
financial needs for the duration of the Master’s. It is however necessary that
the candidates have sufficient financial means to live on themselves during the
complementary studies that may be required prior to enroll on the Master’s
degree.