Each
year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to
promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland
and over 180 other countries. Recipients are selected by the awarding body, the
Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS).
The Swiss Government Excellence
Scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a
master’s degree or PhD and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree.
Types
of scholarship
- The research scholarship is available to
post-graduate researchers in any discipline (who hold a master’s degree as
a minimum) who are planning to come to Switzerland to pursue research
or further studies at doctoral or post-doctoral level.
Research scholarships are awarded for research or study at all Swiss
cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences and the two
federal institutes of technology. Only candidates nominated by an academic
mentor at one of these higher education institutions will be considered. - Art scholarships are open to art students wishing to pursue an initial
master’s degree in Switzerland.
Art scholarships are awarded for study at any Swiss conservatory or
university of the arts. Only those who have already been awarded a place
to study may apply. This scholarship is available to students from a
limited number of countries only.
Selection
criteria
The FCS assesses scholarship
applications according to three criteria:
a) Candidate profile
b) Quality of the research project or artistic work
c) Synergies and potential for future research cooperation
The FCS will select scholarship
holders for the 2017–18 academic year by the end of May 2017. Scholarships for
the 2018–19 academic year will be advertised online from August 2017.
Interested?
Select your country of origin:
Countries
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Check the application deadline
and the different types of scholarship on offer. These vary according to
country. You will also find details of what to do next and where to get more
information.
Selection
Applications are subject to preliminary
selection by the relevant national authorities and/or the Swiss diplomatic
representation. The short-listed applications are then assessed by the
Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), which takes the
final decision.
The FCS is composed of professors
from all Swiss public universities. Scholarship awards are decided on the basis
of academic and scientific excellence.
Awards
The FCS will announce its
decisions regarding the new scholarship awards by the end of May at the latest.