Fully Funded Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships – Switzerland
Applications are invited for Fully Funded Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2021-2022 at Swiss universities, Switzerland.
Details
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.
Benefits
Successful applicants will receive the following benefits:
- The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1,920 or CHF 3’500 for Postdoc
- For non-EU and non-EFTA grantees only: the FCS pays mandatory Swiss health insurance
- There are no family allowances
- Scholarship holders from non-EU and non-EFTA countries receive a flight allowance (lump sum) for a ticket back to their country of origin (provided at the end of the scholarship)
- Special CHF 300 housing allowance (paid once at the beginning of the scholarship)
- One-year half-fare public transportation card
- Support services and various trips, dinners and sightseeing tours organised for Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship holders
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. This scholarship is available to students from a limited number of countries only.
Eligible Countries
Select your country of origin according to your passport for Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships:
Countries A – L / Countries M – Z
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 criteria
The FCS assesses Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships applications according to three criteria:
- Applicant’s profile
- Quality of the research project or artistic work
- Synergies and potential for future research cooperation
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.