2024/2025 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships in Switzerland for Foreign Students & Artists
The Swiss Government is offering Government Excellence Scholarships each year for foreign nationals. Scholarships are available for postgraduate and Research programmes, and can be up to 4 years. Every year the Swiss Confederation grants Government Excellence Scholarships to enhance international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries. Recipients are chosen 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.
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RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
The Research Scholarship (research fellowship, PhD, Postdoc) is open to post-graduate researchers in any discipline (who hold a master’s degree is the minimum qualification needed) who are planning to come to Switzerland to further research or further studies at the doctoral or post-doctoral level.
Research scholarships are granted for research or study at all Swiss cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences, and the two federal institutes of technology, as well as the four research institutes. Only candidates selected by an academic supervisor at one of these higher education institutions will be considered.
ART SCHOLARSHIPS
Art scholarships are available to art students hoping to further an initial arts master’s degree in Switzerland.
Art scholarships are granted for study at any Swiss conservatory or university of the arts. This scholarship is available to students from a limited number of countries only.
PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION
- Select your country of origin according to your passport.
- Find out about the types of scholarships available, eligibility criteria, and application deadlines for your country.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
Applications are subject to preliminary selection by the relevant national authorities and/or the Swiss diplomatic representation. The short-listed applications are then evaluated by the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), which takes the final decision.
The FCS assesses scholarship applications according to three criteria:
- Candidate profile
- Quality of the research project or artistic work
- Synergies and potential for future research cooperation
The FCS is formed of professors from Swiss public universities. Scholarship awards are granted on the basis of academic and scientific excellence.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE
The FCS will select scholarship holders for the 2024-25 academic year by the end of May 2024
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2024/2025 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships in Switzerland for Foreign Students & Artists
