Applicants who wanted to study abroad for higher studies, especially for master’s and graduation, are going to have a great opportunity as the Government of Switzerland announced Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for the academic year of 2022-2023. Applicants from all over the world are encouraged to join Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships. These scholarships are a great chance to pursue Maters, PhD, Postdoc and Research programs at any given university in Switzerland in one of It’s official languages ( German, French or Italian).
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are fully funded, students will get free education, free accommodation, living expenses will be cut off, mess, medical insurance, and many other such benefits will be provided to the successful candidates. One of the best parts about these scholarships is that applicants can apply for the additional fund’s applications so that they can travel from one country to another during their exchange program in Switzerland. Age of Applicant must be below 35. European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus Scholarships is open now for international students.
Applicants are nominated by the academic supervisors(professors), candidates have to contact the supervisor related to their field of research and should enquire about the any additional requirements. Attach necessary documents like short CV, letter of motivation, 2-3 convincing letters of reference, research plan (2-3 A4 pages) in your enquiries. The Swiss Government aims to promote different cultures all around the world by providing the opportunity for international students to study in more than 25+ institutes in Switzerland. We are going to give details about it in this article.
Details:
| Award Country | Switzerland |
| Scholarship Program | Swiss Government Exchange Scholarship Program |
| Eligible Program | Ph.D., Research, and Post Doctorate |
| Financial Coverage | Funded |
| Number of Scholarships | 500 |
| Age | Below 35 years |
About Scholarships:
The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship Program was established in 1991 by Switzerland’s Federal Council. Swiss Confederation award these scholarship each year which aims to promote research cooperation and international exchange between Switzerland and over 180 other countries. The short-listed applications will be assessed by the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), which takes the final decision.
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Types of Scholarship
Two types of scholarships are offered by the Switzerland Government,
1) Research Scholarship
These scholarships are masters degree holder and looking for postgraduate research to study in Swiss cantonal Universities, Universities of applied science and two federal universities of technology. Research scholarships will only be considered by the nomination of an academic mentor.
2) Art Scholarship
This type of scholarship is for students who want to pursue master degree in Switzerland. Students from only limited number of countries are offered Art Scholarship.
Universities
Students can study in any of following universities and institutes.
Government Universities
- University of Basel
- University of Bern
- University of Fribourg
- University of Geneva
- University of Lausanne
- University of Lucerne
- University of Neuchâtel
- University of St. Gallen
- University of Zurich
- Università della Svizzera italiana
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Federal Technology Institutes
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)
- Research Institutes of the ETH Domain (PSI; WSL; EMPA; EAWAG)
- Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)
Applied Sciences Universities
- University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
- University of Applied Sciences Northwest Switzerland
- University of applied Sciences Eastern Switzerland
- University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
- Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
- The Zürcher Fachhochschule
Deadline:
The deadline for the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships is varied from country to country mostly from September to December each year.
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Stipend & Coverage:
Scholarship gives following coverage and stiped to the successful candidates.
- Medical Insurance
- Living Expense
- Tuition fee
- Accommodation Allowance
- Airfare Ticket
- Research Funds
- 3500$ per month Stipend
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must meet the following criteria for eligibility in Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships.
- Applicants must have an excellent academic background
- Applicants must display excellencies in professional and socially competent environments in a detailed CV.
- Applicants must be a citizen of an English-speaking country
- Applicants must have done only one undergraduate degree
- Applicants should not be getting any other scholarships
- Applicants must have language skills in English or French or Italian languages
- Applicants must have good personnel skills
Required Documents:
- References from authentic authority
- Academic Certificates
- Any other supporting documents
- Detailed CV
- The certificate which shows Language proficiencies
How to Apply:
Applicants are advised to apply online for the Swiss Scholarships and the application procedure will be done in the following way:
- The scholarship program will be released in early August on the official website
- In the September of the year applications will be call for the proposals
- Last date of the Submission of application wil be in between Sep to December
- Selection of the applicants will be done by the end of the May by the Federal Commission for Scholarships For Foreign Students.
- In the next September commencement of the scholarships will be done at the Swiss Academic Host institutes.
- Minimum length of your application should be less than 15 pages and it should be appropriate in Bibliography and appendices.
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