The Government of Switzerland is inviting applications for the 2025 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship Program from interested international students.
The Swiss Government Scholarship offers a full scholarship opportunity and a living stipend of CHF 3’500 per month for successful applicants to pursue a Master’s or PhD degree in institutions situated in Switzerland.
In this post, we will discuss the details, requirements, benefits, and step-by-step application procedure for interested candidates.
2024 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship Summary
- Host: Swiss Government
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Reward: Full Scholarship | CHF 3’500 Monthly Stipend
- Deadline: Varies by Country
2025 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship Details:
Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries.
The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship is for foreign scholars and artists to study in any of the ten Swiss Public Universities, the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology, the public teaching and research institutes, and the Universities of Applied Sciences.
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.
The Scholarship is of two types and candidates can apply for any of them
- Research Scholarships are awarded 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.
- 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.
2024 Swiss Government Scholarship Requirements:
To be considered for the 2025 Swiss Government Scholarship, you must:
- Hold a university degree (Bachelors/Masters) on commencement of the scholarship
- Be able to demonstrate their academic abilities and what they aim to achieve
- Be under the age of 35 (born on or after 1 January 1979)
- Be suitably proficient in the language of instruction (French, German, Italian, or English)
- The research scholarship: 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 fellowship, PhD, Postdoc).
- Art scholarships: Open to art students wishing to pursue an initial master’s degree in Switzerland (arts).
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