Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships For Foreign Scholars and Artists for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships For Foreign Scholars and Artists for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

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.

Information

One minute introduction to Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

FAQ for scholarship applicants and academic supervisors

Research scholarships

The research scholarship (research fellowship, PhD, Postdoc) is available to post-graduate researchers in any discipline (who hold a master’s degree is the minimum qualification required) 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, as well as the four research institutes. Only candidates nominated by an academic supervisor at one of these higher education institutions will be considered.

Research fellowship PhD scholarship Postdoctoral scholarship

Art scholarships

Art scholarships are open to art students wishing to pursue an initial arts 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.

Art scholarship

Application procedure

Release of programme for 180+ Countries
Go to: www.sbfi.admin.ch/scholarships_eng	early August
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Call for Applications
Download application documents, questions? see list of contacts	this September
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Prepare application
Forms, research proposal, support letters, references	before the submission deadline
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Submission deadline at Swiss representation
This date and the postal address varies from country to country	September – December
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Selection
By the Federal Commission for Scholarships FCS	by the end of May
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Start of scholarships
At the Swiss academic host institution	next September

How to apply

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. For more information and questions, please contact the address provided in the list of contacts (PDF, 136 kB, 02.08.2023).

Select your country of origin according to your passport (PDF, 136 kB, 02.08.2023)

North America (PDF, 69 kB, 19.07.2023)

South America (PDF, 74 kB, 19.07.2023)

Europe (PDF, 96 kB, 02.08.2023)

Africa (PDF, 89 kB, 19.07.2023)

Asia (PDF, 79 kB, 19.07.2023)

Australia and Ozeania (PDF, 63 kB, 19.07.2023)

Download the Application Package (ZIP, 3 MB, 18.07.2023)

Read the Application Guidelines (PDF, 753 kB, 19.07.2023) and follow the instructions. Prepare your application and submit two complete copies to the relevant office in your country of origin according to the list of contacts (PDF, 136 kB, 02.08.2023) by the deadline.

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 assesses scholarship applications according to three criteria: