Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships in Switzerland
Country: Switzerland Value: $3,500.00 Deadline: Nov. 15, 2021 Category: Graduate & Phd Program Length: 12-36 months based on the programs

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships in Switzerland: Provides monthly stipend of CHF 1,920 for a research fellowship and Ph.D. and CHF 3’500 for a Post Doctoral fellowship, health insurance, housing costs, flight tickets, etc.

Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships in Switzerland 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 in Switzerland are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master’s degree or Ph.D. and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree.

Currently, there are three types of scholarships:

  1. Research Fellowship
  2. Ph.D. Scholarships
  3. Post-Doctoral Scholarship

N.B: Please note that the deadline varies from country to country. Most deadlines for applicants are generally Nov, 15.

Application Criteria for Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships in Switzerland

The requirements for Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships in Switzerland depend on the program you are applying to.

1. Research Fellowship:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent university degree achieved recognized by the Swiss university. As proof, the degree has to be submitted to the Federal Commission for Scholarships before the start of the scholarship.

2. Ph.D. Scholarships:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent university degree recognized by the Swiss university. As proof, the degree has to be submitted to the Federal Commission for Scholarships before the start of the scholarship.
  • If an assistant professor supports a candidature, a full professor who is entitled to supervise the Ph.D. during the entire scholarship has to co-sign the support letter.

3. Post-Doctoral Scholarship

  • Ph.D. degree recognized by the Swiss university. As proof, the degree has to be submitted to the Federal Commission for Scholarships before the start of the scholarship.
  • Not accepted as academic supervisors for postdoctoral scholarship applicants are their former Ph.D. mentors and their co-directors for the Ph.D. if the academic supervisor is at a Swiss university.

Other Common Requirements for all:

  • Applicants must have a research proposal including a timeframe. This is the centerpiece of the application. The applicant must devote all required attention to it.
  • Applicants must provide a letter from an academic host professor (including her/his short CV) at the chosen Swiss university confirming
  • Applicants who have been in Switzerland for more than one year at the beginning of the scholarship in September are not eligible. Reference document if applicable: residence permit to be added to the application documents.
  • Applicants must be in command of the necessary language skills required for postdoctoral research.
  • Applicants who have already benefited from a Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship are not eligible to apply for a second scholarship.
  • Scholarship holders are expected to move to Switzerland during their grant period.

Benefits of Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships in Switzerland

If you win Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships in Switzerland, you will be entitled to the following benefits:

  • The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1,920 for a research fellowship and Ph.D. and CHF 3’500 for a Post Doctoral fellowship.
  • For non-EU and non-EFTA grantees only: the FCS pays mandatory Swiss
  • health insurance.
  • There are no family allowances.
  • No financial support for conferences.
  • 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 organized for Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship holders.

Eligible Nationalities 

A:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan

B:

Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi

C:

Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic 

D:

Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic

E:

Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia 

F:

Fiji, Finland, France

G:

Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana

H:

Haïti, Honduras, Hungary 

I: 

Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy 

J:

Jamaica, Japan, Jordan

K:

Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan

L:

Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxemburg

M:

Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar

N:

Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway

O:

Occupied Palestinian territory, Oman

P:

Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal

Q:

Qatar

R:

Republic of Congo, Romania, Russia, Rwanda

S:

Salomon Islands, Samoa, Santa Lucia, São Tome and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St-Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Surinam, Swaziland / eSwatini, Sweden, Syria

T:

Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu

U:

Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan

V:

Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Vietnam

Y:

Yemen

Z:

Zambia, Zimbabwe

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