Swiss Government Excellence
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2027/2028 for Foreign Students & Artists to study in Switzerland (Funded)
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Applications are now open for the Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to encourage 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 aka ESKAS).
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are mainly intended for talented early career researchers (ECRs) from abroad who have already completed their Master’s degree. The scholarship programme is currently open to applicants from 183 countries.
(max. age: 35 / funding: CHF 2450.–/month)
| | target group | main requirements | max. duration | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Research | PhD Students(183 countries) | Master’s DegreeSupervisor | 12 months | | PhD | PhD Students(183 countries) | Master’s DegreeSupervisor | 36 months | | Art | Art Students(26 countries) | Bachelor’s DegreeAdmission or proof of application | 21 months |
These scholarships are available to postgraduate researchers in any discipline wishing to pursue research at any Swiss cantonal university, university of applied sciences, either of Switzerland’s two federal institutes of technology (ETHZ or EPFL) or at one of the four research institutes within the ETH Domain (PSI, WSL, Empa, Eawag). Prerequisite: the scholarship application must be backed by an academic supervisor in Switzerland who is willing to direct and guide the applicant’s proposed research.
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Art scholarships are open to students wishing to pursue an initial Master’s degree in an artistic field in Switzerland. This scholarship is available to students from a limited number of countries only.
Applications are submitted to Swiss diplomatic representations. The FCS assesses scholarship applications according to three criteria.
By the end of May at the latest, the FCS will announce its decisions regarding the scholarship awards for the following academic year.
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