Swiss Government 2023 Excellence Scholarships for Young Researchers
Published: 03 Aug 2022
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.
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).
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships
Benefits of Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships
- The FCS will announce its decisions regarding the new scholarship awards by the end of May at the latest.
Requirements for Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships
- The research scholarship is 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).
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 mentor at one of these higher education institutions will be considered.
- Art scholarships are open to art students wishing to pursue an initial master’s degree in Switzerland (arts).
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.
Selection Process
Selection Criteria
The FCS assesses scholarship applications according to three criteria:
- Candidate profile
- Quality of the research project or artistic work
- Synergies and potential for future research cooperation
The FCS is composed of professors from all Swiss public universities. Scholarship awards are decided on the basis of academic and scientific excellence.
Application Deadline
Not Specified
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships on www.sbfi.admin.ch to apply
Select the continent with your country of origin (this is the country according your passport) for receiving further information and the application documents.
For more details,visit Swiss Government website
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