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SWISS GOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FOREIGN SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS FOR THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

LOCATION: Switzerland

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).

ELIGIBILITY:

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).

BENEFIT:

The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships will run throughout the period of study with

Full Tuition Fee

CHF 3’500 Monthly Stipend.

Accommodation 

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ALIGN FARMS AGRICULTURAL SCHOLARSHIP AT MASSEY UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND

Application Deadline: September 30, 2024

LOCATION: New Zealand

At Align, they’re committed to building the next generation of farmers. The Align Farms Agriculture Scholarship is part of that commitment.

ELIGIBILITY:

Full time undergraduate students at a New Zealand University (who won’t be receiving the government’s first year fee-free scheme in the year following the awarding of the scholarship)

Students enrolled in a Food and Fibre-related undergraduate programme in New Zealand

Domestic or International students

Children of Align employees will be given first priority

Applications are welcome any time but applications for the year close October 1st

The recipient will be chosen on November 1st and the scholarship will begin the following February

Applications for the 2024 school year are now closed, any applications will be considered for 2025

BENEFIT:

The scholarship pays for one year’s worth of tuition fees, up to the value of $5,000. After their year of study, the recipient will be offered a paid summer internship on one of our farms, in the area they’re most interested in. And when roles become available at Align farms, past scholarship recipients will be given first priority.

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