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FACULTY OF SCIENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA EXCELLENCE MASTER FELLOWSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 28 February, 2026 

LOCATION: Switzerland

The Masters of the Faculty of Science constitute an ideal training base for an academic but also a professional development, opening on careers in industry, teaching, administration in sciences, communication and media… The programs Master’s degrees are either entirely in English or in English and French (see the descriptions of each program).

ELIGIBILITY:

The Faculty of Science, with the support of external partners, has established an Excellence Fellowship program open to outstanding and highly motivated students who wish to pursue a Master of Science degree in one of the disciplines covered by the Faculty1. Candidate selection is based on excellence.

Regardless of your home university, whether you have passed or are doing a brilliant bachelor’s degree, and that you are one of the best in your year2, this program is for you! You must meet the admission criteria of the Master of your choice3 and be selected on the basis of the application file for an Excellence Fellowship.

For the application to be considered, each student has to fulfill the enrollment procedure as described on the Admissions office website.

if you are a student at the UNIGE: a scan of your UNIGE card

if you are not yet a student at the UNIGE, the mail entitled “UNIGE-Candidature: Dépôt de votre dossier” that you received after registering for the master’s program (proof that you have begun the registration process) is required.

The application (in English or French) must include the following documents in the form of a SINGLE pdf file:

A scan of your national identity card or passport.

A Curriculum Vitae (2 pages maximum).

The transcript of exams passed during the bachelor’s education, with all grades.

A motivation letter in which you describe your specific scientific interests and your motivation to pursue a Master of Science program at the University of Geneva.

Letters of reference from two professors attesting to your aptitude for this program.

Any other pertinent information, like results of the GRE (General requirement examination), of TOEFL or other language tests.

BENEFIT:

The Excellence Fellowship consists of a grant amounting to CHF 10’000 to CHF 15’000/year (no teaching duties); it is awarded for one year and extended for the regular duration of the chosen Master’s program (three or four semesters) provided the applicant is academically successful at the end of his/her first semester of studies.

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UNIL MASTERS EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS, SWITZERLAND

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Application Opening Date: September 2025; Deadline: 1 November 2025

LOCATION: Switzerland

UNIL awards around ten excellence scholarships each year, exclusively to students who have graduated from a foreign university and whose academic results are of a very high standard.

ELIGIBILITY:

The list of all master’s degrees at UNIL for which it is possible to apply can be found here.

Candidates must have graduated only from a foreign university: their qualification/university degree must be deemed equivalent to a Swiss university bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS credits). If the Masters Scholarship application file is complete, the Admissions Office (SII) will decide if the candidate is formally eligible. If this is the case, the application file will be forwarded to the faculty, which will take a decision on whether the candidate is admitted to the chosen master programme or not.

To have obtained a foreign university degree considered equivalent to a Swiss university bachelor’s before the beginning of the master’s program at UNIL.

To have distinguished yourself during your studies, especially through particularly brilliant academic results.

To have a language level of at least C1 (according to the European Language Portfolio global scale) in French or at least C1 in English according to the language in which your chosen master is taught (to check on the programme’s page).

Not to be registered at UNIL

To have paid the CHF 200.00 Administrative fees (see document, “list of documents for an application”).

The application form for the Master’s Scholarship also serves as an application for admission to the chosen Master’s program (and hence as a matriculation form at UNIL): you therefore do not need to apply for the master’s degree at the Admission Office (SII) of UNIL.

The application for the academic year 2025/2026 is closed. The application for the academic year 2026/2027 will open in September 2025 and the deadline will be 1 November 2025.

There is no age limit to apply for the Master Scholarship. However, for candidates from countries subject to visa restrictions, a higher age as well as a completed first master’s degree may have an influence on the obtention of a visa (difficult or impossible to obtain). They recommend verifying with the Swiss diplomatic representation in your country before applying.

Withdrawal from the master programme will lead to the suspension of the scholarship.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship is granted for the minimum statutory period of the programme chosen by the student. It amounts to CHF 1,600 (for more details, please refer to Article 10 of the “General conditions for the award of a Master’s Excellence Scholarship”).

Students offered a scholarship will be exempt from the fixed registration fees for the courses, with the exception of the CHF 80.00 fees to be paid each semester.

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