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

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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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ETH4D DOCTORAL MENTORSHIP GRANTS

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Application Deadline: 15 October 2024

LOCATION: Switzerland

ETH4D provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates from low- and lower-middle-income countries. The mentorship is a one-year appointment and comprises the following components:

Mentorship from one ETH professor, senior scientist or postdoc over a period of one year of the mentee’s doctoral studies. We suggest monthly meetings and clearly defined goals of the project, e.g., presentation at a conference, joint publication. ETH mentors are free to serve on the doctoral committee of the ETH4D mentee, but this is not a requirement. 

Research stay at the mentor’s research group (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) for 1-3 months during the mentorship period. 

Financial support for attending a conference and/or research material

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible are doctoral candidates who are registered at a university or research institute in a least- developed, low- and lower-middle-income country according to the external pageOECD/DAC listcall_made. 

The application needs to be submitted by the ETH professorship hosting the doctoral candidate. Applications directly submitted by the doctoral candidate will NOT be considered.

Budget (Downloadtemplate budget (XLSX, 15 KB)vertical_align_bottom)

A single PDF contianing the following

Project description (see criteria document for points that need to be addressed)

Motivation letter of the doctoral candidate (1 page)

Most recent university transcripts 

CV of doctoral candidate (max. 2 pages) incl. publications

Two academic reference letters

Doctoral project proposal (if available)

Support letter of the hosting ETH professor, including any financial and in-kind contributions

Work plan for the stay in Zurich in the form of a Gantt chart

All application documents must be written in English submitted via the online application form. 

BENEFIT:

The grant covers expenses up to a maximum of 15k CHF and includes the following:

Economy roundtrip ticket (max. 2 kCHF) to and from Switzerland for the research stay

Visa fees

Travel allowance to attend an academic conference

Research material (e.g. lab equipment) (max 6 kCHF in total).

Fees for health insurance

Local transportation

Accommodation

Living allowance for the duration of the research stay at ETH Zurich  

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