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).
Course Level: Scholarships are available for
pursuing Ph.D., postdoctoral and research programs and fine arts
scholarships are for the Master program (according to the ECTS credits).
English Language Requirements: Applicants from
outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
Awards
The FCS will announce its decisions regarding the new
scholarship awards by the end of May at the latest.
Scholarship benefits
Scholarships will comprise of
PhD Scholarships
·
The scholarship
amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1,920.
·
Tuition fees are
waived.
·
For non-EU and
non-EFTA grantees only: mandatory Swiss health insurance is paid by the FCS.
·
Non-European grantees
receive a lump sum for their airfare (provided at the end of the scholarship).
·
Special CHF 300
housing allowance (paid once at the beginning of the scholarship).
·
One-year half-fare
public transportation card.
·
Support services and
various trips, dinners and sightseeing tours organised for Swiss Government
Excellence Scholarship holders.
Postdoctoral
scholarships:
·
The scholarship
amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 3,500.
·
Tuition fees are
waived.
·
For non-EU and
non-EFTA grantees only: mandatory Swiss health insurance is paid by the FCS.
·
Non-European grantees
receive a lump sum for their airfare (provided at the end of the scholarship).
·
Special CHF 300
housing allowance (paid once at the beginning of the scholarship).
·
One-year half-fare
public transportation card.
·
Support services and
various trips, dinners and sightseeing tours organised for Swiss Government
Excellence Scholarship holders
Research scholarships
·
The scholarship
amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1,920.
·
Tuition fees are
waived.
·
For non-EU and
non-EFTA grantees only: mandatory Swiss health insurance is paid by the FCS.
·
Non-European grantees
receive a lump sum for their airfare (provided at the end of the scholarship).
·
Special CHF 300
housing allowance (paid once at the beginning of the scholarship).
·
One-year half-fare
public transportation card.
·
Support services and
various trips, dinners and sightseeing tours organised for Swiss Government
Excellence Scholarship holders.
Fine Arts
·
The scholarship
amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1,920.
·
For non-EU and
non-EFTA grantees only: mandatory Swiss Health insurance is paid by the FCS.
·
Non-European grantees
receive a lump sum for airfare (provided at the end of the scholarship).
·
Special CHF 300
housing allowance (paid once at the beginning of the scholarship).
·
One-year half-fare
public transportation card.
·
Support services and
various trips, dinners and sightseeing tours organised for Swiss Government
Excellence Scholarship holders.
Selection criteria
·
The FCS assesses
scholarship applications according to three criteria:
·
a) Candidate profile
b) Quality of the research project or artistic work
c) Synergies and potential for future research cooperation
b) Quality of the research project or artistic work
c) Synergies and potential for future research cooperation
·
The FCS will select
scholarship holders for the 2017–18 academic year by the end of May 2017.
Scholarships for the 2018–19 academic year will be advertised online from
August 2017.
Selection process
·
Applications are
subject to preliminary selection by the relevant national authorities
and/or the Swiss diplomatic representation. The short-listed applications are
then assessed by the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students
(FCS), which takes the final decision.
·
The FCS is composed of
professors from all Swiss public universities. Scholarship awards are decided
on the basis of academic and scientific excellence.
How to Apply: The application package can be obtained by email from the Swiss
Embassy in Baku.Applications should be submitted in triplicate, with the number
of copies indicated (hard copies only). The original, signed documents and
attested translations should be submitted, along with two copies. The other two
sets are copies of the first set. For details see the Application Guidelines
available at their contact institution. The official FCS 2017-2018
application form (typed and printed). Handwritten forms will not be accepted.
·
A full curriculum
vitae with list of academic publications.
·
A letter of motivation
(max. 2 pages).
·
A complete research
proposal (max. 5 pages). Use only the official research proposal form provided
with the application package.
·
A copy of the letter
or email from a professor at the chosen Swiss university confirming that they
are willing to supervise the Ph.D. studies.
·
Include a short CV of
your academic host supervisor.
·
Short CV of your
actual academic contact person/mentor at your home institution.
·
Photocopies of all
certificates and grade sheets from previously attended universities/colleges
and diplomas with grades. (If the originals are not in English, French, German
or
·
Italian, the copies
must be translated into one of these languages and attested. Attestations can
be made by a university or government officer.)
·
Two letters of
recommendation from professors in the applicant’s field (use only the official
reference form provided with the application package).
·
A health certificate
(use only the official health certificate provided with the application
package).
·
Each application set
should contain two copies of the applicant’s passport (main page with personal
data).
Application Deadline: Varies from country to country.
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