Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries.
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.
Research scholarships
The research scholarship (research fellowship, PhD, Postdoc) is available to post-graduate researchers in any discipline (who hold a master’s degree is the minimum qualification required) who are planning to come to Switzerland to pursue research or further studies at doctoral or post-doctoral level.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 supervisor at one of these higher education institutions will be considered.
Art scholarships
Art scholarships are open to art students wishing to pursue an initial arts master’s degree in Switzerland.
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.
Objectives
- To enable selected applicants to undertake initial Master’s studies in Switzerland at any Swiss conservatory or university of the arts.
- Valid for full-time research in Switzerland only.
Target Group
- Highly qualified young artists without Master degree.
- Art scholarships only available to citizens of countries with which Switzerland has a reciprocity agreement for art scholarships.
Eligibility Criteria
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent achieved before 31 July 2024. Degree certificate completed.
- Applicants must be born after 31 December 1988.
- Invalid: All applications for a second master’s degree.
Duration
- Scholarship starts for the academic year 2024-25: 1 September 2024.
- 12 months (starting in September).
- Prolongable up to 21 months at most depending on the Master programme chosen and the necessary ECTS credits.
Amount
- The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1’920.-
- The scholarship amount covers the living costs of one person only.
Selection Criteria
- The candidate: artistic profile, qualification and motivation.
- The submitted portfolio: artistic maturity and potential.
- The host institute: available study places.
Contact for further questions
- See the contact address for your country of origin – this is the country according your passport.
- Check the available scholarship types for your country of origin.
- Check the opening of the call and the submission deadline. Applications submitted too late will not be considered.
