Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Scholars and Artists 4 2022-2023 Academic Year

1 SCHOLARSHIP A DAY

This is a series I started on Clubhouse and Instagram on May 19th, 2021. I host 1 scholarship a day ALL weekdays at 11 pm Japan Standard Time/3:00 pm West African Time/2:00 pm GMT/9:00 am CST). Follow me on Instagram here and clubhouse here to join in.

INTRODUCTION

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). The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master’s degree or Ph.D. and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree.

Types of scholarship

The research scholarship

It is 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 the 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 mentor at one of these higher education institutions will be considered. Art scholarships are open to art students wishing to pursue an initial master’s degree in Switzerland.

Art scholarships

These 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.

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