Swiss Government offers Excellence research Scholarships for International Students, Switzerland 2013-2014
Study Subject(s): Any Subject
Course Level:Research
Scholarship Provider: Swiss Government
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland
Eligibility: Main conditions for the applicants are:
-First class master, doctoral degree or equivalent university degree
-Sufficient knowledge of the teaching language (French, German, Italian or English)
-Age limit: 35 years (excluding the postdoctorate scholarships)
-If you are in Switzerland since more than 1 year you are not eligible for a Swiss Government scholarship.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Albania, Austria,Azerbaijan,Belarus, Belgium,Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Australia (http://scholarship-positions.com/australia-scholarships-study-in-australia/2012/05/07/), Canada, China, Czech Republic, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Turkey, United States of America,Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea),Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Madagascar, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Authority, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Salomon Islands, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sri lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, Sudan, Sudan South, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam (http://scholarship-positions.com/scholarships-for-vietnamese-students/2012/05/05/) and Yemen.
Scholarship Description: Through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), the Swiss Government grants foreign researchers university scholarships (Swiss universities, Federal Institutes of Technology and Universities of applied sciences). These scholarships are offered either on the basis of reciprocity (fixed number of scholarships for each country) or within the framework of a pool (scholarships without fixed distribution by country). They are intended for young researchers who have graduated from university (postgraduates). These scholarships will enable applicants to undertake research work in the fields which the Swiss universities are particularly active in. The citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Republic of Tajikistan can apply for research fellowships, PhD scholarships and postdoctorate scholarships only. No Master programs will be offered for Kazakhstan and Tajikistan anymore. The scholarships always start in September. (It is not possible to start the scholarship in the spring semester or any other time in the year). The program is valid only for studies in Switzerland. The applications have to be submitted for a preliminary selection to the Swiss diplomatic representation in the student's country of origin. The Swiss diplomatic representation will then forward the pre-selected applications to the FCS for final selection. The scholarship is valid only for full-time studies in Switzerland. It is not valid for on-the-job studies, part-time studies, correspondence courses or mixed programs (part time in Switzerland and part time in another country).
How to Apply: By Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: Each country has its own application deadline. Usually it is around October or November. Please get in contact with the Swiss Diplomatic Representation in your home country in order to know their application deadline.
Further Scholarship Information and Application (http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vkaz/embast/eskas.html)