Swiss Government scholarships for university, fine arts and music schools for foreign students for the academic year 2011-2012.

Types of scholarship:

University scholarships: University scholarships are open to students from all countries mentioned in the list, but are intended exclusively for study at one of Switzerland's 10 universities or 2 federal institutes of technology.

Arts scholarships: Scholarships in the fields of fine arts and music are only available to advanced candidates from the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Romania, Turkey, USA.

Eligibility:

• Candidates must hold a university degree (Bachelors/Masters) on commencement of the scholarship;
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate their academic abilities and what they aim to achieve;
• Candidates must contact the institution and/or the professor supervising their period of research. Universities may request supplementary information and/or set certain additional conditions to determine whether or not you qualify for admission;
• Candidates must be under the age of 35 (born on or after 1.1.1976);
• Candidates must be suitably proficient in the language of instruction (French, German, Italian or English) in order to draw full benefit from their studies in Switzerland;
• Candidates who have already embarked on the first year of a Masters programme at a Swiss university or UAS are no longer eligible for a Swiss government scholarship (with the exception of arts scholarship holders who do not have to be in Switzerland for more than one year). Such applications will not be considered by Swiss diplomatic representations;
• Swiss government scholarships may not be combined with other scholarships or awards.

For further information and a list of countries please contact the Federal Commission for Foreign Students (FCS) or the Swiss Embassy in your home country.

Contact Grants:
Jasmin Fallahi, Tel. +41 (0)31 631 80 49

State Secretariat for Education and Research SER  
Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS)
Hallwylstrasse 4, CH-3003 Bern, Switzerland
Tel. +41 (0)31 323 26 76, Fax +41 (0)31 323 30 20