Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2025-26 – Research Fellowships, PhD & Post Doc Scholarships – Apply Online

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2025-26

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2025-26. Interested and eligible applicants can check out all of the details on the same below:

For Foreign Scholars and Artists for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

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 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.

Research fellowship

Abbreviated summary. For full details, please

Objectives

• To enable selected applicants to undertake postgraduate research in the realm of their PhD at one of the Swiss public universities, the Swiss federal institutes of technology, the Graduate Institute, the universities of applied sciences, or the public teaching and research institutes.
• Valid for full-time research in Switzerland only.

Target Group

• Highly qualified postgraduate researchers from all academic fields as well as young medical doctors.
• Primarily for scholars who have not already been to Switzerland.

Eligibility Criteria

• Master’s degree or equivalent achieved before 31 July 2025 (except: ETH Zurich: 30 June 2025). Degree certificate completed.
• Applicants must be born after 31 December 1989.
• A research proposal including a timeframe.
• Mandatory letter from an academic host professor (including their short CV).

Duration

• Scholarship starts for the academic year 2025-26: 1 September 2025.
• 12 months maximum (starting in September).
• No prolongation possible.

Amount

• The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1’920.-
• The scholarship amount covers the living costs of one person only.
• This scholarship is not a salary.

Selection Criteria

• The candidate: academic profile, research capacity and motivation.
• The research project: originality and methodological soundness.
• The academic context: quality and context of supervision and potential for future academic cooperation.

Contact for further questions

• See the contact address for your country of origin (PDF, 299 kB, 31.07.2024) – 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.

To Apply

• Download the application package (ZIP, 2 MB, 31.07.2024) (application forms and templates).
• Fill out and print.

To Submit

• Note: Two paper copies of your application must be submitted.
• Click here (PDF, 299 kB, 31.07.2024) for the e-mail contact that will give you the postal address of your country of origin.

PhD Scholarship

Abbreviated summary. For full details, please refer to the Guidelines for Scholarship Applicants 2025-26 (PDF, 789 kB, 31.07.2024).

Objectives

• To enable selected applicants to undertake a PhD at one of the Swiss public universities, the Swiss federal institutes of technology or the Graduate Institute.
• Valid for full-time research in Switzerland only.

Target Group

• Highly qualified postgraduate students (possessing the required degrees to start a PhD).
• Primarily for scholars who have not already been to Switzerland.

Eligibility Criteria

• Master’s degree or equivalent university degree achieved before 31 July 2025 (except: ETH Zurich: 30 June 2025). Degree certificate completed.
• Applicants must be born after 31 December 1989.
• A research proposal including a timeframe.
• Mandatory letter from an academic host professor (including their short CV).

Duration

• Scholarship starts for the academic year 2025-26: 1 September 2025.
• 12 months (starting in September).
• Prolongable up to 36 months. The scholarship is awarded in three steps of 12 months each based on the achieved academic results.

Amount

• The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1’920.-
• The scholarship amount covers the living costs of one person only.
• This scholarship is not a salary.

Selection Criteria

• The candidate: academic profile, research capacity and motivation.
• The research project: originality and methodological soundness.
• The academic context: quality and context of supervision and potential for future academic cooperation.

Contact for further questions

• See the contact address for your country of origin (PDF, 299 kB, 31.07.2024) – 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.

To Apply

• Download the application package (ZIP, 2 MB, 31.07.2024) (application forms and templates).
• Fill out and print.

To Submit

• Note: Two paper copies of your application must be submitted.
• Click here (PDF, 299 kB, 31.07.2024) for the e-mail contact that will give you the postal address of your country of origin.

Application procedure

How to apply

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