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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for the 2025-2026 Academic year, Research Fellowship, PhD, PostDoc

Country Switzerland

Degree PhD

Deadline 2024-11-30

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.

1.Research fellowship

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).

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.

PhD Scholarship

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).

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.

Postdoctoral scholarship

Eligibility Criteria

PhD degree achieved after 31 December 2021 and before 31 July 2025 (except: ETH Zurich: 30 June 2025). PhD degree certificate completed.
A research proposal including a timeframe.
Mandatory letter from an academic host professor (including their short CV).

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.