📌 Program Type: Fully Funded International Scholarship
📅 Application Period: 2026–2027 Academic Year (deadline varies by country)
📍 Location: Switzerland
👥 Organiser: Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS/ESKAS)
🎯 Target Group: Early career researchers (Master’s, PhD, Postdoc) + international artists
✨ About the Scholarship
Each year, the Swiss Confederation awards Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 countries 🌍.
This highly competitive program offers fully funded opportunities for:
- 🎓 Research scholarships (all fields)
- 🎓 PhD scholarships (all fields)
- 🎓 Postdoctoral scholarships (all fields)
- 🎨 Arts scholarships (Master’s level in music, design, fine arts)
Grant holders live in Switzerland full-time, gaining access to top universities, ETH Zurich, EPFL, and research institutes renowned worldwide.
💰 Scholarship Benefits
- Research / PhD / Arts: 1,920 CHF per month 💶
- Postdoctoral: 3,500 CHF per month 💶
- Tuition fee waivers (depending on institution) 🎓
- Health insurance (for non-EU/EFTA grantees) 🏥
- Flight allowance (depending on home country) ✈️
- Housing allowance upon arrival 🏡
- Public transport & cultural activities 🎭
👤 Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Hold a Master’s degree or PhD (depending on category)
- Be under the age of 35 for PhD / under 40 for Postdoc at application deadline
- Secure an academic supervisor in Switzerland willing to support their project
- Have strong academic/research/artistic achievements
- Demonstrate potential for future international cooperation
For Arts scholarships: Applicants must hold at least a Bachelor’s degree and apply for a Master’s in arts/music at a Swiss institution.
📥 Selection Process
Applications are evaluated by the FCS according to:
- Candidate profile 👩🎓
- Quality of the research/artistic project 📑
- Potential for future cooperation 🔗
Decisions are announced by May 2026.
📌 Application Info
- Submit applications via Swiss embassies/consulates in your home country.
- Deadlines vary per country.
- Start application here:
🔗 Application Form - More info:
🔗 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships
