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Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries including Poland. Deadline for submitting applications for academic year 2021-2022 expires on 31st October, 4 p.m.

Programme description

Types of scholarship

  • The research scholarship is available to post-graduate researchers in any discipline (who hold a master’s degree as a minimum) 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. Only candidates nominated by an academic mentor at one of these higher education institutions will be considered.
  • Art scholarships are open to art students wishing to pursue an initial master’s degree in Switzerland.
    Art scholarships are awarded for study at any Swiss conservatory or university of the arts. This scholarship is available to students from a limited number of countries only.

Duration of scholarships and remuneration:

Research scholarship: 12 months maximum (starting in September); no prolongation possible. The research fellowship cannot be upgraded into a prolongable PhD scholarship. Grant applications for stays lasting less than 9 months will not be treated as a priority. Grant applications for stays lasting less than 6 months will be rejected. The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1,920. and special CHF 300 housing allowance (paid once at the beginning of the scholarship).

Ph.D. scholarship: 12 months (starting in September) prolongable up to 36 months based on the achieved academic results. The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1,920. and special CHF 300 housing allowance (paid once at the beginning of the scholarship).

Post. doc. scholarship: 12 months (starting in September); no prolongation possible. Grant applications for stays lasting less than 9 months will not be treated as a priority. Grant applications for stays lasting less than 6 months will be rejected. The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 3’500 and special CHF 300 housing allowance (paid once at the beginning of the scholarship).

Arts Scholarship: 12 months (starting in September), prolongable up to 21 months at most depending on the Master programme chosen and the necessary ECTS credits. The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1,920. and special CHF 300 housing allowance (paid once at the beginning of the scholarship).

Questions and application documents, should to be submitted to the following address:

Reserach, Ph.D., Post.doc scholarship:
Elżbieta Dybcio-Wojciechowska: Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej,
ul. Polna 40
00-635 Warszawa
tel.: 22 393 35 24
e-mail: elzbieta.dybcio@nawa.gov.pl

Arts Scholarship:
Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, Departament Szkolnictwa Artystycznego i Edukacji Kulturalnej in Warsaw
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 15/17 00-071 Warsaw Poland
E-mail: eliza.kujan@mkidn.gov.pl
Tel: 0048 22 5515 786 Web: https://www.mkidn.gov.pl

Deadline

13.11.2020 23:59:00

Timeline

ablauf-eskas

Źródło: www.sbfi.admin.ch

Research discipline

All research disciplines

Amount of contribution

Deepending on programme: 1.920 to 3.500 CHF/month + special CHF 300 housing allowance

Update date

02.10.2020

Contact

Questions and application documents, should to be submitted to the following address:

Reserach, Ph.D., Post.doc scholarship:
Elżbieta Dybcio-Wojciechowska: Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej,
ul. Polna 40
00-635 Warszawa
tel.: 22 393 35 24
e-mail: elzbieta.dybcio@nawa.gov.pl

Arts Scholarship:
Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, Departament Szkolnictwa Artystycznego i Edukacji Kulturalnej in Warsaw
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 15/17 00-071 Warsaw Poland
E-mail: eliza.kujan@mkidn.gov.pl
Tel: 0048 22 5515 786 Web: https://www.mkidn.gov.pl

Additional questions: Ambasada Szwajcarii w Warszawie,
tel.: 2 521 32 25;
e-mail:  agnieszka.arzt@eda.admin.ch

International Cooperation Center:
tel. 81 537 54 58/54 98
e-mail: cwm@umcs.pl