Scholarships Merit-based
University of Basel

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Scholars and Artists

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Any
Disciplines
Various benefits
Grant
Switzerland
Location
Not specified
Application deadline

About

Essentially, the parents and the scholarship office in the parents’ canton of residence are responsible for funding studies. Scholarships from the university are granted by the scholarship committee of the Senate in addition to any cantonal education contributions. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Tuition fee waiver

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS) of the Swiss Confederation awards various scholarships to foreign postgraduate researchers in all disciplines.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The stipends provided by this award are intended for the payment of the tuition and fees at Columbia University.

Eligibility

  • Applications are subject to preliminary selection by the relevant national authorities and/or the Swiss diplomatic representation. The short-listed applications are then assessed by the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), which takes the final decision.

The FCS assesses scholarship applications according to three criteria:

  • Candidate profile;
  • Quality of the research project or artistic work;
  • Synergies and potential for future research cooperation
  • The FCS will announce its decisions regarding the new scholarship awards by the end of May at the latest.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

Switzerland

Nationality

226 nationalities

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

Not specified

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