Brief description
Swiss Government through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students FCS offers Excellence research Scholarships for International Students to study at Switzerland Universities 2014-2015
Eligible Field of Study
Courses offered at the Universities
About Scholarship
Through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), the Swiss Government grants foreign researchers university scholarships (Swiss universities, Federal Institutes of Technology and Universities of applied sciences). These scholarships are offered either on the basis of reciprocity (fixed number of scholarships for each country) or within the framework of a pool (scholarships without fixed distribution by country). They are intended for young researchers who have graduated from university (postgraduates). These scholarships will enable applicants to undertake research work in the fields which the Swiss universities are particularly active in.
Scholarship Type: Postgraduate Scholarship
Eligibility
Main conditions for the applicants are:
Number of Scholarships: Several
Scholarship Value: Find details from the scholarship webpage
Duration of Scholarship
Research fellowships: 12 months (no extension possible)
PhD scholarships: 3 years maximum. (The scholarships are not automatically extended. Every request will be analyzed according to the FCS criteria as well as the academic results)
Postdoctorate scholarships: 12 months (with the possibility of extension for 6 month)
Eligible African Countries
Benin, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Sudan South, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda
To be taken at: Switzerland
Application Deadline: December 15th 2013
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
If you need more Information about this scholarship, kindly visit the Scholarship Webpage
Sponsors
The Swiss Government through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students FCS
Important Notes:
The scholarships always start in September. (It is not possible to start the scholarship in the spring semester or any other time in the year).
Swiss Government through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students FCS offers Excellence research Scholarships for International Students to study at Switzerland Universities 2014-2015
Eligible Field of Study
Courses offered at the Universities
About Scholarship
Through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), the Swiss Government grants foreign researchers university scholarships (Swiss universities, Federal Institutes of Technology and Universities of applied sciences). These scholarships are offered either on the basis of reciprocity (fixed number of scholarships for each country) or within the framework of a pool (scholarships without fixed distribution by country). They are intended for young researchers who have graduated from university (postgraduates). These scholarships will enable applicants to undertake research work in the fields which the Swiss universities are particularly active in.
Scholarship Type: Postgraduate Scholarship
Eligibility
Main conditions for the applicants are:
- First class master, doctoral degree or equivalent university degree
- Sufficient knowledge of the teaching language (French, German, Italian or English)
- Age limit: 35 years (excluding the postdoctorate scholarships)
- -If you are in Switzerland since more than 1 year you are not eligible for a Swiss Government scholarship.
Number of Scholarships: Several
Scholarship Value: Find details from the scholarship webpage
Duration of Scholarship
Research fellowships: 12 months (no extension possible)
PhD scholarships: 3 years maximum. (The scholarships are not automatically extended. Every request will be analyzed according to the FCS criteria as well as the academic results)
Postdoctorate scholarships: 12 months (with the possibility of extension for 6 month)
Eligible African Countries
Benin, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Sudan South, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda
To be taken at: Switzerland
Application Deadline: December 15th 2013
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
If you need more Information about this scholarship, kindly visit the Scholarship Webpage
Sponsors
The Swiss Government through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students FCS
Important Notes:
The scholarships always start in September. (It is not possible to start the scholarship in the spring semester or any other time in the year).