Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
CHF 1’920 + living costs
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
Description
The PHD Scholarship 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.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1’920.-
The scholarship amount covers the living costs of one person only.
This scholarship is not a salary.
Eligibility
- Master’s degree or equivalent university degree achieved before 31 July 2024 (except: ETH Zurich: 30 June 2024). Degree certificate completed.
- Applicants must be born after 31 December 1988.
- 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.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Switzerland
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Master
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Download the application package.
Fill out and print.
Note: Two paper copies of your application must be submitted.