Overview

Features

Applications to the Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences at University of Bern must be submitted to the coordinator no later than four months after the start of the research project.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Each student is supervised by a thesis committee consisting of a supervisor, a co-advisor and a mentor.

The supervisor is responsible for the research project, the laboratory infrastructure, adequate supervision and the salary of the student according to SNSF guidelines.

The co-advisor must not be from the same institute as the supervisor, but should be an expert in the research area of the thesis project.

The co-advisor is obliged to meet with the student at least twice a year to discuss and assess progress of the thesis work and advise and support the student. It lies in the students' responsibility to organize these meetings.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-02-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-31 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Biomedical Science View 7 other PhDs in Biomedical Science in Switzerland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

For admission at doctoral level, you must

hold a master's degree or a licentiate from a Swiss university or Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, or an equivalent university degree and

you must also fulfill any other requirements set out by the relevant faculty or graduate school (e.g. specific average grades or a specific result in your master's degree, licentiate, diploma or state exams).

Tuition Fee

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International

400 CHF/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 200 CHF per semester during 36 months.
National

400 CHF/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 200 CHF per semester during 36 months.

Living costs for Bern

1655 - 2130 CHF /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.