Scholarships in Switzerland

The call for applications for ThinkSwiss Research Scholarships 2023 is now open till December 31st, 2023.  The ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship opens doors to the world of Swiss academia, which combines a high quality curriculum with innovative thinking. For whom? This program is designed for students who are enrolled at a U.S

The UZH Doc.Mobility fellowships enable doctoral students to conduct a part of their dissertation at a research institute abroad.

Business School Lausanne (BSL) is located in Switzerland, ranking #2 (Master in International Business) & #4 (MBA) in the QS Global Business Masters and MBA Rankings 2019.

Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) is an international research-led university located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

As part of our commitment to furthering academic collaboration and exchange, the institute sponsors a Visiting Fellow Programme for young researchers.

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. The scientific advancements of CERN push the frontiers of technology, which has a positive impact on society globally.

The Geneva Academy offers partial and full scholarships for its LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law. Partial scholarships cover tuition fees.

In order to reward the most outstanding students who are beginning their Master’s studies, EPFL offers a limited number of excellence fellowships, along with guaranteed housing, to candidates who have achieved remarkable academic results and who distinguish themselves in extracurricular activities, whether sporting, artistic, civic, or entrepreneurial.

The Computer Science Department at ETH offers a new and interesting program that allows undergraduate and graduate students to obtain research experience in our department during the summer months. The program is open to all students worldwide. The department is committed to increasing diversity in the computer science area.

To facilitate access to Master’s degrees by students with qualifications from foreign universities, the University of Lausanne provides around ten Master’s grants which are awarded on a competitive basis.

Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries.

EPFL, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne) in Switzerland aims to attract students into the heart of Europe where renowned Professors strive for excellence in research and international recognition.

Our doctoral programme gives you the opportunity to further your professional and academic career in economics, political science and law.

The Dr. Eduard Gübelin Research Scholarship is an annual grant allocated to an innovative research project in the field of gemmology awarded by The Dr.

Are you interested in an international career? Welcome to the Institute! We are the oldest establishment in the world (1927) entirely devoted to preparing students for an international career, including jobs in universities.

The UBS International Center of Economics in Society, UBS Center in short, is an Associated Institute at the Department of Economics of the University of Zurich.

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is supporting technical Doctoral Students from Germany at CERN for a period of up to 3 years (Wolfgang Gentner Scholarships).

IMD is a top-ranked business school. We are the experts in developing global leaders through high-impact executive education. Every year, IMD supports about half of the MBA class by granting them scholarships or loans.