About
Through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), the Swiss Confederation awards various post-graduate scholarships to foreign scholars of all disciplines and to some foreign artists:
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University research fellowships for scholars, doctorates and post-doctorates at Swiss universities, federal institutes of technology and universities of applied sciences (no scholarships for bachelor or masters studies)
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Arts scholarships for advanced-level artists at Swiss conservatories and universities of the arts (only for a limited number of countries)
The deadline for submitting applications to the Embassy of Switzerland in Georgia is 18 November, 2016.
Interested?
Select your country of origin:
Countries A - L / Countries M - Z (See "Further official information" link below this article)
Check the application deadline and the different types of scholarship on offer. These vary according to country. You will also find details of what to do next and where to get more information.
Application procedure
Selection
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 is composed of professors from all Swiss public universities. Scholarship awards are decided on the basis of academic and scientific excellence.
Awards
The FCS will announce its decisions regarding the new scholarship awards by the end of May at the latest.
For more information click "Further official information" below.
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