Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for the academic year 2016-2017

Saturday, 01.08.2015 – Thursday, 15.10.2015

The call for applications to the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for foreign students is open since the 1st of August, and closes on the 15th of October. You can request the application package by email, if you write to bud.vertretung@eda.admin.ch.

Before requesting the package, please read the information on the different types of scholarships for Hungarians on the website of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation.

Based on the federal law from the 19th of July 1987 about awarding scholarships to Students and artists from foreign countries and the act from the 30th of January 2013 the Swiss confederation offers scholarships for the academic year 2016-2017.

The academic research scholarships aim to support the young academics and the research activities in the countries that are eligible.  This is why the scholarships are meant for PhD Students in foreign countries, who want to research in Switzerland (Research Scholarship), PhD Students in Switzerland (PhD Scholarships) and postdoc researchers in Switzerland (Postdoctoral Scholarships). Master scholarships are only available in the field of arts, and only in 26 countries, Hungary being one of them.

Location: Hungary

Warning against fake scholarship offers using the name of the Swiss Government (Phishing)

 

The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation issues this warning against fake Swiss Federal Government Scholarships advertised by e-mail or published on social medias. Through these fake scholarship offers, crooks try to lead their victims to money transfers (under the pretence of visa and social insurance costs for example).

The Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships (FCS) recommends never to answer to these e-mails and above all not to send any money. Please note that the application for a Swiss Government Scholarship is free of charge.

The scholarship offers of the Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships are managed exclusively by the official diplomatic representation of Switzerland in the country of origin of the applicants.

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