Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships and Fellowship (PhD, Postdoctoral and Research)

Scholarship
  • Swaziland

Opportunity Details

  • Opportunity ID 9143
  • Degree MasterPH.D
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Opportunity Description

Every year the government of Swiss awards many scholarships and fellowships which are called Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships that promote research cooperation and international exchange between Switzerland and more than 180 countries across the globe.

For Afghanistan, there is one Ph.D. scholarship, one Postdoctoral scholarship and one Research Fellowship that is available for competition.

 

Important details:

  • Deadline:                  30th September 2019
  • Duration:                  Differs program to program
  • Location:                  Swiss/Switzerland
  • The applications of the candidate are assessed according to the following criteria:
    • The profile of the candidate
    • Research project quality
    • Potential and synergies for future cooperation of research

Benefits:

  • Payment of CHF 1’920 (monthly) for Research Fellowship and PhD scholarship
  • payment of CHF 3’500 (monthly) for Postdoctoral scholarship
  • CHF 300 for housing allowances
  • Transportation card
  • Return airfare
  • Trips, dinners, sightseeing tours, and etc.

Note:

  • No family allowances and no financial support for conferences/fieldwork

Eligibility:

  • For Ph.D. and Research: Must have Master’s degree or equivalent
  • For Postdoctoral: Must have PhD
  • The degrees should be recognizable by Swiss University

How to apply:

The required documents and the application method for each program are thoroughly explained at the end of their documents: To see them, please download the application package.

For more information please go to the official website of Swiss Government Scholarships.

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