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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
CHF 10,000 to CHF 15,000 per year
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Faculty hosts three National Centres of Competence in Research of the highly competitive Swiss National Sciences Foundation (Chemical Biology; SwissMAP; Planets) as well as many European research projects.
The Masters of the Faculty of Science constitute an ideal training base for an academic but also a professional development, opening on careers in industry, teaching, administration in sciences, communication and media... The programs Master's degrees are either entirely in English, or in English and French.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The Excellence Fellowship consists of a grant amounting to CHF 10,000 to CHF 15,000/year (no teaching duties); it is awarded for one year and extended for the regular duration of the chosen Master's program (three or four semesters) provided the applicant is academically successful at the end of his/her first semester of studies.
Eligibility
- You must meet the admission criteria of the Master of your choice and be selected on the basis of the application file for an Excellence Fellowship.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Switzerland
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
28 Feb 2026
The application is made online, from the beginning of January of each year. After registering, you will receive an e-mail containing a personal link allowing you to fill out the application form.
The application (in English or French) must include the following documents in the form of a SINGLE pdf file:
A scan of your national identity card or passport.
A Curriculum Vitae (2 pages maximum).
The transcript of exams passed during the bachelor education, with all grades.
A motivation letter in which you describe your specific scientific interests and your motivation to pursue a Master of Science program at the University of Geneva.
If possible: Letters of references from two professors (preferably sent by them directly via email) attesting your aptitude to this program.
Any other pertinent information like results of GRE (General requirement examination), of TOEFL or other language test.