Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships program /

Switzerland makes available to foreign students, holders of a Master or Doctorate, 10 to 25 excellence scholarships within the framework of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships program, totitle of the academic year 2023-2024

DOCTORATE 12 to 36 months

RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS 12 months

POST DOCTORATE 12 months

The number of scholarships announced is open to competition for students from:

Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Mauritania, Tunisia, Sudan and South Sudan.

Program Benefits

 Application form (Appendix 2)

 Curriculum Vitae, complete with the list of academic publications, prices…

 Research project, with timeline (Appendix 3)

 Letter from a Professor (including his brief CV) from the chosen Swiss University, confirming his

agreement to supervise your work, either for a research internship, a Doctorate or a post-Doctorate

 Certified copies of all certificates and diplomas already obtained as well as

related transcripts

 2 letters of recommendation from Professors in the field of research or study of the

candidate. You must use the attached official recommendation form (Appendix 4)

 Medical certificate according to the attached model (Appendix 5)

 Copies of Passport

Application file

 Medical insurance

 Monthly allowance:

- Doctorate and research internships: CHF 1920

- Post-doctoral studies: CHF 3500

 Accommodation allowance, paid once (CHF 300)

Selection criteria

Given that this is a program of excellence and given the

limited number of scholarships offered, the selection of candidates

is essentially done on the basis of:

 Academic profile of the candidate, excellence of his

application file, research skills and

his motives

 Originality and quality of the research project

 Synergies and potential for future collaboration

(for the Swiss part)

 Applications submitted as part of a

cooperation between a Moroccan University and a Swiss university have priority.

Conditions of eligibility

 Have a Master's degree or equivalent diploma for

research internships and Doctorates (obtained before July 31

2023)

 Have a Doctorate degree for Post-doctoral fellowships

(obtained after December 31, 2019 and before July 31, 2023)

 Be under 35 years of age at the time of application for the scholarships

research or doctoral internships (be born after December 31

1987)

 Have good language skills.

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