20 Scholarships in Switzerland for International Students
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20
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3
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Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Master’s
| Recipients per nationality | Nationalities / reported countries of origin |
|---|---|
| 1 | Italy, South Africa, Spain |
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 2 |
| Computer Science and Data Science | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) | 1 |
| Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme | 1 |
| Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme (ESOP) | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicente Algaba Martínez — Spain | Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme | ETH Zurich; Switzerland | Master’s in Health Sciences and Technology, Neuroscience major |
| Emma Craig — South Africa | Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) | ETH Zürich, D-BSSE; Switzerland | Master’s in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics master’s |
| Filippo — Italy | Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme (ESOP) | ETH Zurich; Switzerland | Master’s in Mathematics, probability/statistics |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Vicente Algaba Martínez Master’s in Health Sciences and Technology, Neuroscience major | Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme | CHF 12,000 per semester, CHF 36,000 across 1.5 years. |
| Emma Craig Master’s in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics master’s | Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) | Annual amount: CHF 24,000; Tuition: waiver |
| Filippo Master’s in Mathematics, probability/statistics | Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme (ESOP) | Full tuition and CHF 2,000 monthly for a three-semester, 1.5-year master’s. |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Vicente Algaba Martínez Master’s in Health Sciences and Technology, Neuroscience major | Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme | Biotechnology bachelor’s at the Technical University of Munich , grade 1.2 with honours; gap-year laboratory work on glial cells. |
| Emma Craig Master’s in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics master’s | Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) | First-class Chemical Engineering bachelor’s from the University of Cape Town , with a bioprocess focus; confirmed top-10% standing and a proposal on gut dysbiosis and HIV biomarkers. |
| Filippo Master’s in Mathematics, probability/statistics | Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme (ESOP) | Mathematics bachelor’s at the University of Milan , GPA 29.67/30, top 2%; PolyMath undergraduate research with a preprint at application. |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Master’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge CAE | 2/3 | Cambridge Advanced Certificate taken (Vicente Algaba Martínez); Cambridge CAE taken (Filippo) |
Standardized Tests Reported by Featured Recipients — Master’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| GRE | 1/3 | Quantitative 170/170; Verbal 164/170; Analytical Writing 5.0/6.0 (Emma Craig) |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Ph.D.
| Recipients per nationality | Nationalities / reported countries of origin |
|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina, France, India, Philippines |
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology | 1 |
| Humanities | 1 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Doctoral funding at University of Lausanne | 1 |
| MSCA HINA Doctoral Network | 1 |
| Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship | 1 |
| Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Researchers | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Théliau Rage — France | MSCA HINA Doctoral Network | PIEMACS Sàrl; degree awarded by Université Marie et Louis Pasteur; France; Switzerland | Ph.D. in Microtechnology, photonic and piezoelectric devices |
| Mariano Villalba (2017–2020 scholarship) — Argentina | Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Researchers | University of Lausanne; Switzerland | Ph.D. in Sciences of Religions |
| Katyayani Sharma — India | Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship | University of Bern; Switzerland | Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Charmaine Distor — Philippines | Doctoral funding at University of Lausanne | University of Lausanne; Switzerland | Ph.D. in Artificial intelligence in the public sector (research focus) |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Théliau Rage Ph.D. in Microtechnology, photonic and piezoelectric devices | MSCA HINA Doctoral Network | Living and mobility allowances under the doctoral research funding, with family allowance conditional on eligibility. |
| Mariano Villalba Ph.D. in Sciences of Religions | Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Researchers | CHF 1,920 monthly and health insurance. |
| Katyayani Sharma Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship | A three-year Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for doctoral study. |
| Charmaine Distor Ph.D. in Artificial intelligence in the public sector (research focus) | Doctoral funding at University of Lausanne | Reports a funded doctorate in Switzerland. |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Théliau Rage Ph.D. in Microtechnology, photonic and piezoelectric devices | MSCA HINA Doctoral Network | Engineering degree at SUPMICROTECH-ENSMM , 2021–2025; ONERA, Jet Aviation and THALES internships; microfabrication and finite-element modelling. |
| Mariano Villalba Ph.D. in Sciences of Religions | Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Researchers | History degree at the University of Buenos Aires and a Sociology of Culture master’s at Universidad Nacional de San Martín; peer-reviewed publications and conference experience. |
| Katyayani Sharma Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship | Genetics and Genomics BSc and Biochemistry MSc at the University of Lucknow ; top master’s graduate and Prof. P. S. Krishnan Gold Medal recipient. |
| Charmaine Distor Ph.D. in Artificial intelligence in the public sector (research focus) | Doctoral funding at University of Lausanne | Global Master e-Government/Public Management at Yonsei; BSc Development Communication. |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Ph.D.
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| French proficiency | 1/4 | C2, self-reported during PhD (Mariano Villalba) |