{"id":71783,"date":"2021-05-21T10:13:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T10:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/?p=71783"},"modified":"2021-05-21T10:13:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T10:13:38","slug":"swiss-government-excellence-scholarships-for-foreign-scholars-and-artists-for-the-2021-2022-academic-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/21\/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships-for-foreign-scholars-and-artists-for-the-2021-2022-academic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Scholars and Artists for the 2021-2022 Academic Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71785\" src=\"http:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/road_marker_red_blank.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/road_marker_red_blank.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/road_marker_red_blank-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/road_marker_red_blank-768x532.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mod mod-download\">\n<p><a class=\"icon icon--before icon--pdf\" title=\"FAQs for scholarship applicants &amp; academic supervisors\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\/dam\/sbfi\/en\/dokumente\/2017\/08\/eskas-faq.pdf.download.pdf\/eskas_faq.pdf\">FAQs for scholarship applicants &amp; academic supervisors<span class=\"text-dimmed\">\u00a0(PDF, 123 kB, 14.01.2021)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mod mod-download\">\n<p><a class=\"icon icon--before icon--pdf\" title=\"\u00abStipendien, die das Leben ver\u00e4ndern\u00bb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\/dam\/sbfi\/en\/dokumente\/webshop\/2018\/eskas-bericht.pdf.download.pdf\/bericht_eskas_alumni_befragung.pdf\">\u00abStipendien, die das Leben ver\u00e4ndern\u00bb<span class=\"text-dimmed\">\u00a0(PDF, 1 MB, 03.04.2019)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"downloadinfo\">Online Befragung von ESKAS Bundesstipendiat\/innen der Jahrg\u00e4nge 1996-2015 (German, summary in English)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mod mod-separator\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mod mod-text\">\n<article class=\"clearfix\"><b>Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries. Recipients are selected by the awarding body, the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master\u2019s degree or PhD and at foreign artists holding a bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon icon--after icon--external\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RRZjsHok5N4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One minute introduction to Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon icon--after icon--external\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DpHDBWURJNA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Introduction to Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships<\/a>\u00a0(5 min.)<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1582163571\" class=\"mod mod-text\">\n<article class=\"clearfix\">\n<h3>Types of scholarship<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<b>research scholarship<\/b>\u00a0is available to post-graduate researchers in any discipline (who hold a master\u2019s degree as a minimum) who are planning to come to Switzerland to pursue research or further studies at doctoral or post-doctoral level.<br \/>\nResearch scholarships are awarded for research or study at all Swiss cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences and the two federal institutes of technology, as well as the four research institutes. Only candidates nominated by an academic mentor at one of these higher education institutions will be considered.<\/li>\n<li><b>Art scholarships<\/b>\u00a0are open to art students wishing to pursue an initial master\u2019s degree in Switzerland.<br \/>\nArt scholarships are awarded for study at any Swiss conservatory or university of the arts. This scholarship is available to students from a limited number of countries only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"782754137\" class=\"mod mod-text\">\n<article class=\"clearfix\">\n<h3>Selection criteria<\/h3>\n<p>The FCS assesses scholarship applications according to three criteria:<\/p>\n<p>a) Candidate profile<br \/>\nb) Quality of the research project or artistic work<br \/>\nc) Synergies and potential for future research cooperation<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"557188199\" class=\"mod mod-headline\">\n<h3>Application procedure<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mod mod-image\">\n<figure class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\/sbfi\/en\/home\/education\/scholarships-and-grants\/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships\/_jcr_content\/par\/image_1552790043\/image.imagespooler.jpg\/1469007172812\/ablauf-eskas.jpg\" alt=\"ablauf-eskas\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1658819252\" class=\"mod mod-text\">\n<article class=\"clearfix\">\n<h3>Interested?<\/h3>\n<p><b>Select your country of origin according to your passport<\/b>:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\/sbfi\/en\/home\/education\/scholarships-and-grants\/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships\/countries-a-l.html\"><b>Countries A &#8211; L<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\/sbfi\/en\/home\/education\/scholarships-and-grants\/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships\/countries-m-z.html\"><b>Countries M &#8211; Z<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Check the application deadline and the different types of scholarship on offer. These vary according to country. You will also find details of what to do next and where to get more information.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"2146630976\" class=\"mod mod-text\">\n<article class=\"clearfix\">\n<h3>Selection<\/h3>\n<p>Applications are subject to\u00a0<b>preliminary selection<\/b>\u00a0by the relevant national authorities and\/or the Swiss diplomatic representation. The\u00a0<b>short-listed applications<\/b>\u00a0are then assessed by the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), which takes the final decision.<\/p>\n<p>The FCS is composed of professors from all Swiss public universities. Scholarship awards are decided on the basis of academic and scientific excellence.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1816515618\" class=\"mod mod-text\">\n<article class=\"clearfix\">\n<h3>Awards<\/h3>\n<p>The FCS will announce its decisions regarding the new scholarship awards by the end of May at the latest.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1471199719\" class=\"mod mod-text\">\n<article class=\"clearfix\">\n<h3>Outlook<\/h3>\n<p>The FCS will select scholarship holders for the 2021-22 academic year by the end of May 2021. Scholarships for the 2022-23 academic year will be advertised online from August 2021.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>For more information please open this link<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\/sbfi\/en\/home\/education\/scholarships-and-grants\/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships.html#782754137\">https:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\/sbfi\/en\/home\/education\/scholarships-and-grants\/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships.html#782754137<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mod mod-html\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cip7Qjn1BOI\" width=\"555\" height=\"312\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"mod mod-backtooverview\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; FAQs for scholarship applicants &amp; academic supervisors\u00a0(PDF, 123 kB, 14.01.2021) \u00abStipendien, die das Leben ver\u00e4ndern\u00bb\u00a0(PDF, 1 MB, 03.04.2019) Online Befragung von ESKAS Bundesstipendiat\/innen der Jahrg\u00e4nge 1996-2015 (German, summary in English) Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries. 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