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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Bulgarian Scholars and Artists for the Academic Year 2022/2023:
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).
The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master’s degree or PhD and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree.
Selection criteria:
The FCS assesses scholarship applications according to three criteria:
- Candidate profile
- Quality of the research project or artistic work
- Synergies and potential for future research cooperation
For Bulgaria the Swiss Government offers the following opportunities:
- Arts Scholarships – To enable selected applicants to undertake initial Master’s studies at conservatories or art schools affiliated with universities of applied sciences: 12 months (September – August) – prolongable up to 21 months at most depending on the Master programme chosen and the necessary ECTS credits.
- Research Scholarships for foreign students – To enable selected applicants to undertake research in the realm of their PhD or medical specialisation at one of the 10 Swiss cantonal universities, the two Swiss federal institutes of technology, the public teaching and research institutes or the universities of applied sciences.
- PhD Scholarships – To enable selected applicants to undertake a PhD at one of the 10 Swiss cantonal universities, the two Swiss federal institutes of technology or the Graduate Institute.
- Postdoctoral Scholarships – To enable selected applicants to undertake a postdoctoral research at
one of the 10 Swiss cantonal universities, the two Swiss federal institutes of technology, the public teaching and research institutes or the universities of applied sciences.
