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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for foreign students - Research Fellowship

The scholarships aim at enabling selected applicants to undertake research in the realm of their PhD 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.

The Scholarship is valid only for full-time research in Switzerland. Candidates must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent university degree achieved before 31 July 2022 (degree certificate completed) recognised by the Swiss university. Applicant’s date of birth after 31 December 1986.

Deadline for application: November 30, 2021

Scholarships have a duration of 12 months maximum (starting in September); no extension possible.

Complete information

Questions and application documents, should be submitted to the Swiss Embassy:

Embassy of Switzerland, Ing. Federico Abadie 2936, Piso 11,  11300 Montevideo, Uruguay

Tel: +598 2711 55 45

Website

For information at Universidad ORT Uruguay: Laura Diaz-Arnesto