University Of Geneva Excellence Fellowships 2024

The University of Geneva Excellence Fellowship is offered to outstanding students who want to pursue a Master’s degree in one of the Faculty’s disciplines.

Masters programs at the Faculty of Science provide an excellent foundation for both academic and professional development, including opportunities in industry, teaching, science administration, communication, and media. Master’s degrees are offered entirely in English or in English and French.

Details:

The Faculty of Science has established an Excellence Fellowship Programme, which is open to students from any university, to help outstanding and highly motivated candidates who wish to pursue a Master of Science in any of the faculty’s scientific areas.

Eligibility Requirements:

To be considered for the scholarship, you must:

• Application for an University of Geneva Excellence Fellowship is open to students from any university with very good performance in their studies (belonging to the best 10% of their bachelor’s program) and that have completed the Bachelor degree or expect to complete it within 6 months.
• Selection of the applicants will be based on excellence.
• Evaluation will be made on the basis of the documentation sent by the applicants.
• French proficiency is not a formal requirement for the Masters of the Faculty of science.

Benefits:

The Excellence Fellowship consists of a grant amounting to CHF 10’000 to CHF 15’000/year (no teaching duties); it is awarded for one year and extended for the regular duration of the chosen Master’s program (three or four semesters) provided the applicant is academically successful at the end of his/her first semester of studies.

Required Documents:

The application for the University of Geneva Excellence Fellowships (in English or French) must include the following documents in the form of a SINGLE pdf file:

• A scan of your national identity card or passport.
• A Curriculum Vitae (2 pages maximum).
• The transcript of exams passed during the bachelor education, with all grades.
• A motivation letter in which you describe your specific scientific interests and your motivation to
• pursue a Master of Science program at the University of Geneva.
• If possible, Letters of references from two professors (preferably sent by them directly to
• Excellence-Master-Sciences@unige.ch) attesting your aptitude to this program.
• Any other pertinent information like results of GRE (General requirement examination), of TOEFL or other language test.

Application:

To apply for the University of Geneva Excellence Fellowships, interested and qualified applicants should

Apply here

Deadline: February 28, 2024

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