The Swiss Government, through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), awards various postgraduate scholarships to foreign scholars and researchers: University scholarships (Swiss universities, Federal Institutes of Technology as well as Universities of Applied Sciences) and Arts scholarships (schools of music and fine arts, only for a limited number of countries). These scholarships provide graduates from all fields with the opportunity to pursue doctoral or postdoctoral research in Switzerland at one of the public funded university or recognized institution.
This a full scholarship which covers the monthly payment of 1920 Swiss Francs for PhD studies/research or 3,500 Swiss Francs for postdoctoral research, exemption of the tuition fees, mandatory Swiss Health insurance paid by the FCS , a lump sum for air fare for non-European grantees, special one-time 300 Swiss Francs lodging allowance, 1 year half-fare public transportation card, and counselling and various trips, dinners and sigh seeing tours organized for Swiss Government Scholarship holders.
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