Borse d’eccellenza della Confederazione Svizzera

Per ricercatori e artisti stranieri, anno accademico 2025–2026

Ogni anno la Confederazione Svizzera assegna le sue borse d’eccellenza. Si tratta di borse di studio statali che promuovono gli scambi internazionali e la cooperazione in materia di ricerca tra la Svizzera e oltre 180 Paesi. La selezione e l’assegnazione sono di competenza della Commissione federale delle borse per studenti stranieri (CFBS).

Le borse d’eccellenza della Confederazione Svizzera si rivolgono a giovani ricercatori stranieri che hanno conseguito un master o un dottorato e ad artisti stranieri in possesso di un diploma bachelor.

One minute introduction to Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

FAQs for scholarship applicants & academic supervisors (PDF, 126 kB, 26.06.2024)

Borse di ricerca

Possono candidarsi i ricercatori diplomati (postlaureati) di tutte le facoltà in possesso almeno del titolo master che intendono svolgere un soggiorno di ricerca o una formazione continua di dottorato o postdottorato in Svizzera (research fellowship, dottorato, postdottorato).

Vengono offerte da tutte le università e le scuole universitarie professionali svizzere, compresi i due politecnici federali, e i quattro istituti di ricerca. Sono valide soltanto le candidature sostenute da un tutor accademico presso l’istituto prescelto.

Research fellowship

Abbreviated summary. For full details, please refer to the Guidelines for Scholarship Applicants (PDF, 789 kB, 31.07.2024).

Objectives

• To enable selected applicants to undertake postgraduate research in the realm of their PhD at one of the Swiss public universities, the Swiss federal institutes of technology, the Graduate Institute, the universities of applied sciences, or the public teaching and research institutes.
• Valid for full-time research in Switzerland only.

Target Group

• Highly qualified postgraduate researchers from all academic fields as well as young medical doctors.
• Primarily for scholars who have not already been to Switzerland.

Eligibility Criteria

• Master’s degree or equivalent achieved before 31 July 2025 (except: ETH Zurich: 30 June 2025). Degree certificate completed.
• Applicants must be born after 31 December 1989.
• A research proposal including a timeframe.
• Mandatory letter from an academic host professor (including their short CV).

Duration

• Scholarship starts for the academic year 2025-26: 1 September 2025.
• 12 months maximum (starting in September).
• No prolongation possible.

Amount

• The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1’920.-
• The scholarship amount covers the living costs of one person only.
• This scholarship is not a salary.

Selection Criteria

• The candidate: academic profile, research capacity and motivation.
• The research project: originality and methodological soundness.
• The academic context: quality and context of supervision and potential for future academic cooperation.

Contact for further questions

• See the contact address for your country of origin (PDF, 298 kB, 10.10.2024) - this is the country according your passport.
• Check the available scholarship types for your country of origin.
• Check the opening of the call and the submission deadline. Applications submitted too late will not be considered.

To Apply

• Download the application package (ZIP, 2 MB, 26.06.2024) (application forms and templates).
• Fill out and print.

To Submit

• Note: Two paper copies of your application must be submitted.
• Click here (PDF, 298 kB, 10.10.2024) for the e-mail contact that will give you the postal address of your country of origin.

Dottorato / PhD scholarship

Abbreviated summary. For full details, please refer to the Guidelines for Scholarship Applicants (PDF, 789 kB, 31.07.2024).

Objectives

• To enable selected applicants to undertake a PhD at one of the Swiss public universities, the Swiss federal institutes of technology or the Graduate Institute.
• Valid for full-time research in Switzerland only.

Target Group

• Highly qualified postgraduate students (possessing the required degrees to start a PhD).
• Primarily for scholars who have not already been to Switzerland.

Eligibility Criteria

• Master’s degree or equivalent university degree achieved before 31 July 2025 (except: ETH Zurich: 30 June 2025). Degree certificate completed.
• Applicants must be born after 31 December 1989.
• A research proposal including a timeframe.
• Mandatory letter from an academic host professor (including their short CV). 

Duration

• Scholarship starts for the academic year 2025-26: 1 September 2025.
• 12 months (starting in September).
• Prolongable up to 36 months. The scholarship is awarded in three steps of 12 months each based on the achieved academic results.

Amount

• The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1’920.-
• The scholarship amount covers the living costs of one person only.
• This scholarship is not a salary.

Selection Criteria

• The candidate: academic profile, research capacity and motivation.
• The research project: originality and methodological soundness.
• The academic context: quality and context of supervision and potential for future academic cooperation.

Contact for further questions

• See the contact address for your country of origin (PDF, 298 kB, 10.10.2024) - this is the country according your passport.
• Check the available scholarship types for your country of origin.
• Check the opening of the call and the submission deadline. Applications submitted too late will not be considered. 

To Apply

• Download the application package (ZIP, 2 MB, 26.06.2024) (application forms and templates). 
• Fill out and print.

To Submit

• Note: Two paper copies of your application must be submitted.
• Click here (PDF, 298 kB, 10.10.2024) for the e-mail contact that will give you the postal address of your country of origin.

Postdottorato / Postdoctoral scholarship

Abbreviated summary. For full details, please refer to the Guidelines for Scholarship Applicants (PDF, 789 kB, 31.07.2024).

Objectives

• To enable selected applicants to undertake postdoctoral research at one of the Swiss public universities, the Swiss federal institutes of technology, the Graduate Institute, the universities of applied sciences or the public teaching and research institutes.
  
• Valid for full-time research in Switzerland only. 

Target Group

• Highly qualified early career scientists on postdoctoral level.
• Primarily for scholars who have not already been to Switzerland. 

Eligibility Criteria

• PhD degree achieved after 31 December 2021 and before 31 July 2025 (except: ETH Zurich: 30 June 2025). PhD degree certificate completed.
• A research proposal including a timeframe.
• Mandatory letter from an academic host professor (including their short CV).

Duration

• Scholarship starts for the academic year 2025-26:  1 September 2025.
• 12 months maximum (starting in September).
• No prolongation possible.

Amount

• The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 3’500.-
• The scholarship amount covers the living costs of one person only.
• This scholarship is not a salary.

Selection Criteria

• The candidate: academic profile, research capacity and motivation.
• The research project: originality and methodological soundness.
• The academic context: quality and context of supervision and potential for future academic cooperation.

Contact for further questions

• See the contact address for your country of origin (PDF, 298 kB, 10.10.2024) - this is the country according your passport.
• Check the available scholarship types for your country of origin.
• Check the opening of the call and the submission deadline. Applications submitted too late will not be considered. 

To Apply

• Download the application package (ZIP, 2 MB, 26.06.2024) (application forms and templates).
• Fill out and print.

To Submit

• Note: Two paper copies of your application must be submitted.
• Click here  (PDF, 298 kB, 10.10.2024)for the e-mail contact that will give you the postal address of your country of origin.

Borse artistiche

Possono candidarsi gli studenti di discipline artistiche in possesso del titolo bachelor che intendono conseguire il loro primo master in Svizzera (arte).

Vengono offerte da tutti i conservatori e le scuole universitarie d’arte svizzeri. Queste borse sono disponibili solo per un numero limitato di Paesi.

Borse artistiche

Abbreviated summary. For full details, please refer to the Guidelines for Scholarship Applicants (PDF, 789 kB, 31.07.2024).

Objectives

• To enable selected applicants to undertake initial Master’s studies in Switzerland at any Swiss conservatory or university of the arts.
• Valid for full-time research in Switzerland only.

Target Group

• Highly qualified young artists without Master degree.
• Art scholarships only available to citizens of countries with which Switzerland has a reciprocity agreement for art scholarships.

Eligibility Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent achieved before 31 July 2025. Degree certificate completed.
• Applicants must be born after 31 December 1989.
• Invalid: All applications for a second master’s degree.

Duration

• Scholarship starts for the academic year 2025-26: 1 September 2025.
• 12 months (starting in September).
• Prolongable up to 21 months at most depending on the Master programme chosen and the necessary ECTS credits.

Amount

• The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1'920.-
• The scholarship amount covers the living costs of one person only.

Selection Criteria

• The candidate: artistic profile, qualification and motivation.The submitted portfolio: artistic maturity and potential.
• The host institute: available study places.

Contact for further questions

• See the contact address for your country of origin (PDF, 298 kB, 10.10.2024) - this is the country according your passport.
• Check the available scholarship types for your country of origin.
• Check the opening of the call and the submission deadline. Applications submitted too late will not be considered.

To Apply

• Download the application package (ZIP, 2 MB, 26.06.2024) (application forms and templates).
• Fill out and print.

To Submit

• Note: Two paper copies of your application must be submitted.
• Click here (PDF, 298 kB, 10.10.2024) for the e-mail contact that will give you the postal address of your country of origin.

Candidatura

Borse per più di 180 Paesi
Consultare: www.sbfi.admin.ch/scholarships_it	indizio agosto
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Bando
Scaricare i documenti di candidatura, domande? Vedere l’elenco dei contatti	settembre
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Preparare la candidatura
Moduli, domanda di ricerca, lettera di sostegno, referenze	prima della scadenza
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Termine di consegna alla rappresentanza svizzera
Data e indirizzo diversi a seconda del paese	settembre - dicembre
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Selezione
Da parte della Commissione federale delle borse (CFBS)	entro fine maggio
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Inizio borsa di studio
Presso la scuola universitaria svizzera	settembre

Come candidarsi

Selezionate il paese d’origine secondo il vostro passaporto. Informatevi sui tipi di borse di studio disponibili nel vostro paese, sui criteri di ammissibilità e sulle scadenze per la presentazione delle domande. Per ottenere informazioni ulteriori e per domande, contattate l’indirizzo indicato (PDF, 298 kB, 10.10.2024). 

 

  Selezionate il vostro paese d’origine (PDF, 298 kB, 10.10.2024)

Nord America (PDF, 197 kB, 31.07.2024)

Sud America (PDF, 205 kB, 31.07.2024)

Europa (PDF, 217 kB, 31.07.2024)

Africa (PDF, 90 kB, 31.07.2024)

Asia (PDF, 212 kB, 10.10.2024)

Australia e Oceania (PDF, 187 kB, 31.07.2024)

Scaricare i documenti di candidatura (ZIP, 2 MB, 31.07.2024)

Leggete la Guida alla richiesta di borse (PDF, 789 kB, 31.07.2024) di studio e seguite le istruzioni. Preparate la domanda et inviatene due copie complete all’ufficio competente del vostro Paese d’origine (PDF, 298 kB, 10.10.2024) entro la data di scadenza.

Selezione

Dopo una preselezione delle candidature da parte degli organi nazionali competenti e/o della rappresentanza diplomatica svizzera, la Commissione federale delle borse per studenti stranieri CFBS esamina le candidature selezionate e assegna le borse.

La CFBS valuta le candidature in base ai seguenti criteri:

1. profilo del candidato;
2. qualità del progetto di ricerca o del lavoro artistico;
3. sinergie e potenziale per la cooperazione in materia di ricerca.

La CFBS è composta da professori appartenenti a tutte le scuole universitarie svizzere. Le borse sono assegnate in base al criterio dell’eccellenza.

Assegnazione delle borse

La CFBS informa personalmente entro il mese di maggio i candidati in merito all’assegnazione delle borse.

Prospettive

La CFBS concluderà la selezione per il 2025–2026 entro la fine di maggio 2025. Il bando di concorso per le borse di studio dell’anno accademico 2025–2026 sarà pubblicato online a partire da agosto 2025.

Documentazione

«Career-boosting scholarships». Enquête en ligne auprès des boursiers ESKAS 2016-2021 et enquête de suivi auprès des boursiers 1996-2015 (PDF, 10 MB, 23.02.2024)

«Des bourses qui changent la vie» (PDF, 1 MB, 03.04.2019)Enquête en ligne d’anciens boursiers CFBE des années 1996 à 2015 (résumé, introduction, méthodes et discussion en français)