PhD Scholarships
Academic year: 2020-2021
Country: Tanzania
Opening of the call: 01 August 2019 Submission
deadline: 15 November 2019
Scholarship
Swiss Government Excellence PhD Scholarships for foreign students
Offered by
The Swiss Government via the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students FCS
Objectives
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.
Universities
Federal institutes of technology
University of Basel / University of Bern / University of Fribourg / University of Geneva / University of Lausanne / University of Lucerne / University of Neuchâtel / University of St. Gallen / University of Zurich / Università della Svizzera italiana
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) Research Institutes of the ETH Domain (PSI; WSL; EMPA; EAWAG)
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)
Validity
The scholarship is valid only for full-time PhD studies in Switzerland at a Swiss university. It is not valid for mixed PhD programmes (part time in Switzerland and part time in another country). “Cotutelle de these”: PhD students with an ongoing or planned doctoral project that is carried out within the framework of a formalized agreement between two universities (“cotutelle de thèse” cooperation between a Swiss and a foreign university) and under the joint direction of two supervisors are eligible for a 12 month research fellowship only. Target group
Highly qualified postgraduate students (possessing the required degrees) from all academic fields. Duration 12 months (starting in September) prolongable up to 36 months based on the achieved academic result
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