The Masters of the Faculty of Science constitute an ideal training base for an academic but also a professional development, opening on careers in industry, teaching, administration in sciences, communication and media. The programs Master’s degrees are either entirely in English, or in English and French.
The Faculty of Science has established an Excellence Fellowship Programme open to students of any university to support outstanding and highly motivated candidates who intend to pursue a Master of Science in any of the scientific disciplines covered by the Faculty.
Type: Masters
Application Deadline: February 28, 2024
Value & Duration of Award: CHF 10’000 to CHF 15’000/year
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.
Eligible Field of Study:
- Astrophysics
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Sciences
- Chemical Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
- Environmental Sciences (MUSE)
- Mathematics
- Mathematics, Computer Science, and Numerical Sciences
- Neuroscience
- Pharmacy
- Physics
- Prehistoric Archaeology
- Bidisciplinary Master of Science
Complete list of the Master programs under http://www.unige.ch/sciences/Masters
Eligible Countries: International Students
Eligibility:
- 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.
How To Apply: Interested candidates should click on “Apply For This Scholarship” below
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 [email protected]) attesting your aptitude to this program.
- Any other pertinent information like results of GRE (General requirement examination), of TOEFL or other language test.
Source: https://www.unige.ch
