Each year, the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries. The research scholarship is available to post-graduate researchers in any discipline (who hold a master's degree as a minimum) who are planning to come to Switzerland to pursue research or further studies at doctoral or post-doctoral level. Level/Field: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Studies or Research in any discipline

Target group: International students from more than 180 countries. See the official website for complete list of eligible countries.

One of the 10 Swiss cantonal universities, the two Swiss federal institutes of technology or public teaching and research institutes.