Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS) of the Swiss Government is currently applications from eligible Indonesian Postgraduate students for scholarship grants to undertake research or study in a master program at a Swiss university or Federal Institute of Technology. Priority will be given to research fellowships.
The duration of grant is basically for the nine-month academic year from September to June. The duration can be extended up to 12 months. The extension request will be analyzed according to the FCS criteria.
Eligibility and Criteria
- Indonesian citizen
- University degree (min. Sarjana Strata-1/bachelor degree)
- Candidates must be under 35 years old when applying (birth date after December 31, 1976)
- Sufficient knowledge of the teaching languages of the intended program (German/French/Italian and/or English). Applicants for master programs must have international recognized language certificates.
- Applicants for research fellowship must have a confirmation letter from a professor at the intended university.
- For research fellowships: applicants must have a clear research proposal.
- For master programs: applicants must have motivation explaining the study intentions and the importance for the future career. Additionally the applicants must apply for the chosen master program while applying for the Swiss Government Scholarship.
Scholarship Amount
CHF 1.920,-/month (for living costs). It must be noted that not all master programs and universities exempt scholarship holders from semester fees. The scholarship grant covers only living expenses in Switzerland. Therefore it is necessary that all applicants clarify the possibility of tuition fee exemption directly with the university. Health insurance (except for dental care) and accident insurance are provided
Terms and Conditions
Scholarship holders must live in Switzerland at the study place and must comply with the laws concerning the residence of foreigners in Switzerland and the university regulations.
The FCS does not have the authority to decide on the possibility of bringing the family of the scholarship holder to Switzerland. This is left to the Federal Migration Office, which at present deals with requests very restrictively. As a rule, family members cannot be brought to Switzerland during the first year of study.
When accepting the scholarship, candidates have to give their written agreement to return to Indonesia after completion of the scholarship in Switzerland.
Scholarships of the FCS cannot be coupled with other grants. If a scholarship holder benefits from another scholarship or other financial means (salary), he has to choose between the FCS scholarship and the other source of income.
Last date for submission of applications at the Swiss Embassy in Jakarta is November 30, 2011
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