FellowshipDesk has catalogued 7 international fellowships, scholarships, and exchange programs that place their cohorts inside Switzerland.
Choosing a fellowship is partly choosing a country to live in. Switzerland hosts a particular mix of universities, think tanks, civic institutions, and government offices that shape the texture of every program below. Some fellows on this list will spend the year in capital-city policy seminars; others will be embedded in a regional university or in the field. Read the official program pages to understand exactly where in the country you would be placed.
Swiss State Secretariat for Education
Swiss government scholarships for foreign researchers and artists, available to graduates from over 180 countries for postgraduate research.…
ETH Zurich
A prestigious merit scholarship for outstanding international master's students at ETH Zurich.…
EPFL
Master's excellence fellowships at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne for outstanding international applicants.…
ETH Zurich · Society in Science
A postdoctoral fellowship for early-career researchers to work on unconventional, high-risk projects of their own choosing.…
World Health Organization
An internship programme for graduate students at WHO headquarters in Geneva and country offices.…
University of St. Gallen
A full MBA scholarship in Switzerland for talented students from developing countries committed to becoming change agents.…
International Labour Organization
Internships at the ILO in Geneva for graduate students working on international labour standards and decent work.…
Before you commit to a specific program, take a few hours to investigate the practical envelope around it. Will the stipend cover housing in the host city without supplementary income? Does the visa attached to the fellowship allow you to bring a spouse or partner? Is there a language requirement that is implicit even if it is not stated on the program page — for example, will daily life and meetings happen in the local language? FellowshipDesk lists the official application page for every program; ask these questions before you start writing essays.