University of Lausanne (UNIL) 2022 Masters Scholarships for International Students (Switzerland)

University of Lausanne (UNIL) Masters scholarships are scholarships for excellence awarded exclusively to students who have graduated from a foreign university and whose academic results are of a very high level.

UNIL grants around ten scholarships a year.The scholarship is granted for the minimum statutory period of the programme chosen by the student. It amounts to CHF 1,600 per month from 15 September to 15 July (or 10 months a year) for the complete duration of the masters (one and a half years or two years depending on the chosen masters), with the exception of cases of definitive failure after the first year.Candidates are made aware of the fact that the sum of the scholarship awarded is not sufficient to live in Switzerland.

• Table of Content
• About University of Lausanne (UNIL)
• Masters Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Masters Scholarships
• Requirements for Masters Scholarships Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Masters Scholarships
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Lausanne (UNIL)

The UNIL was born in 1537. It was then intended for the training of pastors. The only French-speaking Protestant theology school, it enjoyed great notoriety at that time. Over the centuries, the number of chairs has increased and teaching has diversified. In 1890, the Academy received the name and status of university. In 1970, she gradually left the center of Lausanne to settle in Dorigny. The end of the 20th century witnessed an important cooperation and development project between the universities of Lausanne, Geneva, Neuchâtel and EPFL. In 2003, two new Facu... continue reading

Masters Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Masters Scholarships

It amounts to CHF 1,600 per month from 15 September to 15 July (or 10 months a year) for the complete duration of the masters (one and a half years or two years depending on the chosen masters), with the exception of cases of definitive failure after the first year

Requirements for Masters Scholarships Qualification

• To have obtained a foreign university degree considered equivalent to a bachelor at UNIL before the beginning of the masters programme at UNIL.
• To have distinguished yourself during your studies, especially through particularly brilliant academic results.
• To have a language level of at least B2 (according to the European Language Portfolio global scale) in French or at least C1 in English according to the language in which your chosen masters is taught.
• Not been registered with UNIL
• To have paid the CHF 200.00 administration fee (see document, "list of documents to attach to your application").

Withdrawal from the programme will lead to the suspension of the scholarship.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Masters Scholarships

Timeline:

• 1 November: application deadline
• November-December: Processing of applications by the Social Affairs and Student Mobility Office (SASME) and the Admissions department (SII)
• December-January: The SASME informs candidates whose application is incomplete or has not been accepted by the admissions department that their application for the scholarship has been unsuccessful.
• January-February: Complete applications are transferred to the faculties for consideration of their eligibility for the chosen masters degrees.
• February-March: The SASME informs candidates whose application has not been accepted by the faculty.
• March: The selection board for masters scholarships selects the candidates who will be offered a masters scholarship.
• Early April: candidates are informed of the selection board’s decision.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Candidates must send their completed application (refer to the document in the margin, "list of documents to attach to your application"), unbound, by post only to the following address:

Université de Lausanne
Service des affaires sociales et de la mobilité étudiante (SASME)
Bâtiment Unicentre
CH - 1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
The application form must be completed on a computer and duly signed by the candidate.
The application for the Masters scholarship also serves as an application for admission to your chosen masters (and therefore an application to register at UNIL).

For more details,visit UNIL website