Lausanne Masters Grants for Foreign Students

Lausanne Masters Grants for Foreign Students

The University of Lausanne in Switzerland offers scholarships to international students who wishes to pursue a Masters Degree at the University through the UNIL Master’s Grants.

The amount of the grant is CHF 1,600.- per month from 15 September to 15 July, for a duration not exceeding the regulation minimum period of the programme.

The UNIL represents:

An international atmosphere. One fifth of the student population and one third of the teaching staff come from abroad.

Up-to-date facilities and technology. State-of-the-art laboratories for researchers: spacious, well-equipped lecture halls for teaching staff and students.

Three faculties unique in their kind in Switzerland. Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration; Biology and Medicine (FBM); Geosciences and Environment (GSE). New innovations require new synergies.

Close collaboration with the University Hospital of the Canton of Vaud (CHUV) in order to remain at the forefront of advances in medical knowledge.

The University and Cantonal Library – Lausanne (BCUL), with its two million documents, modern research tools and an ideal working environment overlooking Lake Geneva.

A philosophy and work ethic expressed in a Charter of Values and precepts.

An exceptionally green and spacious lakeside setting. In just a few minutes an excellent public transport network links the university campus to Lausanne, the capital of Vaud, noted for its varied cultural activities.

A wide range of continuing education and interdisciplinary courses, as well as countless sporting and cultural activities in fields as varied as: language and IT courses, football (soccer), capoeira, fitness or underwater diving at the Sports Centre; societies, cinema, exhibitions or theatre at the Grange de Dorigny.

Lausanne Masters Grants for Foreign Students

Brief description:

The University of Lausanne in Switzerland offers the UNIL Master’s Grants on a competitive basis to international students who wish to pursue a Masters Degree at the University.

Lausanne Masters Grants for Foreign Students

Host Institution(s):

University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Level/Field(s) of study:

All Master’s programme from among those offered by the UNIL, except the following

•  Master from the School of Medicine

•  Master of Education

•  Master of Law from the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne

•  Master of criminal Law, magistracy specialism

• Master of Science in Physical Education and Sports Didactics

• Master of Science in Health sciences

•  All MASs (PhD programmes)

Note: 

For the Master of Law, only two specializations – “international and comparative law” and “legal theory” are open to applications for Masters scholarships.

Lausanne Masters Grants for Foreign Students

Target group:

International students

Number of Scholarships:

Around 10

Scholarship value/duration:

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.

Students offered a scholarship will be exempt from the fixed registration fees for the courses, with the exception of the CHF 80.00 fees to be paid each semester.

Lausanne Masters Grants for Foreign Students

Eligibility:

•  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 English according to the language in which your chosen masters is taught.

•  Not to have been registered with UNIL in the past.

•  To have paid the CHF 200.00 administration fee (see document, “list of documents to attach to your application”).

Lausanne Masters Grants for Foreign Students

Application instructions:

You must not make an application for admission to the masters degree via the Admissions Department (SII). 

Candidates must send their completed application with required documents, unbound, by post at the university’s address.

The deadline for applications is 1 November to begin a masters degree during the following academic year, in the autumn semester or the spring semester if the programme allows. The postmark will attest to the date sent.

It is important to read the UNIL Master’s Grants FAQs and visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form/list of attachments and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: https://www.unil.ch/international/en/home/menuinst/etudiants-internationaux/etudiantes-internationaux-reguliers/bourses-master-de-lunil.html