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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (SGES / ESKAS)

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships Cohort

Provides research mobility support for foreign early-career researchers in Switzerland through SERI scholarship pathways.

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About

The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (SGES) 2027-28 cohort is an annual individual scholarship programme awarded by the Swiss Confederation and administered directly by SERI through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (ESKAS). The programme supports early-career foreign researchers at postgraduate, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels to conduct research at Swiss cant…

What this grant funds

All academic disciplines; hosted at Swiss cantonal universities, ETH Zurich, EPFL, or ETH Domain institutes.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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