Excellence Master Fellowships for International Students at University of Geneva in Switzerland 2018

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Excellence Master Fellowships

The Faculty of Science has established an Excellence Fellowship Programme open to students of any university to support outstanding and highly motivated candidates who intend to pursue a Master of Science in any of the scientific disciplines covered by the Faculty. Candidate selection is based on excellence.

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•             The Faculty of Sciences of the University of Geneva is an internationally recognized leading research institution. This cutting-edge research covers a broad range of scientific disciplines: astronomy, biology, chemistry and biochemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, pharmaceutical sciences, earth sciences and the environment.

•             The Masters of the Faculty of Science constitute an ideal training base for an academic but also a professional development, opening on careers in industry, teaching, administration in sciences, communication and media.

•             The programs Master’s degrees are either entirely in English, or in English and French (see the descriptions of each program).

Required Languages: English

Eligible Countries:  ALL WORLD COUNTRIES

Program Period:  3 to 4 Semester equivalent to 2 years

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

•             Application for an Excellence Fellowship is open to students from any university with very good performance in their studies and that have completed the Bachelor degree.

•             Selection of the applicants will be based on excellence.

•             Evaluation will be made on the basis of the documentation sent by the applicants.

•             French proficiency is not a formal requirement for the Masters of the Faculty of science.

Opportunity Cost:  (Partially Funded)

Benefits:

The Excellence Fellowship consists of a grant amounting to CHF 10’000 to CHF 15’000/year (no teaching duties); it is awarded for one year and extended for the regular duration of the chosen Master’s program (three or four semesters) provided the applicant is academically successful at the end of his/her first semester of studies.

How to Apply

First Step:

The application (in English or French) must include the following documents in the form of a SINGLE pdf file:

•             A scan of your national identity card or passport.

•             A scan of your UNIGE (University Of Geneva) card or if you are not yet a UNIGE student, the mail of the central administration named “accuse-reception de votre demande d’immatriculation” (proof you have started the matriculation process).

•             A Curriculum Vitae  (CV) (2 pages maximum).

•             The transcript of exams passed during the bachelor education, with all grades.

•             A motivation letter in which you describe your specific interests and your motivation to pursue a Master of Science program at the University of Geneva.

•             Letters of references from two professors (preferably sent by them directly to Excellence-Master-Sciences@unige.ch) attesting your aptitude to this program.

•             Any other pertinent information like results of GRE (General requirement examination), of TOEFL or other language test.

Second Step:

Then you will apply from here;

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After registering, you will receive an e-mail containing a personal link allowing you to fill out the application form.

Third Step

•             After filing the form you will submit your Application

•             Make sure you upload above documents

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