Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships – Information Session
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Register now for the info session on Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships. An opportunity to welcome talented international researchers.
When: 3 September 2021
Time: 12.00 – 13.30
Venue: Zoom
Registration: Please register here
Aim
The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are available to post-graduate researchers from over 180 other countries in any discipline who are planning to come to Switzerland to pursue research or further studies at doctoral or post-doctoral level. Each application must be backed by a professor.
The aim of this information session is to inform you about the scholarship process and to clarify your benefits and responsibilities being the host professor.
Programme
- Welcome Message, by the Research Office (ReO)
- The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships: an opportunity to welcome talented international researchers, by Prof. François Gallaire, EPFL Representative of the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS) and EPFL professor.
- The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships: operational information, by Fanny Van de Poel, EPFL responsible of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships management.
- Q&A
More information
- EPFL Website: https://www.epfl.ch/education/studies/en/scholarships-confederation/
- SBFI Website: http://www.sbfi.admin.ch/scholarships_eng