International Excellence Master Fellowships at University of Geneva, Switzerland - 2015

International Excellence Master Fellowships at University of Geneva, Switzerland - 2015

International Excellence Master Fellowships at University of Geneva, Switzerland - 2015

The Faculty of science of the University of Geneva is awarding excellence master fellowships for students from any country. Fellowship is open to students from any university with very good performance in their studies and that have completed the Bachelor degree or expect to complete it within 6 months. The Excellence Fellowship consists of a grant amounting to CHF 10’000 to CHF 15’000/year (no teaching duties).

Application Deadline: 15 Mar 2015

Programmes Offered:

Fellowships are awarded in any discipline available within the Faculty of science. They cover a broad range of scientific disciplines: 

• Mathematics
• Computer Science
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Prehistoric Archaeology 
• Geology 
• Environmental Science
• Pharmacy
• Neuroscience
• Proteomics
• Bioinformatics

Course Level: 

Fellowships are available for pursuing Master of Science program at University of Geneva.

Eligibility:

Application for an Excellence Fellowship is open to students from any university with very good performance in their studies (belonging to the best 10% of their bachelor’s program) and that have completed the Bachelor degree or expect to complete it within 6 month

Benefit:

The Excellence Fellowship consists of a grant amounting to CHF 10’000 to CHF 15’000/year (no teaching duties).

Tenure:

It is awarded for one year and extended for the regular duration of the chosen Master’s programme (three or four semesters) provided the applicant is academically successful at the end of his/her first semester of studies.

Application Procedure:

Applications should be sent as an unique pdf file by e-mail to the Dean of the Faculty of Science: Excellence-Master-Sciences-at-unige.ch. The application (in English or French) consists of:

• Application Form
• A Curriculum Vitae including the transcript of exams passed during the bachelor education, with grades.
• A two-page essay in which the applicant describes his/her specific scientific interests, specifies the Master’s program at the Faculty of Science he/her would like to pursue, and motivates the intention to pursue a Master of Science programme at the University of Geneva.
• If possible: Letters of references from two professors (preferably sent by them directly to the e-mail address indicated below). They should specifically attest if the candidate fulfills the conditions of the Excellence Fellowship Program.
• Any other pertinent information like results of GRE (General requirement examination), of TOEFL or other language test.

Further Details:

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