Travel grants for Nigeria

Each year, the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries.

The research scholarship is available to post-graduate researchers in any discipline (who hold a master’s degree as a minimum) who are planning to come to Switzerland to pursue research or further studies at the doctoral or post-doctoral level.

Level of study:

• Doctoral or Postdoctoral Studies or Research in any discipline.

Eligibility 

• Ph.D. degree achieved after 31 December 2016 and before 31 July 2020 (Ph.D. degree certificate) recognized by the Swiss university.
• As proof, the degree has to be submitted to the Federal Commission for Scholarships before the start of the scholarship.
• Applicants who have been in Switzerland for more than one year at the beginning of the scholarship in September are not eligible.
• Applicants must provide a letter from an academic host professor (including her/his short CV) at the chosen Swiss university confirming why she/he is willing to supervise and support the postdoctoral research. Without such support, the application will be rejected.
• Not accepted as academic supervisors for postdoctoral scholarship applicants are their former Ph.D. mentors and their co-directors for the cotutelle Ph.D. if the academic supervisor is at a Swiss university.
• Applicants must have a research proposal including a timeframe. This is the centerpiece of the application.
• The applicant must devote all required attention to it.
• Applicants must be in command of the necessary language skills required for postdoctoral research.
• Applicants who have already benefited from a Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship are not eligible to apply for a second scholarship.
• Scholarship holders are expected to move to Switzerland during their grant period.

Benefits 

• A monthly payment
• Exemption of tuition fees
• Health insurance
• Airfare
• Housing allowance, etc.,

Application instructions: 

• If you fulfill the eligibility requirements, contact the Swiss diplomatic representation in your country of origin. The diplomatic representation will provide you with all the necessary information regarding the procedure including application forms and a list of required documentation.