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    The document summarizes the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship program for the 2018-2019 academic year for students from Mexico. The scholarship provides funding for highly qualified postgraduate researchers and medical doctors from Mexico to conduct research at a Swiss university or research institution for up to 12 months. Applicants must have a Master's degree, a research proposal, letter of support from a Swiss university, and strong academic credentials. The scholarship covers tuition, health insurance, living expenses of CHF 1,920 per month, and travel allowance. The application process involves submitting documents to the Swiss Embassy in Mexico by November 20, 2017.

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    The document summarizes the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship program for the 2018-2019 academic year for students from Mexico. The scholarship provides funding for highly qualified postgraduate researchers and medical doctors from Mexico to conduct research at a Swiss university or research institution for up to 12 months. Applicants must have a Master's degree, a research proposal, letter of support from a Swiss university, and strong academic credentials. The scholarship covers tuition, health insurance, living expenses of CHF 1,920 per month, and travel allowance. The application process involves submitting documents to the Swiss Embassy in Mexico by November 20, 2017.

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    Federal Department of Economic Affairs,

    Education and Research EAER


    Federal Commission for Scholarships
    for Foreign Students FCS

    Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

    Research Fellowship
    Academic year: 2018-2019
    Country: Mexico

    Opening of the call: 01 August 2017


    Submission deadline: 20 November 2017

    Scholarship Swiss Government Excellence Research Scholarships for foreign students

    Offered by The Swiss Government via the Federal Commission for Scholarships for
    Foreign Students FCS

    Objectives To enable selected applicants to undertake research in the realm of their


    PhD or medical specialisation at one of the 10 Swiss cantonal universities,
    the two Swiss federal institutes of technology, the public teaching and
    research institutes or the universities of applied sciences.

    Universities University of Basel / University of Bern / University of Fribourg / University


    of Geneva / University of Lausanne / University of Lucerne / University of
    Neuchtel / University of St Gallen / University of Zurich / Universit della
    Svizzera italiana

    Federal institutes Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)


    of technology Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)
    Research Institutes of the ETH Domain (PSI; WSL; EMPA; EAWAG)
    Teaching and
    research institutes Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)

    Universities of University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland / Bern


    applied sciences University of Applied Sciences / University of Applied Sciences
    Northwestern Switzerland / University of Applied Sciences Eastern
    Switzerland / Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts / University
    of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland / The Zrcher
    Fachhochschule
    Universities of
    teacher education Universities of teacher education

    Validity The Scholarship is only valid for full-time research in Switzerland. It is not
    valid for mixed research (part time in Switzerland and part time in another
    country; no funding for field work).

    Academic Year 2018-2019 - Mexico


    Target group Highly qualified postgraduate researchers from all academic fields as well
    as young medical doctors.

    Duration 12 months maximum (starting in September); no extension possible.


    Grant applications for stays lasting less than 9 months will not be treated
    as a priority. Grant applications for stays lasting less than 6 months will be
    rejected.

    Amount and The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1,920.


    additional For non-EU and non-EFTA grantees only: mandatory Swiss health
    allowances insurance is paid by the FCS.
    There are no family allowances.
    Scholarship holders from outside continental Europe receive a flight
    allowance (lump sum) for a ticket back to their country of origin (provided
    at the end of the scholarship).
    Special CHF 300 housing allowance (paid once at the beginning of the
    scholarship).
    One-year half-fare public transportation card.
    Support services and various trips, dinners and sightseeing tours
    organised for Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship holders.

    Eligibility Masters degree or equivalent university degree recognised by the Swiss


    criteria and university. The applicant must have achieved this degree before the start
    specific conditions of the scholarship next September. As a proof the degree has to be
    submitted to the Federal Commission for Scholarships before the start of
    the scholarship.
    Applicants must be born after 31 December 1982
    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 a professor at the Swiss host
    institution stating that she/he is willing to support and supervise the
    research. Without such support, the application will be rejected.
    Applicants must have a research proposal including a timeframe. This is
    the centrepiece of the application. The applicant must devote all required
    attention to it.
    Applicants must be in command of the necessary language skills required
    for the research/studies.
    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.

    Selection The following aspects and selection criteria are primarily considered:
    criteria The candidate: academic profile, research capacity and motivation.
    The research project: originality and methodological soundness.
    The academic context: quality and context of supervision and potential for
    future academic cooperation.

    Application Opening of the call: 01 August 2017


    timeframe Application deadline: 20 November 2017
    Beginning of the scholarship: 01 September 2018

    Academic Year 2018-2019 - Mexico


    Application The application package can be obtained by email from the Swiss
    procedure Embassy in Mexico(see below).

    Application Please submit 3 sets (=1 original + 2 copies) of application documents in


    documents exact order given below: The 1st set contains the original, signed
    documents plus the confidential letters of recommendation and if
    applicable the attested translations. The other two sets are the copies of
    the 1st set except for the confidential letters of recommendation (only 1st
    set).

    1) Signed FCS application form (typed and printed) with photo.


    2) A full CV with list of academic publications.
    3) A motivation letter (max. 2 pages).
    4) A complete research proposal (max. 5 pages, signed), using exclusively
    the FCS research proposal form.
    5) A copy of the 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 research.
    For research fellowships in addition:
    A short CV of your academic mentor at your home institution.
    6) Two confidential letters of recommendation from two different professors
    in the applicants field (use exclusively the FCS reference form originals
    in sealed envelopes only for the 1st set).
    7) Photocopies of certificates and grade sheets from previously attended
    universities/colleges and diplomas with grades, starting with the most
    recent. If not in English, French, Italian or German with attested certified
    translations.
    8) Signed medical certificate (use only the FCS health certificate form).
    9) Two copies of the applicants passport (main page with personal data).
    Dual nationals add copies of both passports.

    Please do not put the documents into plastic folders or binders.

    Contact institution Questions and application documents, should be submitted to the


    for the application following address if not mentioned otherwise below*:

    Swiss Embassy in Mexico


    Paseo de las Palmas No. 405, Col. Lomas de Chapultepec
    11000 Mexico City

    E-mail: mex.vertretung@eda.admin.ch
    Tel: 0052 55 91 78 43 70
    Web: http://www.eda.admin.ch/mexico
    * -

    Academic Year 2018-2019 - Mexico

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