Application is invited to apply for UNIL Master’s Grants Scholarships In Switzerland 2027. Masters scholarships are scholarships for excellence awarded exclusively to students who have graduated from a foreign university and whose academic results are of a very high level.
UNIL grants around ten scholarships a year. Students offered a scholarship will be exempt from the fixed registration fees for the courses, with the exception of the CHF 80.00 fees to be paid each semester.
The University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of Protestant theology before being made a university in 1890. The university is the second oldest in Switzerland, and one of the oldest universities in the world to be in continuous operation.
UNIL Master’s Grants Scholarships
- University: University of Lausanne
- Degree Level: Masters
- Country: Switzerland
- Deadline: 1 November 2026
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Scholarship Benefits:
The scholarship is granted for the minimum statutory period of the program chosen by the student. It amounts to CHF 1,600 per month from 15 September to 15 July (or 10 months a year) for the complete duration of the master (one and a half years or two years depending on the chosen master), with the exception of cases of definitive failure after the first year.
Available Programmes
The list of all Masters’s degrees at UNIL that it is possible to apply for can be found at this address :
It is not possible to apply for the following programs:
- Master from the School of Medicine
- Master of Education
- Master of Law. Exceptions open to applications for Masters’s scholarships: specialisms in “International and comparative law” and “Legal theory”, “International taxation”
- Master of criminal Law, magistracy specialism
- Master of Science in Physical Education and Sports Didactics
- Master of Science in Health Sciences
- Master of Science (MSc) in Sustainable Management & Technology
- All MASs (Ph.D. programs)
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Eligibility Criteria:
To have obtained a foreign university degree is considered equivalent to a bachelor’s at UNIL before the beginning of the master’s program at UNIL. To have distinguished yourself during your studies, especially through particularly brilliant academic results.
To have a language level of at least B2 (according to the European Language Portfolio global scale) in French or at least C1 in English according to the language in which your chosen master is taught.
Not been registered with UNIL
To have paid the CHF 200.00 administration fee (see document, “list of documents to attach to your application”). Withdrawal from the program will lead to the suspension of the scholarship.
Selection Deadline
Early April: Applicants are notified of the Selection Board’s decision.
1 November: Application deadline.
November to December: Processing of applications by SASME and the Admissions Office (SII)
December to January: The SASME informs applicants whose application is incomplete or has not been accepted by the Admissions Office that their application for the scholarship has been unsuccessful.
January to February: Complete applications are transferred to the faculties for consideration of their eligibility for the chosen master’s degrees.
February to March: The SASME informs applicants whose application has not been accepted by the faculty.
March: The Selection Board for the Master’s Scholarship selects the applicants who will receive scholarships.
How To Apply
Before submitting your application, please read all the information on this page (including the FAQ and the General conditions of the Master’s Scholarship).
Prepare your application file in the form of a single PDF (see section: application contents).
- Online registration and submission of application:
- Enter your application online.
- Upload your PDF application file.
- Deadline for online registration: November 1
- Be aware: applications sent by e-mail and incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Send letters of recommendation by e-mail:
- Have two letters of recommendation sent by teachers familiar with the applicant’s past or present studies, or by an employer.
- The letters must be sent directly by the author from a professional (not private) e-mail address to the following address: [email protected].
- Deadline: November 1
- Be aware: only letters sent after online registration will be considered.
Send certified true copies of academic documents by post (if applicable)
This step only concerns candidates whose diplomas were obtained in a State that has not ratified the Lisbon Convention (check your country here ).
- Have the university or college certify and seal in an envelope :
- university diplomas,
- university transcripts,
- provisional certificates of achievement (where applicable).
- Send these documents to the following address:
University of Lausanne
Social Affairs and Student Mobility Service (SASME)
Bâtiment Unicentre
CH – 1015 Lausanne
Switzerland - Deadline: 1 November (postmark date)
- For more details on certified true copies, see section: application contents.
- Be aware: send certified true copies only if the online registration has been submitted.
Please note: your application for the Master’s Scholarship also serves as your application for the chosen Master’s degree. It is therefore not necessary to apply separately to the Admissions Office.
Incomplete applications will not be taken into account, particularly in the case of incomplete PDF files, missing letters of recommendation or the absence of certified copies (where these are required).
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