University of Lausanne 2024-2025 Masters Scholarship for Excellence Awarded Students, Switzerland

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.

The scholarship is granted for the minimum statutory period of the programme 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 masters (one and a half years or two years depending on the chosen masters), with the exception of cases of definitive failure after the first year.

Candidates are made aware of the fact that the sum of the scholarship awarded is not sufficient to live in Switzerland. It is not a fully funded scholarship.

With regard to this, we invite candidates to consult the page about the reference budget of a student at UNIL.

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.

• Table of Content
• About University of Lausanne (UNIL)
• UNIL Masters Scholarship for Excellence Awarded Students
• Aim and Benefits of UNIL Masters Scholarship for Excellence Awarded Students
• Requirements for UNIL Masters Scholarship for Excellence Awarded Students Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for UNIL Masters Scholarship for Excellence Awarded Students
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Lausanne (UNIL)

The UNIL was born in 1537. It was then intended for the training of pastors. The only French-speaking Protestant theology school, it enjoyed great notoriety at that time. Over the centuries, the number of chairs has increased and teaching has diversified. In 1890, the Academy received the name and status of university. In 1970, she gradually left the center of Lausanne to settle in Dorigny. The end of the 20th century witnessed an important cooperation and development project between the universities of Lausanne, Geneva, Neuchâtel and EPFL. In 2003, two new Facu... continue reading

UNIL Masters Scholarship for Excellence Awarded Students

Aim and Benefits of UNIL Masters Scholarship for Excellence Awarded Students

This scholarship covers the following things.

• They will provide CHF 1,600 per month for a master’s degree.
• Stipend.
• Semester Fees.

Requirements for UNIL Masters Scholarship for Excellence Awarded Students Qualification

Candidates whose academic results are of a very high level (there is no list with required grades by country available).

Candidates must have graduated from a foreign university only: their qualification/university degree must be deemed equivalent to a Swiss university bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS credits). If the Masters Scholarship application file is complete, the Admissions Office (SII) will decide if the candidate is formally eligible. If this is the case, the application file will be forwarded to the faculty which will take a decision whether the candidate is admitted to the chosen master programme or not.

Students with a foreign university degree who have already begun a Masters programme at UNIL or who are in their preparatory year are not authorised to apply.

The list of all master’s degrees at UNIL for which it is possible to apply, can be found at this address :

It is however not possible to apply for the following master programmes:

• Master from the School of Medicine
• Master in Sciences and Practices of Education
• Master of Law. Exceptions: Open to applications for Masters Scholarships : Specialisms "International and Comparative Law", "Legal Theory" and "International Tax Law and Policy"
• Master of Science in Physical Education and Sport Didactics
• Master of Science in Health Sciences
• Master of Science in Sustainable Management & Technology
• All MASs (3rd cycle programmes, Further Education programmes)

Additional requirements:

For the Master in psychology, students holding a foreign Bachelor in psychology must have obtained a place of study for a master in psychology at a university in the country where the bachelor was awarded.

Interview date, Process and Venue for UNIL Masters Scholarship for Excellence Awarded Students

• 1 November: Application deadline
• November to December: Processing of applications by SASME and the Admissions Office (SII)
• December to January: The SASME informs candidates 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 candidates whose application has not been accepted by the faculty.
• March: The Selection Board for the Masters Scholarships selects the candidates who will be offered a Masters Scholarship.
• Early April: Candidates are informed of the Selection Board's decision.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Candidates must send their completed application unbound, by post only to the following address:

Université de Lausanne
Service des affaires sociales et de la mobilité étudiante (SASME)
Bâtiment Unicentre
CH – 1015 Lausanne
Switzerland

The application form must be completed on a computer and duly signed by the candidate.

Master Application Link

Required Documents

For more details visit: University of Lausanne website.