Call for Applications: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (2020-2021)

Application for the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year is now open. The scholarships offered to Iranian applicants cover grants for doctoral and post-doctoral positions at Swiss universities/institutions (please see the attached files below) as well as research projects including cotutelle doctoral projects.

Further information on the scholarships and their eligibility criteria can be found in the following “call information” files.  It is worth mentioning that eligible applicants should submit their applications by November 15^th, 2019 to the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, Iran.

Inquiries should be forwarded to:

• Leading House for Iran and Switzerland Academic Partnerships in Tehran via irsw-leadinghouse@tums.ac.ir
• Swiss State Secretariat of Education, Research and Innovation via sgs@sbfi.admin.ch