The University of Lausanne (UNIL) is offering the UNIL Master’s Scholarship for international students with excellent academic achievements. It is awarded for the minimum statutory period of the Master’s programme and amounts to CHF 1,600 per month (see the general conditions below for further details).
Application Deadline
- 1 November 2026 (online registration, recommendation letters, and certified copies if required).
Tell Me About The Scholarship
The Unil Master’s Scholarship awards around ten excellence scholarships annually to students who graduated from a foreign university with outstanding academic results. The scholarship supports international students pursuing a Master’s degree at the University of Lausanne (Unil).
It provides CHF 1,600 per month for the statutory duration of the Master’s programme. Recipients are exempt from standard registration fees, paying only CHF 80 per semester.
Type
- Partial Funding | Master’s | International Students | Switzerland
Who Can Apply
Applicants must:
- Hold a foreign university degree equivalent to a Swiss bachelor’s.
- Demonstrate excellent academic results.
- Have a C1 language level in French (for French‑taught programmes) or English (for English‑taught programmes).
- Not be currently enrolled at Unil.
- Pay the CHF 200 administrative fee.
Eligible Programmes
All Unil Master’s programmes except:
- Medicine.
- Sciences and Practices of Education.
- Law (except International & Comparative Law, Legal Theory, International Tax Law & Policy).
- Physical Education & Sport Didactics.
- Health Sciences.
- Sustainable Management & Technology.
- Human Taphonomy.
- All MAS (third‑cycle/further education programmes).
Benefits
- CHF 1,600/month stipend (not full living coverage).
- Exemption from standard registration fees (only CHF 80 per semester payable).
- Guaranteed accommodation through Lausanne’s Student Housing Foundation (FMEL).
How Long Will the Scholarship Last
- For the minimum statutory period of the Master’s programme (typically 24 months).
Required Documents
- Single PDF file including:
- CV with photo.
- Cover letter (1–2 pages).
- University diplomas and transcripts (with translations if needed).
- Programme description if bachelor not yet completed.
- Language certificate (if required).
- Secondary school diploma.
- Passport copy.
- Proof of CHF 200 administrative fee payment.
- Two recommendation letters (sent directly by authors from professional email addresses).
- Certified true copies of academic documents (if diploma from a country not ratifying Lisbon Convention).
Selection Timeline
- 1 Nov 2026: Application deadline.
- Nov–Dec 2026: Processing by Admissions & SASME.
- Jan–Feb 2027: Faculty review.
- Mar 2027: Selection Board decision.
- Early Apr 2027: Applicants notified.
How to Apply
- Prepare a single PDF file with all required documents.
- Register online and upload the PDF by 1 November 2026.
- Ensure recommendation letters are sent directly to [email protected].
- If required, send certified true copies by post (Lisbon Convention non‑signatory countries).
Visit the Scholarship Webpage for Details
