MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE IN SWITZERLAND
The scholarship program of the University of Lausanne (UNIL) is now open to applications for the 2023-2024 academic year. Scholarships from the University of Lausanne are scholarships of excellence intended exclusively for students who have graduated from a foreign university and whose academic results are of a very high level. UNIL grants about ten scholarships per year.
Founded in 1537, the University of Lausanne is composed of seven Faculties and brings together more than 16,700 students, including about 1,500 international students from 120 nationalities and 2,300 researchers. Exchange between students and professors, as well as interdisciplinarity, are particularly favored.
The University of Lausanne is located in the heart of the French-speaking part of Switzerland and in the center of Europe, close to France, Germany, Italy and Austria. The UNIL campus is divided into three sites, the largest of which, Dorigny, is in the immediate vicinity of Lake Geneva. The picturesque landscape with a splendid view of the Alps and the lake offers an enchanting setting for study and research.
SUMMARY OF THE OPPORTUNITY
DEADLINE: November 1, 2022.
LEVEL: Master.
FUNDING: $1,740 per month + tuition exemption.
TARGET GROUP: All nationalities.
COUNTRY: Switzerland.
ADVANTAGES OF UNIL SCHOLARSHIPS
The UNIL Master scholarship amounts to CHF 1,600 per month ($1,740). It is granted for the minimum regulatory period of the program chosen by the student (one and a half or two years).
Students selected for a scholarship will be exempt from the course registration fee.
ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE
the requirements to apply for a scholarship from the University of Lausanne are:
- Obtain a foreign university degree deemed equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from UNIL.
- Have particularly brilliant academic results.
- Have a language level of at least B2 in French or at least C1 in English.
- Not already being a student at UNIL.
Applicants can apply for the Master’s scholarship from the University of Lausanne even if the diploma equivalent to a Swiss Bachelor’s degree has not yet been obtained at the time of application. However, the diploma must of course be completed and acquired before the start of the chosen Master’s degree.
Students who have already obtained a Master’s degree at a foreign university also have the right to participate.
ELIGIBLE CURRICULA
Below is the list of UNIL Masters for which it is possible to apply. Click on the name of the program for more details:
Faculty of Biology and Medicine:
- Behaviour, evolution and conservation
- Medical biology
- Molecular sciences of life
- Medicine
- Nursing sciences
- Health sciences
- Specialized nurse practice
Faculty of Law, Criminal Sciences and Public Administration:
- Law
- Law of the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne
- Law in the judicial professions
- Law, crime and security of information technology
- Law and economy
- Criminology and security
- Forensic science, orientation physical identification
- Forensic science, research orientation and digital identification
- Forensic science, chemical forensic orientation
- Criminal analysis and traceology
- Public policy and management
Faculty of Geosciences and Environment:
- Foundations and practices of sustainability
- Tourism studies
- Geography
- Environmental sciences
- Biogeosciences
- Earth Sciences
Faculty of Advanced Business Studies:
- Management
- Political economy
- Finance
- Actuarial sciences
- Information systems
- Accounting, control and finance
- Law and economy
- Law, crime and security of information technology
- Sustainable management and technology
Faculty of Arts:
- Letters
- Letters with specialization
- Digital humanities
- Religious sciences with or without specialization
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences:
- Political science
- Social Sciences
- Psychology
- Movement and sports sciences
- Survey methodology and public opinion
- Education sciences and practices with or without specialization
- Didactics of physical education and sport
- Digital humanities
- Religious sciences with or without specialization
- Public policy and management (managed by the FDCA)
Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences:
Interfaculty programs:
- Religious sciences with or without specialization
- Digital humanities
- Law, crime and security of information technology
- Law and economy
- Public policy and management
However, it is impossible to apply for the following Master’s programs:
- Master’s degree from the School of Medicine
- Master’s degree in education sciences and practices
- Master in Law from the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne
- Master in Law in Criminal Sciences, mention of the judiciary
- Master in Physical Education and Sports Didactics
- Master in Health Sciences
- All MAS (Master of Advanced Studies).
For the Master’s degree in Psychology, students with a bachelor’s degree in foreign psychology must have a certificate of obtaining a place of study in a master’s degree in psychology at a university in the country where the bachelor’s degree is issued.
HOW TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE?
Applicants for a UNIL Master’s scholarship must register online and download their complete file in PDF format during registration. PDF files sent by email and incomplete files will not be considered.
In addition, for candidates with university degrees issued by a university of a state that has not ratified the Lisbon Convention (check your country here), a certified copy in an envelope sealed by the university of the university documents must be sent by postal mail (see the procedures for certified copies here). The envelope sealed with certified documents must be sent to the following address by November 1 (postal stamp), but only if the online registration has been entered and sent.
University of LausanneSocial Affairs and Student Mobility Service (SASME)Unicentre BuildingCH – 1015 LausanneSwitzerland
The application deadline is November 1, 2021. The postmark is authentic.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Below is the list of documents to be attached to your application file:
- The online form duly completed and signed.
- A copy of the passport or identity card.
- A passport-sized photo inserted in the application form.
- A complete curriculum vitae.
- A letter of motivation.
- Two letters of recommendation from former or current professors or employers of the applicant
sealed. - A copy of the official certificate of master’s teaching language of the master’s degree (TOEFL or IELTS for English and DALF or DELF for French)