Overview
Applicants from Libya can apply for Switzerland’s 2027–2028 Government Excellence Research Fellowship and PhD Scholarship routes through the official GO ESKAS system.
Complete scholarship details
For Libya, the official 2027–2028 Africa schedule offers Research Fellowship and PhD Scholarship routes. Current support is CHF 2,450 per month for one person. For eligible non-EU/EFTA scholarship holders, FCS also covers compulsory health-insurance premiums and provides a CHF 600 one-time rental-deposit grant, a Half-Fare Travelcard and a return-flight allowance. Tuition and semester fees are not generally covered by the federal scholarship.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants from Libya must satisfy the current Research Fellowship or PhD criteria. A master’s degree or equivalent must generally be completed by 31 July 2027 (30 June 2027 for ETH Zurich), applicants must have been born after 31 December 1991, and a detailed research plan plus a letter of support from an eligible academic supervisor in Switzerland are required. Additional route-specific and host-institution conditions apply.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against SERI’s official 2027–2028 programme guidance and official Africa country schedule. The schedule lists Libya as open from 20 August 2026, with Research Fellowship and PhD routes and a submission deadline of 10 November 2026 at 11:59 PM Swiss local time. Switzerland is on CET (UTC+1) on that date, normalized here to 22:59 UTC. Applications are submitted through GO ESKAS.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) ↗