Overview
The Swiss Confederation's 2027–2028 Government Excellence Scholarship call is open to eligible applicants from Chile for Research Fellowship and PhD scholarship routes in Switzerland.
Complete scholarship details
For 2027–2028, eligible Research Fellowship and PhD recipients receive CHF 2,450 per month. For eligible non-EU/EFTA scholarship holders, FCS also covers compulsory health-insurance premiums; additional benefits include a CHF 600 rental-deposit grant, a Half-Fare public-transport card and a return-flight allowance. Tuition and semester fees are generally not covered by the federal scholarship.
Eligibility requirements
For Research Fellowship and PhD routes, applicants generally need a master's degree or equivalent completed by 31 July 2027 (30 June 2027 for ETH Zurich), must have been born after 31 December 1991, must prepare a detailed research plan, and must secure a letter of support from an eligible academic supervisor in Switzerland. Applicants must also satisfy any country-specific conditions in the official A–Z list.
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 the official FDFA country relationship page, SERI's current 2027–2028 scholarship guidance, the official 1 September 2026 A–Z country list and GO ESKAS. The A–Z list shows the call opening on 20 August 2026 and a submission deadline of 24 November 2026 at 11:59 PM Swiss local time; November is CET (UTC+1), normalized to 2026-11-24T22:59:00Z.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) / State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) ↗