Opportunities from Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI / FCS)

The official 4 August 2026 country schedule lists only the Research Fellowship for applicants from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It provides CHF 2,450 per month for basic living expenses, a CHF 600 one-time rental-deposit grant, compulsory health-insurance premiums for non-EU/EFTA scholarship holders, a Half-Fare Travelcard, and an eligible return-flight allowance. Tuition and semester fees are not covered by FCS.

The DPRK country schedule targets postgraduate applicants with the required degrees and excludes higher physics, advanced computer simulation and related computer sciences, space navigation, nuclear engineering, aerospace engineering and related disciplines, higher materials science, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and industrial engineering. Research-fellowship applicants also need an eligible completed master’s degree, a research proposal, and support from an academic supervisor in Switzerland under the current FCS rules.