UNIL Master’s grants scholarships for international students in Switzerland 2023/25
Bursary Description
Scholarship Description:
All international students are encouraged and welcome to apply!
The UNIL Master’s grants are open at the University of Lausanne from 2022-2023.
UNIL Master’s grants 2022-23 at the University of Lausanne are now available for students if they have obtained a foreign university degree considered equivalent to a bachelor’s at UNIL before the beginning of the master’s program at UNIL.
The University of Lausanne officially announced the upcoming class scholarships. It is considered to be one of the top institutions around the globe. The University of Lausanne was founded in 1537 as a school of Protestant theology, before being made a university in 1890. It currently functions in Écublens, Vaud, Switzerland.
The University of Lausanne, otherwise called UNIL, is presently positioned inside the worldwide top 150 of the QS World University Rankings.
The University of Lausanne offers such scholarships yearly to welcome students to the campus. UNIL Master’s grants 2022-23 will open the door to new and better opportunities for selected students and expose them to advanced learning in undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs.
Keep reading about University of Lausanne’s acceptance rate, GPA requirements, eligibility and selection criteria, and other helpful information.
You will find the link to apply below.
The list of all Masters degrees at UNIL that it is possible to apply can be found at this address :
It is not possible to apply for the following programmes:
Master from the School of Medicine
Master of education
Master of Law. Exceptions open to applications for Masters scholarships : specialisms “International and comparative law” and “Legal theory”, “International taxation”
Master of criminal Law, magistracy specialism
Master of Science in Physical Education and Sports Didactics
Master of Science in Health sciences
Master of Science (MSc) in Sustainable Management & Technology
All MASs (PhD programmes)
Calendar of the selection process
1 November: application deadline
November-December: Processing of applications by the Social Affairs and Student Mobility Office (SASME) and the Admissions department (SII)
December-January: The SASME informs candidates whose application is incomplete or has not been accepted by the admissions department that their application for the scholarship has been unsuccessful.
January-February: Complete applications are transferred to the faculties for consideration of their eligibility for the chosen masters degrees.
February-March: The SASME informs candidates whose application has not been accepted by the faculty.
March: The selection board for masters scholarships selects the candidates who will be offered a masters scholarship.
Early April: candidates are informed of the selection board’s decision.
Degree Level:
UNIL Master’s grants scholarships for international students in Switzerland 2023/25 is available to undertake Masters level programs at University of Lausanne.
Available Subjects:
Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.
- All Subjects
Scholarship Benefits:
The scholarship is granted for the minimum statutory period of the programme chosen by the student. It amounts to CHF 1,600 per month from 15 September to 15 July (or 10 months a year) for the complete duration of the masters (one and a half years or two years depending on the chosen masters), with the exception of cases of definitive failure after the first year.
Eligible Nationalities:
All Nationalities
Eligibility Criteria:
To have obtained a foreign university degree considered equivalent to a bachelor at UNIL before the beginning of the masters programme at UNIL.
To have distinguished yourself during your studies, especially through particularly brilliant academic results.
To have a language level of at least B2 (according to the European Language Portfolio global scale) in French or at least C1 in English according to the language in which your chosen masters is taught.
Not been registered with UNIL
To have paid the CHF 200.00 administration fee (see document, “list of documents to attach to your application”).
Withdrawal from the programme will lead to the suspension of the scholarship.
Application Procedure:
You must not make an application for admission to the masters degree via the Admissions Department (SII).
Candidates must send their completed application (refer to the document in the margin, “list of documents to attach to your application”), unbound, by post only to the following address:
Université de Lausanne
Service des affaires sociales et de la mobilité étudiante (SASME)
Bâtiment Unicentre
CH – 1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
The application form must be completed on a computer and duly signed by the candidate.
The application for the Masters scholarship also serves as an application for admission to your chosen masters (and therefore an application to register at UNIL).
The deadline for applications is 1 November to begin a masters degree during the following academic year, in the autumn semester or the spring semester if the programme allows. The postmark will attest to the date sent.
Incomplete applications, particularly those lacking certified copies of the academic documents requested, will not be considered.
