Partnering for Excellence - Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Armenia

Press releases, 10.10.2016

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© Yuri Arcurs, Swiss Learning

The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master’s degree or PhD and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree. Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries.

In Armenia, the Program is operated in partnership with Luys Foundation. Please follow this link for more information about the Program in Armenia and the awardees from Armenia and their projects.  www.luys.am

From 2012 to 2016, 8 Armenian Scholars have been granted Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships to pursue their postgraduate studies in the Swiss centers of excellence. The scholarship grantees have gotten and are still getting great training in their specialties.

To know more about the types of available scholarships and the criteria of selection of the candidates please follow this link:

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Scholars and Artists for the 2017-2018 Academic Year