Students enrolled from September 2015 onwards
Students enrolled before September 2015*
Tuition fees in effect at the time of admission.
* Includes students in a master programme in 2014-2015 who were admitted to a PhD programme in 2015 or 2016.
The Institute provides financial aid for students who have demonstrated financial need. The assistance may take the form of full scholarships, partial scholarships and/or tuition fee reductions.
Renewal Application Process for current students
Students who have received any form of financial assistance from the Institute must re-apply for financial aid for their subsequent year by 30 May at the latest. Applications will be received from 1 April to 30 May.
Master degree students who did not receive financial assistance at the time of their admission will not be able to apply for financial aid for their second year of study. Please visit our FAQ for alternative support methods that you can explore.
Students who were awarded financial aid must apply for renewal by completing an online application form and submitting all requested documents by the deadline date of 30 May. Please note that late applications will not be considered.
Continuing PhD students may apply for financial aid, using the same application procedure, even if they were not awarded financial aid at the time of admission.
Please note that in order to make the completion of the application process easier, students should have the following documents at hand as they will need to be attached:
Online Application form for a renewal of financial aid (for ongoing students)
check the status of your application for renewal (April-May)
Due to lack of funds, Special/Emergency and Coronavirus Aid is no longer available until January 2021.
Students registered in our master or PhD programmes with serious and unexpected financial difficulties may apply for this type of aid.
Applications are reviewed by the Scholarships Committee.
Please visit our FAQ for alternative support methods that you can explore.
Examples: Swiss Government Excellence scholarships for PhD students, Kathryn and Shelby Davis scholarships, Robert A. Peterson scholarship, Refugee scholarship, scholarships for students from partner institutions.
Contact : Laurent Neury
At Oxford University, within the Europaeum framework
The Europaeum offers a scholarship of EUR 1,000 to an advanced doctoral student from the Institute. This will enable him/her to participate in a three-week research stay at Oxford University, allowing him/her to use their libraries, specialised archives and meet with researchers and teachers. In addition, Europaeum can assist the scholarship recipient find lodging.
Jenkins Scholarship
A scholarship worth around GBP 12,900 per year (exact amount to be confirmed). It allows a student from the Institute to study or carry out advanced research at Oxford University.
In the United States as part of the Gallatin agreement
Each year with this scholarship, a PhD student can study in an American university of their choice.
Sylff Plus, Sylff Research Abroad
Current PhD candidates who are already Sylff fellowship recipients from the Tokyo Foundation can be supported to pursue their research in one of the other Sylff member institutions from two weeks to three months.
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
The SNF offers research scholarships to budding researchers (PhD students who have had their preliminary theses approved), in order to allow them to stay at one or several institutions abroad from six to 24 months. These grants cover living and travel expenses and can cover research and conference expenses.
Miscellaneous scholarships and subsidies at UNIGE:
