[Switzerland] Master Grants for International Students at The Universität Bern

[Switzerland] Master Grants for International Students at The Universität Bern
Overview
The Universität Bern offers six Master Grants for the academic year 2012/13 for excellent international students. The grant consists of 1`600 CHF per month for the duration of the Master`s programme (standard period of study). Application files will be examined by a selection committee. Criteria for selection are academic excellence and the candidate`s potential and motivation.

For further information about the Master`s programmes offered at our university, please contact the concerned Department directly. All Master`s programmes of the University of Bern are offered except “Biomedical Sciences”.

Preconditions:

* Applicants must have graduated at the latest by the end of July 2012 with at least a Bachelor`s degree in the wished field of study
* This Bachelor`s or Master`s degree must be from a non-Swiss university
* The applicants permanent place of residence up to now must have been outside of Switzerland

The applicant`s file must include the following in duplicate:

* Application form (see downloads)
* Curriculum vitae (max. 5`000 characters without blanks)
* Letter of motivation with objectives
* 2 letters of recommendation from professors of your current home university (with institutional letter paper and signature)
* Evidence of sufficient language proficiency in German or English according to the language of instruction of the intended Master`s programme (German: C1; English: B2)
* certified copies of the Bachelor`s Diploma and transcript of the grades obtained during the Bachelor`s studies or recent confirmation (not older than 3 months) by the home university that the Bachelor`s degree (in the same study field as the intended Master`s programme) will be completed by the end of July 2012 (with a list of grades obtained up to now)
* Copy of record of school-leaving examination (i.e. university entrance qualification)
* 2 passport photos
* Copy of passport
* For the Master`s programme "Biomedical Engineering": GRE General Test

The application must be written in the language of the corresponding Master`s programme.

Closing date:
The complete application package must be submitted in duplicate (1 original, 1 copy) by postal mail. It has to be arrived not later than December 1st, 2011 at the:
Universität Bern
International Office
Hochschulstrasse 4
3012 Bern
Switzerland

Download

* Application Form (doc, 99KB)
* Application Form (pdf, 106KB)
* Directives for Officially Certified Documents (pdf, 36KB)

NB:

* Incomplete application files and E-mail applications will not be considered!
* Fulfilling the above pre-conditions does not create an entitlement to a grant.
* With only six grants to offer the University will have to refuse also qualified applications. The University will not be able to explain refusals.
* The submitted documents will not be returned.
* This application will not be considered as an application to a Master`s programme as a regular student.

Contact: Alicia Fernandez

Email: alicia.fernandez@int.unibe.ch

http://www.int.unibe.ch/content/incoming/master_grant/index_eng.html