Dr. Heinrich Medicus, a late Swiss professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Albany) made a permanent gift of stock to the Swiss Benevolent Society of New York (SBS) to establish an exchange program between Switzerland and the United States for qualified students and scholars. The program offers funding for pursuing study at the master’s or Ph.D. level, or teaching and research at post-doctoral level, at any recognized institution of higher education in the United States.

Medicus grants
2 - 5 partial grants up to US$ 5,000 each to be used toward the cost of tuition and other academic expenses. Grant lengths range from three months to one academic year, and are not renewable.

Students: online at apply.iie.org/ffsp2021

Scholars: online at apply.iie.org/fvsp2021

The application procedure for the Medicus Student Exchange Program is the same as for the Fulbright Program. swissuniversities also uses the Fulbright application forms for the Medicus grants.
Applicants for a Medicus grant must apply individually for university admission. To be definitely eligible for the grant, the selected candidates must have obtained an official letter of admission by the admissions’ office of the host university.