The International Education Financial Aid website, IEFA.org, is the premier resource for financial aid, college scholarship and grant information for students wishing to study abroad. At this site, they will find the most comprehensive college scholarship search and grant listings, plus international student loan programs and other information to promote study abroad.

Update: 18.11.2019

Mawista-Stipendienprogramm: Stipendien für ein Auslandsstudium mit Kind
MAWISTA ist es wichtig, gerade junge Leute, die sich für ein Studium im Ausland mit Kind entscheiden, den Spagat zwischen Kind und Studium zu fördern. Im Vordergrund stehen dabei der Werdegang, die Persönlichkeit und der persönlicher Hintergrund, keine harten Fakten wie der Notenschnitt oder die Studiendauer.
MAWISTA sucht Studierende, die trotz der Doppelbelastung (Studium und Kind) und das noch im Ausland, nicht aufgeben und ihren Abschluss machen wollen.
Schweizer Studierende können sich nicht nur für ein Auslandsstudium in Deutschland bewerben, sondern auch für einen Studienaufenthalt in anderen Ländern.
Weitere Informationen sind auf der Website http://www.mawista.com/stipendium erhältlich.

Update: 04.12.2019

ScholarshipPortal provides information on funding opportunities for studying, working or performing research in countries all over the world.

Update: 23.10.2019

Stipendien von GOstralia! für Studierende aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz für ein Studium in Australien.

Update: 07.01.2020

Scholarships for studying in Australia

Update: 14.10.2019

Österreichische Datenbank für Stipendien und Forschungsförderung
Hier finden Studierende, Graduierte und Forscher/innen Stipendien und Förderungen.

Austrian Database for Scholarships and Research Grants
It provides students, graduates and researchers information on scholarships and grants.

Update: 18.11.2019

Every year the Swiss Confederation awards up to 4 scholarships for postgraduate studies at the College of Europe in Bruges.

Update: 12.11.2019

Scholarships for studying in Flanders

Update: 19.07.2019

Scholarships for studying in Wallonie-Bruxelles

Update: 19.07.2019

ScholarshipsCanada.com lists all relevant scholarships and bursaries free of charge. Students are matched to scholarships and bursaries when they create an account. In addition to matching, ScholarshipsCanada.com provides additional resources such as Scholarship Deadline Alerts.

Update: 18.11.2019

International Scholarships: Opportunities for study and research in Canada

Update: 18.11.2019

Scholarships for studying in China

Update: 19.05.2020

Shanghai Municipal People's Government has set up "Shanghai Government Scholarship for International Students" since 2006. It is established to fund distinctive prospective international students to study in higher educational institutions in Shanghai.

Update: 07.04.2020

Established by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong in 2009, the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD studies in Hong Kong's universities.

Update: 19.08.2019

Scholarships for studying in Hong Kong

Update: 30.04.2020

Masaryk University - Scholarships for the study of Czech language, literature and culture
Application deadline: 30th April of the academic year

Update: 19.07.2019

Scholarships for studying in Estonia

Update: 19.07.2019

European Union funding opportunities in research and innovation

Update: 19.7.2019

EURAXESS connects researchers and entrepreneurs, allows universities and businesses to find talent and provides information about projects and funding.

Update: 26.11.2019

Scholarships for studying in Finland

Update: 19.09.2019

Studienbeiträge der Finnischen Vereinigung der Freunde der Schweiz (SYS) in Helsinki für einen Studienaufenthalt in Finnland
Der Stipendienrat der SYS gewährt jährlich mehreren interessierten Schweizerinnen und Schweizern einen Studienbeitrag für einen Aufenthalt in Finnland von 2 bis 4 Wochen. Der Studienbeitrag beträgt je nach Studienobjekt und Aufenthaltszeit zwischen EURO 1,000 bis EURO 1,500 und wird jeweils nach der Ankunft in Helsinki ausbezahlt. Weitere Information sind auf der Website der Stiftung für Studienbeiträge der Schweizerischen Vereinigung der Freunde Finnlands erhältlich.

Update: 24.06.2020

Campus Bourses vous permet d’obtenir des informations sur les bourses proposées aux étudiants étrangers. Cet outil répertorie toutes les aides délivrées par les États (français et étrangers), les collectivités territoriales, les entreprises, les fondations et les établissements d’enseignement supérieur.

Campus Bourses (Campus Scholarships) provides information on the scholarships offered to foreign students. The tool lists all of the assistance provided by the States (French and foreign), regional authorities, companies, foundations and institutes of higher education.

Update: 13.11.2018

La Fondation FYSSEN soutient les recherches relatives à la compréhension des processus cognitifs chez l’homme et l’animal ainsi que ses fondements biologiques et culturels. Elle a mis au point un dispositif original en quatre points pour soutenir les recherches dans les sciences cognitives:

• des allocations post-doctorales
• des subventions de recherche
• un prix scientifique international
• l’organisation de colloques

The "Germaine de Staël" programme promotes collaboration between French and Swiss researchers and research teams by providing funding towards travel and accommodation expenses incurred by their team members as part of attending meetings or conferences. Funding of around CHF 4,500 per project per year is provided to Swiss participants.

Update: 07.02.2020

LE STUDIUM Smart Loire Valley Programme is open to experienced international researchers in all disciplines wishing to join a research laboratory in region Centre-Val de Loire (including universities, public research institutions and enterprises). The call for applications, open from November to February each year, offers four different innovative award formats designed to stimulate international scientific exchanges, to increase interdisciplinary research, to create synergies between academic disciplines and links with the industrial world and foster socio-economic development.

Update: 28.10.2019

Stipendiendatenbank des DAAD: Informationen zu den Fördermöglichkeiten des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes DAAD für ausländische Studierende, Graduierte, Promovierte und Hochschullehrer sowie zu Angeboten anderer ausgewählter Förderorganisationen.

Scholarship database of the DAAD: Information on various kinds of German Academic Exchange Service DAAD funding for foreign students, graduates and postdocs as well as on funding offered by other selected organisations.

Update: 26.06.2020

Home fees and loans for Swiss students at British universities
Following a revision of the fee guidelines for UK universities, the children of Swiss nationals may be granted 'home' fee status at UK universities if they meet certain conditions. These conditions are explained on the website of the UK Council for International Student Affairs UKCISA (INFO & ADVICE -> FEES AND MONEY).

Prospective Swiss students who fulfill all required conditions are entitled to study at British universities at the standard fee rates for students from the UK and other EU states. In addition, those students may apply for financial support in the form of loans. Detailed information about the conditions which apply can be found on the UKCISA website.

The assessment whether a prospective student will be classified as 'home' or 'overseas' will be made by the university’s admissions office and should be based on the regulations, and guidance, published by the governments of the four countries of the UK - England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Update: 18.05.2020

The Study UK website of the British Council provides practical information and insight on UK education, including information on scholarships and financial support, for international students.

Update: 18.05.2020

The Fondation Zdenek et Michaela Bakala Geneva grants international scholarships to students or research fellows to give them an opportunity to study at top-ranked universities in the United-States or the United-Kingdom. The program is available to students or research fellows from universities of Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich and St. Gallen, the EPFL, ETHZ and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. The program does not include students at the Bachelor's level or ERASMUS students.

Application deadline at UZH: 15 January 2020
Application deadline at UNIL and ETHZ: please check with institution, otherwise 31 January 2020
Application deadline at UNIGE: 15 February 2020
Application deadline at HSG, EPFL & the Graduate Institute: 1 March 2020

Update: 28.10.2019

Berrow Foundation Scholarships and Berrow Foundation Lord Florey Scholarships: A generous gift from the late Marquis de Amodio provides for the award of six or more scholarships each year to enable graduates of Swiss universities to undertake a course of advanced study at the University of Oxford as members of Lincoln College. The scholarships cover all Course fees, college accommodation costs and a generous living allowance. They are tenable for up to three years.

Update: 25.05.2020

The Onassis Fellowships Program for International Scholars is aimed at academics of all ranks – members of national Academies, Ph.D. holders and post-doctoral researchers – to conduct research in Greece in subjects relating to Greek culture and society.

Update: 12.11.2019

Every year, the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI finances scholarships for Swiss students and researchers admitted to the European University Institute in Florence (EUI).

Update: 18.11.2019

JSPS International Fellowships for Research in Japan
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) provides fellowship programs for overseas researchers who have an excellent record of research achievements to conduct collaborative research, discussions, and opinion exchanges with researchers in Japan. The programs are intended to help advance the overseas researchers' research activities while promoting science and internationalization in Japan.
The "JSPS International Fellowships for Research in Japan" consists of two programs: Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan for young researchers and Invitational Fellowships for Research in Japan for mid-career and senior researchers.

Update: 26.06.2020

The  Hosei University in Tokyo offers within its "Hosei International Fund (HIF) Foreign Scholars Fellowship Program" a few fellowship grants for a period of six months to young scholars from abroad who are, at least, enrolled in a doctoral degree program to carry out non-degree research.

Update: 07.04.2020

Every year, the Matsumae International Foundation (MIF) invites about 20 foreign researchers to Japan under the Fellowship Program of MIF. Applicants are free to select host institutions (universities,  national  research  institutions  or  the  corresponding facilities  in  private  sector) in which to carry out their research of 3-6 months in Japan.
Further information on the fellowships is available at http://www.mif-japan.org.

Update: 26.11.2019

Scholarships for studying in Japan

Update: 19.07.2019

Annually, the Canon Foundation in Europe grants up to 15 Fellowships to highly qualified European and Japanese researchers in all fields. Applicants do not have to be currently enrolled or employed at the time of applying. Canon Foundation Fellowships are for a minimum period of three months up to maximum of one year. Canon Fellows from Europe are free to choose their host institutes and hosts in Japan. Canon Foundation Research Fellowships may be applied for when an agreement on co-operation and on a research plan has been reached between the guest researcher and the proposed host institution. The annual deadline for applications is usually September 15 but because as a result of Covid-19, the deadline has been extended to 15 February, 2021.

Update: 26.06.2020

Scholarships for studying in Korea
The websites Study in Korea and Visit Korea provide information about scholarships from Korean universities, the Korean Government and from Korean scholarship foundations.

Update: 18.05.2020

Scholarships for studying in the Netherlands

Update: 18.05.2020

Scholarships for studying in New Zealand (Scholarships)

Update: 07.01.2020

Stipendien von GOzealand! für Studierende aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz für ein Studium in Neuseeland.

Update: 07.01.2020

Scholarships for studying in Norway

Update: 7.01.2020

Every year the Swiss Confederation awards up to 4 scholarships for postgraduate studies at the College of Europe in Natolin.

Update: 12.11.2019

The Ulam Programme - Mobility grants for post-doctoral researchers
The objective of the Ulam Programme is to help foreign researchers to develop their career by intensifying international mobility as well as allowing them to establish scientific cooperation with excellent host institutions in Poland. Visits within the programme can last from 6 to 24 months. The scholarship includes a living allowance in the amount of approx. 2400 euro monthly which can be increased by about 500 euro and/or 240 euro for an accompanying spouse and/or underage child. The scholarship also includes a one-off mobility allowance ranging from 1600 euro to 2800 euro depending on the researcher's departure country, which can also be increased in case of the accompanying family members.

Update: 22.01.2020

The Poland My First Choice scholarship programme aims to encourage young talented people from several countries, including Switzerland, to pursue studies at the best Polish HEIs. The Programme offers an opportunity to pursue full-time second-cycle studies in Polish or in another language at public and private HEIs on all fields of study offered by institutions offering education at highest level, with a monthly scholarship amounting to PLN 2,000 (ca. EUR 460) to cover the living allowance during the period of education in Poland. In the case of public HEIs, the Programme also offers an exemption from education fees.

Update: 10.04.2019

Work Holiday Programme (WHP)
Singapur gewährt Studentinnen und Studenten der Schweizer Hochschulen den Zugang zum Arbeitsmarkt während maximal 6 Monaten, um im Rahmen eines Praktikums die im Studium erlangten theoretischen Kenntnisse umzusetzen. Studentinnen und Studenten, sowie AbsolventInnen der Schweizer Hochschulen steht die Möglichkeit offen, in Singapur während bis zu 6 Monaten einer Berufstätigkeit nachzugehen.
Informationen zum genauen Vorgehen wie ein WHP beantragt wird, finden Sie auf der Webseite des Ministry of Manpower unter Work passes and permits.

Update: 28.08.2019

The Slovene Human Resources Development and Scholarship Fund conducts various scholarship programs for Slovenes and foreign students coming to Slovenia.
At the same time the fund collects and publishes also information about other scholarship opportunities for foreign students to come to Slovenia.
Scholarships are available for high school as well as various level of tertiary education.

Update: 04.09.2019

Scholarships for studying in Sweden

Update: 04.09.2019

The Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), jointly organized by Academia Sinica in association with top research universities in Taiwan, offers highly specialized, inter-disciplinary Ph.D. programs. The programs are designed to provide advanced scientific training and research environments for those who wish to do advanced research, to think critically and to experience a mature international academic setting. TIGP offers graduate fellowships (NT$34,000/month) to each admitted student for up to 3 years, based on satisfactory academic and research performance.

Update: 13.11.2019

The Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to award foreign experts and scholars interested in researches related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, Asia-Pacific region and Sinology to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan.

Update: 09.04.2020

The Research Grant Program of the Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) in Taiwan is designed for foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors (including post-doctoral researchers) and doctoral candidates in departments related to Chinese studies at foreign universities, as well as researchers at related foreign academic institutes. The research should be undertaken in Taiwan, and be focused mainly on Taiwan or Chinese studies.

Update: 30.04.2020

The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange aims to encourage scholars at academic institutions throughout the world to undertake research projects in the humanities and social sciences that can shed new light on Chinese culture and society, as well as engage in international cooperation and exchange.

Update: 30.04.2020

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) grants fellowships for international highly qualified PhD students and young post-doctoral researchers to pursue their research in Turkey.
Further information is available on TÜBİTAK's website (Scholarships).

Update: 07.04.2020

The Fondation Zdenek et Michaela Bakala Geneva grants international scholarships to students or research fellows to give them an opportunity to study at top-ranked universities in the United-States or the United-Kingdom. The program is available to students or research fellows from universities of Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich and St. Gallen, the EPFL, ETHZ and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. The program does not include students at the Bachelor's level or ERASMUS students.

Application deadline at UZH: 15 January 2020
Application deadline at UNIL and ETHZ: please check with institution, otherwise 31 January 2020
Application deadline at UNIGE: 15 February 2020
Application deadline at HSG, EPFL & the Graduate Institute: 1 March 2020

Update: 28.10.2019

• IIE Funding for US Study Online
• EducationUSA Financial Aid
• International Scholarships
• Study Abroad Scholarships
• eduPASS The Smart Student Guide to Studying in the USA
• NAFSA Financial Aid
• InternationalStudent.com
• International Financial Aid and College Scholarship Search IEFA

Scholarships of the Swiss-American Society

Update 26.06.2020

TopStudentAthletes TSA
Vermittlung von akademischen Stipendien und Sportstipendien in den USA

Update 26.06.2020

The American Association of University Women AAUW
International Fellowships

Update 26.06.2020