UNIL Master's Scholarship

UNIL awards around ten excellence scholarships each year, exclusively to students who have graduated from a foreign university and whose academic results are of a very high standard.

It is not possible to apply for the following master programmes:

• Master from the School of Medicine
• Master in Sciences and Practices of Education
• Master of Law. Exceptions: Open to applications for Master's Scholarship : Specialisms "International and Comparative Law", "Legal Theory" and "International Tax Law and Policy"
• Master of Science in Physical Education and Sport Didactics
• Master of Science in Health Sciences
• Master of Science in Sustainable Management & Technology
• Master of Science in Human Taphonomy
• All MASs (3rd cycle programmes, Further Education programmes)

The scholarship is granted for the minimum statutory period of the programme chosen by the student. It amounts to CHF 1,600

• To have obtained a foreign university degree considered equivalent to a Swiss university bachelor before the beginning of the master's programme at UNIL.
• To have distinguished yourself during your studies, especially through particularly brilliant academic results.
• To have a language level of at least C1 (according to the European Language Portfolio global scale) in French or at least C1 in English according to the language in which your chosen master is taught (to check on the programme's page and also see information under FAQ “Which linguistic level is required for the master programme chosen”)
• Not to be registered at UNIL
• To have paid the CHF 200.00 Administrative fees (see document, "list of documents for an application").

• The application form for the Master's Scholarship also serves as an application for admission to the chosen Master's program (and hence as an application file at UNIL): you therefore do not need to apply for the master’s degree at the Admissions Office (SII) of UNIL.
• Applicants for the Master's Scholarship must apply online and upload their complete application file in PDF during the online application (refer to the document, "list of documents for an application").
  • Application files in PDF sent by email and incomplete application files will not be considered!
• Additionally, for applicants with a bachelor issued from a university based in a State which did not ratify the Lisbon Recognition Convention : a certified copy of the university documents, certified by the university, in a sealed envelope of the university has to be sent by post mail.
  • Please consult the procedure to follow regarding the certified copies (please consult the information in the blue box, do not take into account the rest of the information on this website of the Admissions Office). The sealed envelope with the certified copies of the university must be sent to the following address within the deadline of 1 November (post mark), but only if the online application was filled in and sent successfully.
    
    Université de Lausanne
    Service des affaires sociales et de la mobilité étudiante (SASME)
    Bâtiment Unicentre
    CH - 1015 Lausanne
    Switzerland
• Applicants with a bachelor issued from a university based in a State which did ratify the Lisbon Recognition Convention  must not send certified copies by post mail.
• Additionally,  for all applicants, two recommendation letters that must be sent directly by their authors (mentioning the full name of the applicant) by email to: mastergrants@unil.ch from a professional email address (not from a private one).
• The deadline for an application is 1 November to begin a master’s degree during the following academic year, in the autumn semester or the spring semester (if the programme allows). The online application must be sent until that date. For the certified copies in a sealed envelope of the university (if required) the date of the post mark will attest to the date sent (last deadline 1 November). For the recommendation letters the deadline to send them is 1 November.
• Incomplete application files will not be considered! (Particularly if the PDF file is incomplete, the recommendation letters were not sent or those lacking the certified copies of the university documents in a sealed envelope of the university, if required)

Documents Required

• A complete and updated curriculum vitae (CV) with a photograph
• A motivation letter of one- or two-pages max.
• A copy of the university diploma(s) (if already obtained) and of the records of grades (transcripts) obtained in all examinations taken at university as well as an authenticated translation of these documents if not issued in French, German, English or Italian
• A copy of the programme description concerning the final semester or the last year of the bachelor's degree, if the bachelor's degree has not yet been obtained
• A copy of the official language certificate in which the master at UNIL is taught (if required) (see information under “What language level is required for the chosen master programme?”)
• A copy of the secondary school leaving certificate (High School) and an authenticated translation of the document if not issued in French, German, English or Italian
• A copy of the passport
• Two recommendation letters
• A copy of the proof of payment of the Administrative fee of CHF 200

Additional requirements:

• For the Master's in psychology programme: students holding a foreign bachelor in psychology must have obtained a place of study for a Master's in psychology at a university in the country where the bachelor was awarded.
  The certificate of a place of study must be sent to the Admissions Office by 31 July.
• For the Master's in finance programme: students holding a foreign bachelor's degree in the same subject area must have obtained a place to study for a Master's in finance at a university in the country where the bachelor was awarded.
  The certificate of a place of study must be sent to the Admissions Office by 31 July.