Scholarships

USA country dossier

Comprehensive information on living and working in the United States of America.

Please contact the Embassy of Switzerland or the Consulate General of Switzerland which is in charge for your place of residence *) when you want to register or unregister as a resident, when you need a new Swiss passport or Swiss identity card, have moved or wish to apply for Swiss citizenship. The entire selection of services offered can be found in the dropdown list to the right.

Swiss citizens who get into difficulties abroad, also can ask for advice and help from their Swiss representation.

*) You can find out which Swiss representation is in charge for your place of residence by clicking on the tab "Representations" in the grey ribbon above.

The magazine for the Swiss Abroad appears six times a year and provides information about what is happening at home and the activities of Swiss associations abroad. It also answers administrative questions.

Online desk FDFA

Using the FDFA’s online consular services while abroad.

The relevant Swiss representation abroad can answer any questions concerning the FDFA’s online desk.

ThinkSwiss

ThinkSwiss is a scholarship program managed by the Science Office of the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C., with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ottawa, Canada. The program is funded by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). This program aims to promote research opportunities in Switzerland for U.S. and Canadian students and to foster exchange between Swiss, U.S., and Canadian universities and research institutions.

The ThinkSwiss research scholarship offers the opportunity for undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. students and researchers, respectively, who are enrolled at a U.S. or Canadian university at the time of travel, to pursue a two- to three-month research project at a public Swiss institution. Successful candidates will receive grants according to the length of their stay, with funding averaging around USD 1,600 per month.

The ThinkSwiss program also offers travel grants for U.S. and Canadian participants to attend several Swiss summer schools. The participants benefit from hands-on research, training and exposure to cutting-edge issues within their professional research community. Participants are selected by the respective summer school.

Fulbright-Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

Fulbright-Swiss Government Excellence scholarships are offered through Switzerland’s Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

These scholarships fund research stays for six to twelve months. For U.S. students and artists interested in this opportunity, this program is administered by the International Institute of Education (IIE), the information for which can be found here.