Switzerland combines world-leading universities, multilingual campuses and some of the highest research budgets per student in Europe. ETH Zurich, EPFL and the University of Geneva regularly fund African Masters and PhD candidates.
The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships, ETH Zurich Excellence Masters (ESOP), EPFL Excellence Fellowships and the IHEID Geneva Master Scholarships are the most reliable funded pathways for African students in Switzerland. The list below tracks every Switzerland-based opportunity currently open in our database.

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