University of Lausanne Scholarship 2027 | UNIL Scholarship

UNIL Master’s Grants are offered to international students who are interested in pursuing their master’s degree from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, for the academic year 2026-2027. UNIL grants around ten scholarships a year.

Master’s scholarships are scholarships for excellence awarded exclusively to students who have graduated from a foreign university and whose academic results are of a very high level. The UNIL Master’s Grants are offered to international students on a competitive basis by the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.

Scholarship Summary

• Level of Study: Masters
• Institution(s): University of Lausanne
• Study in: Switzerland
• Opportunity Focus Areas: Please see the list below.
• Program Period: 2 years for students undertaking a master’s degree.

Courses Offered

The list of all master’s degrees at UNIL for which it is possible to apply can be found at this address. It is not possible to apply for the following programs:

• Master’s from the School of Medicine
• Master of Education
• Master of Laws from the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne
• Master of Criminal Law, magistracy specialism
• Master of Science in Physical Education and Sports Didactics
• Master of Science in Health Sciences
• All MASs (PhD programmes)

Please note: for the Master of Laws, only two specialisms, “international and comparative law” and “legal theory,” are open to applications for master’s scholarships.

University of Lausanne Scholarship Application Deadline

The application deadline for the University of Lausanne Scholarship 2027 is November 1, 2026.

Scholarship Coverage

The University of Lausanne Scholarship provides the recipient with the following benefits:

• The scholarship is granted for the minimum statutory period of the program chosen by the student. It amounts to CHF 1,600 per month from 15 September to 15 July (or 10 months a year) for the complete duration of the master’s (one and a half years or two years, depending on the chosen master’s), except for cases of definitive failure after the first year.
• Candidates are made aware of the fact that the sum of the scholarship awarded is not sufficient to live in Switzerland.
• With regard to this, we invite candidates to consult the following page about the reference budget of a student at UNIL here.
• Students offered a scholarship will be exempt from the fixed registration fees for the courses, except for the CHF 80.00 fees to be paid each semester.

Eligibility Criteria for the University of Lausanne Scholarship

To qualify for the University of Lausanne Scholarship, a candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements:

• Required Languages: English or French
• Eligible Countries: All countries
• To have distinguished yourself during your studies, especially through particularly brilliant academic results.
• To have obtained a foreign university degree considered equivalent to a bachelor’s degree at UNIL before the beginning of the master’s program at UNIL.
• Not to have been registered with UNIL in the past.
• To have a language level of at least B2 (according to the European Language Portfolio global scale) in French or English, according to the language in which your chosen master’s is taught.
• To have paid the CHF 200.00 administration fee.

How to Apply for the University of Lausanne Scholarship?

Please follow the instructions below to avail yourself of the University of Lausanne Scholarship:

Required Documents for UNIL Master’s Grants:

• A passport-sized photograph inserted in the application form (in JPEG format).
• The application form is duly completed and signed.
• A certified copy of your academic qualifications and of all the grade transcripts from all examinations taken at the university.
• A copy of your secondary school diploma. A certified/notarized translation of any diplomas not written in French, German, English, or Italian is required.
• A copy of the program description of the last semester of your bachelor’s degree, if the degree has not yet been obtained.
• A copy of your passport or identity card.
• A cover letter.
• A complete curriculum vitae.
• A copy of the official certificate of knowledge of the language in which the master is taught (TOEFL or IELTS for English and DALF or DELF for French). B2 is the minimum level required to follow the course.
• Two original letters of recommendation from the candidate’s lecturers, in sealed envelopes.
• Proof of payment of the CHF 200.00 administration fee (application processing fee)

Application Procedure for UNIL Master’s Grants:

Candidates must send their completed application (refer to the document, “list of documents to attach to your application”), unbound, by post only to the following address:

Université de Lausanne
Service des affaires sociales et de la mobilité étudiante (SASME)
Bâtiment Unicentre
CH – 1015 Lausanne
Switzerland

• The application form must be completed on a computer and duly signed by the candidate.
• The application for the master’s scholarship also serves as an application for admission to your chosen master’s (and therefore an application to register at UNIL).

Website

To know more about the University of Lausanne Scholarship, please visit the official website:

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