University of Lausanne Scholarship 2027, UNIL Scholarship

The UNIL Master’s Grants are available for international students wishing to pursue a master’s degree at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland for the academic year 2026-2027. Each year, UNIL awards approximately ten scholarships to outstanding applicants.

These Master’s Scholarships for Excellence are reserved exclusively for students who have completed their undergraduate studies at a foreign university and have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement. Offered on a highly competitive basis, the UNIL Master’s Grants provide international students with the opportunity to study at one of Switzerland’s leading research universities.

Scholarship Summary

• Level of Study: Masters
• Institution(s): University of Lausanne
• Study in: Switzerland
• Opportunity Focus Areas: Please see list below.
• Program Period: 2 years for students undertaking a Master
• Deadline: The online application for the academic year 2026-2027 will open in September 2026 and the deadline will be 1 November 2026.

Courses Offered

The list of all Masters degrees at UNIL that it is possible to apply can be found at this address :

It is not possible to apply for the following programmes:

• Master from the School of Medicine
• Master of education
• Master of Law 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 Law, only two specialisms, “international and comparative law” and “legal theory” are open to applications for Masters scholarships.

Scholarship Coverage

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

• The scholarship is granted for the minimum statutory period of the programme 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 masters (one and a half years or two years depending on the chosen masters), with the exception of 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, with the exception of the CHF 80.00 fees to be paid each semester.

Eligibility Criteria for University of Lausanne Scholarship

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

• Required Languages: English or French
• Eligible Countries: All World 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 at UNIL before the beginning of the master’s programme 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 masters is taught.
• To have paid the CHF 200.00 administration fee.

How to Apply for University of Lausanne Scholarship?

Please follow the following instructions to avail 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, 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 programme description of the last semester of your bachelor 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 Masters scholarship also serves as an application for admission to your chosen masters (and therefore an application to register at UNIL).

Website

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

Official Website