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Program Description
Verified guide to University of Bern scholarship and student funding options, including Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships, social funds, mobility grants, eligibility notes, deadlines, and scam warnings for international students.
The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2027–2028 are expected to open on 20 August 2026, and country-specific deadlines will be published in August 2026. These scholarships are mainly for early-career researchers who already completed a master’s degree, and research applicants need a Swiss academic supervisor.
Also, the University of Bern’s current open-call page lists the Bilateral Scholarships of Slovenia 2026/2027 with a deadline of 23 March 2026, which is already closed as of today, 22 June 2026.
Who Can Apply
This depends on the funding route.
Possible groups include:
•Students looking for scholarships or grants connected to studying at the University of Bern.
•Current University of Bern students facing acute financial emergency.
•SUB or MVUB members and exchange students with serious financial difficulty.
•Early-career international researchers applying for Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships.
•Doctoral candidates and postdocs looking for mobility funding.
I cannot confirm one universal eligibility rule because this official page links to multiple funding providers with different requirements.
•Access to official scholarship and grant information for students.
•Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship route for eligible international researchers and some art students.
•SUB Social Fund one-off support or loan of up to CHF 5,000 for eligible SUB/MVUB members and exchange students in serious financial difficulty.
•UniBE Short Travel Grants for doctoral candidates and postdocs of up to CHF 8,000 for 2–8 week research stays abroad.
•Social Fund Foundation temporary support for registered University of Bern students in acute financial emergency near completion of a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
Eligibility
•Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships
•Mainly for talented early-career researchers from abroad.
•Applicants usually must already have completed a master’s degree.
•Research applicants need a Swiss academic supervisor willing to guide the proposed research.
•Art scholarships are only available to students from a limited number of countries.
Social Fund Foundation
•Must be registered at the University of Bern.
•Must be in acute financial emergency.
•Emergency must be unforeseen, not self-caused, and not permanent.
•Student should be close to completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree, with only one semester missing.
•The foundation does not provide funding at the start of studies or long-term support.
SUB Social Fund
•For SUB or MVUB members and exchange students.
•Must be facing immense financial difficulties.
•Support may be one-off financial support or a loan up to CHF 5,000.
Required Documents
There is no single document list for all funding routes.
Possible documents may include:
•Application form
•CV
•Academic transcripts
•Motivation letter
•Research proposal
•Swiss supervisor confirmation, for Swiss Government research scholarships
•Budget plan
•Financing plan
•Proof of University of Bern enrollment
•Proof of SUB/MVUB membership, where applicable
For the Social Fund Foundation, the University of Bern confirms that the budget plan and financing plan must be submitted with the request.
Application Steps
1.Open the official University of Bern scholarship page.
2.Check whether you need scholarship funding, student emergency support, research funding, or mobility funding.
3.Choose the correct funding route.
4.Open the official provider page linked by University of Bern.
5.Read the eligibility carefully.
6.Check the current deadline.
7.Prepare the documents required by that specific provider.
8.Apply only through the official portal or official contact.
9.Do not pay agents or random email contacts claiming to guarantee a scholarship.
Important Warnings
•The University of Bern says it does not award scholarships itself.
•The university says it does not organize entrance or admission exams abroad.
•Fake scholarship offers are circulating online and by email.
•Swiss Government Scholarship applications are free. SERI warns applicants not to send money to fake scholarship offers.
•Do not market this as a fully funded bachelor’s or master’s scholarship from University of Bern.
•Visa support is not confirmed on the University of Bern scholarship page.
