ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship

This is a Call for Applications for the 2009 ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship. ThinkSwiss offers 15 scholarships for a research stay in Switzerland. This scholarship program supports highly motivated and qualified U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to do research at a public Swiss university or research institute for two to three months. The scholarship is open to students of all fields. Visit www.thinkswiss.org

Requirements
To apply for a ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship, you must:
- Be currently enrolled at an accredited U.S. university/college
- Be a graduate student or an undergraduate student who will have completed your sophomore year by the time the research stay in Switzerland begins
- Provide a written confirmation from a professor at a Swiss university that he/she will accept you for a research stay in his/her group.

This program does not provide health, accident or liability insurance. Applicants must make sure that they have insurance coverage applicable for their stay in Switzerland. While German, French or Italian language skills are not required for the research stay in Switzerland, knowledge of any of these languages would be helpful in daily life. The working language will generally be English.

The ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship program provides a monthly scholarship of CHF 1,000 (approx. USD 830) for a period of 2-3 months (CHF 3,000 maximum). By accepting this scholarship, you agree to participate in a blog to share your experiences during your research stay in Switzerland. After your return to the U.S. you also agree to involve yourself in some limited activities as student “ambassador” to promote Swiss research. The scholarship will be paid at the end of your research stay and after your final report has been received. To get a better idea, please visit: http://thinkswiss-research.blogspot.com/

If you are interested in the ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship program, please send the following documents by e-mail to the contact address below:
- Cover letter, including information about your educational and professional background, goals for your research stay in Switzerland, why you have chosen that particular Swiss university, and one reason why you would make an excellent student “ambassador” to promote Swiss research in the U.S.
- Résumé
- Letter of acceptance by a professor at a Swiss university into his/her research group
- A current official university/college transcript
- A letter of reference from a senior academic in your field of study

Application Deadline is March 31, 2009.

Contact:
Embassy of Switzerland, Office of Science, Technology and Higher Education (OSTHE), 2900 Cathedral Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008
E-mail: was.science@eda.admin.ch, Phone: (202) 745-7958
Website: www.eda.admin.ch/washington/Studying_in_Switzerland
www.sbf.admin.ch/campus-switzerland