The Russian Government offers scholarship to Russian Nationals enrolled with Swiss universities.
According to Governmental decree # 568, Russian students who are already enrolled with foreign universities endorsed by the Russian Government (MES) - UNIL is on the list - can apply for a scholarship provided by the Russian Government to support their studies. The scholarship amounting to CHF 36,000 per year can be used for travel back and forth, medical insurance, housing, literature, food, and tuition.
The areas of studies at the Master's and post-graduate levels should fall under Sciences, Pedagogics, Medicine, Engineering and Management in the Social Sphere.
For further details, please contact Ms. Ksenia Ivanenko, Head of the Project, at kb.ivanenko@asi.ru.
This information is provided by the Science and Technology Counsellor of the Swiss Embassy in Moscow Dr. Andrey Melnikov (andrey.melnikov@eda.admin.ch).