Deadlines for this scholarship
An award closing is only the first of the dates that matter. After it there is the deposit that keeps your place, the unconditional offer the funder wants to see before it pays, and a last day to arrive and register. Where the funder publishes none of these, the row says so — a blank is what the official page actually says, not something we have left out.
| Stage | Date | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Apply to the scheme by | 31 Oct 2026 | Closed |
This round is closed. The dates above have all passed. Ask us and we will tell you when the funder reopens — most government schemes run on the same window every year.
Who can apply
Early-career researchers/PhD and artists from countries with an ESKAS programme (Master's by July 2027, born after 31 December 1991); Pakistan/India/Bangladesh/Gulf eligibility depends on their country running the call.
What the award is
Swiss federal scholarships administered by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SBFI) through the ESKAS online portal at go.eskas.ch. The official 'at a glance' page lists three categories at CHF 2,450 per month - research fellowships of 6-12 months, PhD scholarships of up to 36 months and art scholarships of up to 21 months - for early-career researchers who hold a master's and were born after 31 December 1991; there is no separate postdoc category in this round. The 2027-2028 call opened on 20 August 2026 on the online portal, and the closing date is country-specific: for Pakistan the published deadline is 31 October 2026 (HEC states it only advertises the call, so you apply yourself and no nomination is required). Official source: https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/en/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships-at-a-glance (checked 29 October 2026).Where these dates came from
SBFI opened the 2027-28 ESKAS call on 20 August 2026 but publishes closing dates per country of origin and requires candidates to submit to the Swiss diplomatic representation in their own country, so there is no single scheme-wide deadline and the Pakistan/India/etc. date must be read from the SBFI country-of-origin page (https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/en/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships, checked 30 October 2026); application_deadline is left blank per that country-specific rule. Research/PhD scholarships are CHF 2,450/month; no scheme tuition/CAS/enrolment date is published.
Deadlines move. Always confirm on the funder's own page before you book anything — the link above is where we read it.
