Fulbright/Swiss Government Grants. Grants for students in all fields. Knowledge of one of the Swiss languages a plus. Program has sent 76 participants to Switzerland.

CH Foundation for Federal Cooperation organizes exchanges for students and teachers (for German, French, Italian). Website is extensive portal to class-to-class exchanges, including correspondences and teacher exchanges (school visits, assistantships, post-to-post exchange). CH foundation offers assistance in practical information and suggestions in general, information on projects and exchange of experiences, their own projects and programs, supervision and accompaniment of projects, communication and partners addresses for an exchange or contact addresses, publications, library service, statistics, and evaluation.

Der Schweizerische Nationalfonds. The Swiss National Science Foundation has at its disposal a wide range of research promotion opportunities, which are open in principle to all scientists working in Switzerland, irrespective of nationality. Women are particularly invited to apply. Most research projects in the sciences, some in the humanities and social sciences!

Fulbright Teacher exhange program in Switzerland. Teachers (grades 7-12) and two- or four-year college faculty teaching German, French, Italian, English, English as a second language, Spanish, Russian, Latin, economics, mathematics, science, history, geography, art, music, or physical education. Fluency in German, French, or Italian desirable. Language of instruction is English, except when teaching a foreign language, or unless U.S. applicant is comfortable teaching in German, French, or Italian.

ThinkSwiss homepage: http://www.thinkswiss.org/
Includes information on Swiss Exchange and Summer School Programs

2009 THINKSWISS RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP
Apply now! Deadline March 31, 2009

For the third time, ThinkSwiss is offering 15 research scholarships for talented U.S. undergraduate and graduate students. These scholarships provide the awardees with a monthly stipend of CHF 1,000 (approx. USD 830) for a maximum of three months to conduct research at a Swiss university or research lab. The scholarship is open to students of all fields who have an outstanding academic record and a keen interest in conducting research in Switzerland.

Information about and Requirements for the Scholarship:

You must be
• A student currently enrolled at an accredited U.S. university or college
• Studying at the graduate or undergraduate level and will have completed your sophomore year by the time your research stay begins
• Talented and ambitious and can provide proof by a strong academic record and a written statement

The scholarship covers
• The expenses of CHF 1,000/month for a period of up to three months (max. amount of scholarship: CHF 3,000/approx. $2,490)
• A trip to Bern, organized and sponsored by Presence Switzerland

Your responsibilities:
• Find a research group at a Swiss university that suits your interest and abilities. (Information about Swiss institutions of higher education can be found here (Link to http://www.thinkswiss.org/campus_and_resea...tzerland.html))
• Contact your chosen research group, offer your support and ask for a letter of acceptance by the responsible professor or principal investigator
• Share your experiences on a blog published on the ThinkSwiss website
• Serve after your return to the U.S as a student “ambassador” by promoting Swiss research in the U.S.
• Cover all other costs including travel expenses, health insurance, and housing

Application documents (deadline: March 31, 2009):
• 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 her/his research group
• A current official university/college transcript
• A letter of reference from a senior academic in your field of study

Send documents by e-mail to was.science@eda.admin.ch or by mail to:
Embassy of Switzerland
Office of Science, Technology and Higher Education
2900 Cathedral Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008-3499

Read about and see what the 2007 and 2008 awardees of the ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship experienced in Switzerland:
ThinkSwiss Research Blog

2009 ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship: Call for Applications