Summer Studentships for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students in Switzerland, 2017

Scholarship Description:

Summer Studentships for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students in Switzerland, 2017 is open for Developing Countries . The scholarship allows Graduate level program(s) in the field of Physics, Engineering taught at . The deadline of the scholarship is .

Applications are invited for CERN Summer Studentships studentships 2017 available for the students of any state other than a CERN Member State (or Pakistan, Romania, Serbia, Turkey).

Program offers undergraduate and junior postgraduate students of physics, computing and engineering to join in the day-to-day work of research teams participating in experiments at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.

CERN’s people are driven by a shared goal, a single purpose. They want to achieve the impossible, to do what’s never been done before. Everyone here strives to be the best they can be, true specialists and industry “firsts” are created regularly – not just in the world of physics.

Applicants must have a good knowledge of English; knowledge of French would be an advantage.

Course Level: The CERN Summer Student Program offers undergraduate and junior postgraduate students of physics, computing and engineering a unique opportunity to join in the day-to-day work of research teams participating in experiments at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.

Study Subject: Studentship is awarded in physics, computing or engineering.

Scholarship Award: Duration of stay:

• 8 weeks (dates of stay to be indicated on the application form)


• Working time: 40 hours/week


• Report to be submitted by the end of stay

What We Offer:

• Technical project


• 90CHF/day


• Travel allowance


• Membership to the Health Insurance Scheme (for the students with CERN contracts)


• 6 weeks Lecture Programme: end June – beginning of August


• Assistance in finding accommodation on, or near the site of the Laboratory

Scholarship can be taken in the Switzerland

Eligibility: The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:

• You are a national of any State other than a CERN Member State (or Cyprus, Pakistan, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine)


• You are a university-level undergraduate (Bachelor or Masters) in either physics, computing or engineering.


• You will remain registered as a student during your stay at CERN. If you expect to graduate in the European summer 2017, you are also eligible to apply. By the time of starting your summer student appointment, you must have completed at least three years of full-time studies at university level.


• You have not worked at CERN before with any other status (Trainee, Technical Student, User…) for more than 3 months.


• You have a good knowledge of English; knowledge of French would be an advantage

Nationality: Applicants must be a national of any State other than a CERN Member State (or Pakistan, Romania, Serbia, Turkey) are eligible to apply.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirements: Applicants are a university-level undergraduate (Bachelor or Masters) in either physics, computing or engineering.

English language Requirements: Applicants must have a good knowledge of English; knowledge of French would be an advantage.

Scholarships in Switzerland

How to Apply: Please apply online before January 27, 2017 and make sure the documents below are uploaded to your profile (with the correct document type) before 30th January 2017:

• Recent Reference Letters – Once your application has been submitted, you will receive an acknowledgment of receipt which contains a link. You must forward this link to your two referees so that they can upload their recommendation letter. In order to be considered for the programme we need to receive Two Recent Reference Letters.


• Most Recent Academic Transcript( an official document giving an overview of your marks; either issued from your university or copy of the transcript from your university portal) – If the academic transcript is not written in latin characters please upload also a translation (English or French) (can be made by you).


• CV (English or French)

Application Form

Application Deadline: The deadline for this application is fixed on January 27, 2017.

Scholarship Link

Degree Level:

Summer Studentships for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students in Switzerland, 2017 is available to undertake Graduate level programs at .

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.

• Physics
• Engineering