Begin your academic journey in Switzerland! Exciting news—Geneva Academy Scholarship is now open. This article details the scholarship, its benefits, and the easy step-by-step application process.
Geneva Academy Scholarship 2024-2025 presents a fully funded opportunity for international students pursuing a master’s degree. This scholarship covers tuition fees and living expenses in Geneva, exclusively available to citizens of non-western countries.
Switzerland opens its doors to international students with the Master Scholarship for Geneva Academy, focusing on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (LLM). This program stands out as one of the most innovative and intellectually challenging offerings in Europe for international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights.
The one-year postgraduate course provides advanced, comprehensive, and practical training in IHL, international human rights law, international refugee law, international criminal law, and their intricate intersections.
Tailoring their studies to personal interests, students can choose from core courses providing a solid foundation in public international law, IHL, IHRL, international refugee law, and international criminal law. Optional courses allow a deeper dive into specific issues such as the conduct of hostilities, enforced disappearances in international law, or the Islamic law of armed conflict.
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Scholarship Summary
- Level of Study: Masters
- Institution(s): Geneva Academy
- Study in: Switzerland
- Courses Offered:
–International humanitarian law.
–International human rights law.
–International law.
–International refugees’ law.
–International criminal law. - Program Period: One Year
- Deadline:
- Application start 27 November 2023
- Application end 24 February 2024
- Application end (with scholarship) 26 January 2024
Scholarship Coverage
Geneva Academy Scholarship provides the recipient with the following benefits:
Full Scholarship Covers:
- Tuition Fees.
- living expenses in Geneva for ten months.
Partial Scholarship Covers:
- Tuition Fees.
Please note: Full scholarships are only for citizens of non-western countries, therefore Applicants from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States and Western Europe cannot be considered for a full scholarship.
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Eligibility Criteria for Geneva Academy Scholarship
To qualify for Geneva Academy Scholarship, candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements below:
- Required Language: English, French
- A sound command of English. You must be able to show, via a recognized test, that your English is of a high enough standard to successfully engage with and complete your course at the Geneva Academy. This requirement does not apply if (1) your mother tongue is English; (2) you have taken an English-taught bachelor’s or master’s degree; (3) you have at least two years’ professional or academic experience in an English-speaking environment. A passive knowledge of French is an asset as students might have to attend conferences and class presentations in French.
- A sound command of English. You must be able to show, via a recognized test, that your English is of a high enough standard to successfully engage with and complete your course at the Geneva Academy. This requirement does not apply if (1) your mother tongue is English; (2) you have taken an English-taught bachelor’s or master’s degree; (3) you have at least two years’ professional or academic experience in an English-speaking environment.
- A passive knowledge of French is an asset as students might have to attend conferences and class presentations in French.
- Eligible Countries: All world countries.
- A full degree in law (received by June at the latest) enabling the applicant to sit the bar exam in the relevant country; or another degree if the applicant has a significant amount of training in public international law and courses related to our program (e.g. international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law).
- A strong academic record.
- A demonstrable interest in the subject matter of the program (e.g. professional experience, internships, summer school, conferences attended, publications, etc.).
How to Apply for Geneva Academy Scholarship?
Please follow the following application instructions to apply for this scholarship:
The online application is divided into the following steps:
- Decide whether to apply (1) without scholarship, (2) with full scholarship; (3) with partial scholarship
- Complete the application form
- Attach the required documents
- Submit your application
Please note:
The documents you have to provide with your application are:
- Your curriculum vitae in English.
- A personal statement in English explaining your interest in and potential contribution to the programme (no longer than two pages).
- Two letters of recommendation in English – no specific format is required.
- Certified copies of relevant degrees and diplomas (with an officially certified translation when not in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish) – if copies are not certified, you will need to present the original documents upon your arrival in Geneva.
- Certified copies of official records of university examinations taken and grades obtained (with an officially certified translation when not in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish) – if copies are not certified, you will need to present the original documents upon your arrival in Geneva.
- If you are currently enrolled in a university program, an attestation by the relevant university of your current enrollment with an official record of the latest university examinations taken and grades obtained.
- Language tests – TOEF IELTS, DALF – or verification of language skills (the Geneva Academy does not have an attributed code; please do not use the University of Geneva code, nor the Graduate Institute code).
- A copy of your passport.
The required documents for the scholarship (Partial or Full):
- Proof of your current income (e.g. salary statement, bank statement, tax declaration, employer’s letter) – if such proof is not available, please explain why.
- Proof of your family’s financial situation (e.g. salary statement, bank statement) – if such proof is not available, please explain why.
- Proof, if applicable, of any financial support you currently receive (e.g. letter from parents, sponsors, scholarship donor).
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