The Master’s Research Scholarship (MaRS) program provides short-term scholarships to support visiting masters students to work on research projects in the Faculty of Informatics of the University of Italian Switzerland (USI).

Participating students visit USI for one semester to work on a research project under the guidance of a USI faculty member with the objective of applying the work towards a master’s thesis at the student’s home university.

Each scholarship recipient will receive 5,000 CHF to help cover travel and living expenses for the visiting student for the duration of their stay.

To apply, students should first consult the published list of research groups and topic proposal. Students must indicate one or more topics of interest in their application.

Nationality: International applicants can apply for these endowments.

Students should send their applications via email. Applicants must submit the following documents:

• CV
• transcript of grades (Master)
• letter of support from a professor at their home university
• motivation letter