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Study Abroad

There are two possibilities for studying abroad. A linguistic stay, for which students cannot earn credits for their studies but can improve their mastery of the English language, or a period of study at another university which can result in credits to be validated at the University of Geneva. Please click on one of the following links to find out more about these respective possibilities:

Study Abroad for University Credit 
English Language Study Abroad (not for University Credit) 

TOEFL Examination

People enquiring about the TOEFL examination should be referred directly to the TOEFL website or given the central phone number based in the Netherlands: 0031 26 352 15 77. Callers will be informed where and when the next TOEFL examinations are taking place in Switzerland.
TOEFL courses can be taken through IFAGE: 022 / 807 30 00 or

Scholarships for Students & Language Assistant Programme (LAP)

Bourses de mobilité de la Fondation Ernest Boninchi

This support programme addresses students of Swiss nationality who cannot finance their research project on their own, and who either have successfully finished at least two years' study or are doctoral students at the University of Geneva. Students who receive this mobility grant need to stay enroled at the University of Geneva and return to finish their studies. Students from all faculties are eligible. Follow this link for more details.

Bourse Thomas Harvey

The Thomas Harvey scholarship provides Sfr. 2,000 every year for a student to travel to an English-speaking country for purposes of study and research. Applicants must be of Swiss nationality and have completed at least two semesters of study at the University of Geneva. Doctoral students are also eligible. Applications (in the form of a letter describing the project and estimating anticipated expenses) should be submitted to the director of the English Department by 30 December each year at the latest.

Prix Robert Harvey

Amount:	Sfr. 2,000
Periodicity:	Awarded every four years; the next time will be in 2012
Aim:	To reward a piece of original research work on an optional topic covering relations between Geneva or Switzerland and the Anglo-Saxon world, notably Great Britain and the United States.
Age-limit:	Unrestricted
Nationality:	Swiss
Application Conditions:	Hand in a mémoire in three copies.
Application Deadline:	30 December 2011

Language Assistant Programme (LAP) in the United Kingdom

Students of French mother-tongue from the French-speaking part of Switzerland, aged between 21 and 30, who are already graduate students or have studied at the University of Geneva for at least four semesters (two academic years) by the time they go abroad, can benefit from a sponsored programme to teach French in the United Kingdom. Requirements are a good general education, a certain amount of proficiency in French and English and the ability to work with young people.  There are currently 10 assistant posts available in UK schools (in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern ireland) for the academic year 2010/11.  The deadline for inscriptions is 10 February 2010. Interested candidates should click on the links below, which constitute the description and various administrative forms to be completed. More detailed information and electronic versions of the forms can also be downloaded from the following site:  www.wbz-cps.ch  > Services > Programme d'Assistants de langue (PAL)  

There are also 20 assistant posts available for German mother-tongue students.  The conditions and the deadline are the same as indicated above.  Interested candidates should apply by using the forms below, which are in German or download them from the following site: www.wbz-cps.ch  > Services > Programme d'Assistants de langue (PAL)

For more information, please contact the following person in charge of the LAP programme in the English Department, or see him during their office hours:  Prof. Eric Haeberli

Scholarships for Post-Graduate Students

The Berrow Fellowship for Lincoln College

Consult the Berrow Scholarship Website.

Greendale Scholarship, Merton College, University of Oxford

This scholarship is for Swiss nationals or Swiss residents, who are graduates of, or in their final year of study at a Swiss university. The term 'Swiss resident' means an individual of whatever nationality who holds a category 'B' or a category 'C' residence permit issued by the government of Switzerland. Candidates should have completed a first degree, and should have spent no more than two years in postgraduate study or research. The Scholarship will run for up to three years. It covers full board and lodging at Oxford, all University and College fees, and a contribution towards other costs. For further information: Tutorial Office, Merton College, Oxford, OX1 4JD, phone +44 (0)1865 276299, fax +44 (0)1865 286500, email .