The Swiss Study Foundation (German "Schweizerische Studienstiftung", French "Fondation suisse d'études") is a foundation that promotes outstanding students (top 0.3%) during their undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Requirements for admission are outstanding intellectual interests and capabilities, creativity, and character.
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The Swiss Study Foundation was founded 1991 in analogy to the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, its German equivalent. Currently, about 750 students are in the programme.
Notable alumni
edit- Caroline Jaden Stussi, actress
- Balthasar Glättli, politician
- Daniel Hellmann, performance artist
- Oliver Schmitt, historian
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