Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting September 2027
- Apply before Oct 2026
Starting February 2028
- Apply before Mar 2027

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bern, Switzerland

Disciplines

Archaeology

Overview

You can either take the doctorate within a graduate school or as part of a doctoral degree program, or you can even take a traditional individual doctorate.

Features

Graduate schools and doctoral Archaeology degree programs at University of Bern are arranged on an interdisciplinary and/or interuniversity basis in many cases.
In addition to research-related training and intensive support, these also offer excellent opportunities for networking within the academic community.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Archaeology

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

For admission at doctoral level, you must

hold a master's degree or a licentiate from a Swiss university or Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, or an equivalent university degree and
you must also fulfill any other requirements set out by the relevant faculty or graduate school (e.g. specific average grades or a specific result in your master's degree, licentiate, diploma or state exams).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International — International tuition fees apply to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the study country. In some regions, like the EU/EEA, or under certain agreements, students from partner countries may also pay domestic fees. Non-residents: 683 AUD / year ≈ 400 CHF / year
Domestic — Tuition fee for the domestic students. Citizens or residents: 683 AUD / year ≈ 400 CHF / year

Living costs

Bern

Switzerland

2,825-3,636 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Archaeology.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 07 Oct 2026 — U.S. government
ACES Scholarships — Grant: 3500 USD — Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 — ACES Education Fund
ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 — ServiceScape
Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified — OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
ELES-Scholarship (Ernst-Ludwig-Ehrlich-Studienwerk) — Grant: 1550 EUR — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 — Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
PHD Scholarship — Grant: 1920 CHF — Deadline: Not specified — Swiss Confederation
Postdoctoral Scholarship — Grant: 3500 CHF — Deadline: Not specified — Swiss Confederation
Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 — Voice Talent Online
$1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 — IvyPanda
Dream Chaser Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 — Salvado Law
Scholarship for students with disabilities — Grant: 3000 USD — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 — Anonymous Hope Fund
Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 — Leopold Figl Foundation
The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Grant: 1500 USD — Deadline: Not specified — IELTS from 6 to 9
Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant: 12000 USD — Deadline: 11 Jan 2027 — The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme

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