Application

Calendar

Deadline

Fees

CHF 15'000 course fees for the MAS program, including thesis supervision.

Student rooms and meals are to be taken care of and paid for by the student and are NOT included (see below for typical prices).

A down payment of CHF 5000 is required before the letter of admission is sent to you. Two additional payments of CHF 5000 each are due, one when the participant begins with the study program and the other three month later.
It is also possible to pay the full amount at once.

We reserve the right to keep admitting other applicants who pay earlier than those who may have registered but for any reason have not yet paid their fees. In other words, if you have been accepted by us, your enrollment is NOT guaranteed until you have paid the fees.

Scholarships

For the academic year 2011 WPA offers a number of scholarships granting a 50% reduction in tuition. These scholarships are dedicated for students from developing countries and crisis areas. 

To be worthy of consideration for such a scholarship the applicant has to meet the academic requirements and to be able to bear the costs of CHF 7'500 for the other 50% of the tution fees and the costs of living and housing (approximately CHF 15'000) during the nine months in Basel.

Scholarship applications for the academic year 2011 must be submitted until September 2010.

The scholaship commission meets at the beginning of October and decides about the distribution of the scholarships. Applicants will be notified within 15th of October whether their request could be considered or not.

Applicants who have been chosen to receive one of the WPA scholarships will have two weeks time to activate this scholarship by paying the rest of the tuition fee of CHF 7'500. After the mentioned deadline the entitlement for the scholarship expires and will be passed to another applicant.

Since there are usually many more applications for these scholarships than we can accept, those who can pay the full amount have a considerably greater chance of being admitted.

Scholarship applications for the academic year 2012 must be submitted until September 2011.

Required documents

1.    Application Form - Complete with clear and full answers ;
2.    Curriculum Vitae (CV) - Mention your education with degrees, field, date, institution and country, as well as work experiences with function, title, short job description and date. Include volunteer work or other experiences you consider to be relevant to your application ;
3.    Motivation Essay - Explain why you apply, as well as how and where you wish to apply this knowledge after completion of your studies (200 - 300 words) ;
4.    Referees - Indicate the names of at least two referees with updated e-mail and telephone number, which should be both in your Application Form and your CV. NO reference letters ;
5.    Diploma and Transcripts of Grades - Photocopies or scanned copies of bachelor's diploma or equivalent, and photocopies or scanned copies of transcripts with English (unofficial) translation if they are in other languages. NO originals ; 
6.    Photo - Preferably scan of the passport page with your photo.

NOTE: Please use this checklist BEFORE sending your supporting documents, to make sure they are complete. All above documents in English please.

Procedure

Application form