• Be enrolled at UNIGE or HES-SO Geneva in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program;
• Have an annual income (N-1) of less than CHF 20'000.-;
• Have a wealth of less than CHF 20'000.-;
• For students under 25 and/or dependent¹, the income and wealth of the family group must not exceed the scales;
• Not be eligible for a cantonal grant (SBPE) or have been refused for it.

If you are waiting for a decision from the SBPE, you must submit a simultaneous application to the canton and to our service. Our service will wait for the SBPE's decision before deciding on the grant application.

The submission of the application does not guarantee that assistance will be granted. An analysis will be carried out and a decision of acceptance or refusal will be communicated. Several types of aid packages are possible depending on the student’s situation. Grants are paid in 10 monthly installments, retroactively if the decision comes after September.

¹ Not self-supporting

1. Complete the online form
2. Attach all mandatory documents
3. Submit the complete file online

It is the student’s responsibility to submit a complete file before the deadline of September 30. In case of difficulties in obtaining documents, filling out the form, or for any general question, please contact our service by phone, email or during in-person walk-in hours.

Personal documents

• Copy of residence permit and/or identity card;
• Swiss IBAN number²;
• Last transcript of grades
• If you have children:
  • Proof that you financially support your child(ren);
• If you meet one of the eligibility criteria of the SBPE:
  • Cantonal grant decision or;
  • Acknowledgment of receipt of the cantonal grant application.

In case a cantonal grant is awarded after a positive decision on our part, you will be asked to reimburse the amount of the grant transferred by our service.

Proof of income

• Your last tax assessment or withholding tax notic (Impôt cantonal et communal/Communal and cantonal tax – ICC);
• If applicable³, most recent tax assessment or withholding tax notice of your parents (Impôt cantonal et communal/Communal and Cantonal Tax - ICC);
• If you have one/more child(ren):
  • Concubine’s tax assessment;
• If you are married:
  • Tax assessment of the family group;
• Any income not appearing on your last tax assessment (e.g. salaries, scholarships/donations from other organizations, salary certificates, family allowances, health insurance subsidies, alimony, AVS/AI pensions, unemployment benefits, etc.);
• The amount of external financial support (financial aid from your parents/third parties);
• All proof of income (parental/third-party support and other documents mentioned above).

An evaluation will be made and a decision will be communicated. The Financial Aid Service reserves the right to request additional documents for the evaluation of the situation.

²In case of an ongoing account opening process, please notify us so that we can take it into account and possibly, temporarily validate your request.

³For students under 25 and/or dependent.

• For the Autumn semester: from August 1 to September 30;
• For the Spring semester: from January 15 to February 28.

The submission of an application does not guarantee its granting, as each file is evaluated on the basis of numerous factors. All the granting criteria of the UNIGE/HES-SO Geneva funds, are available in our directive, which is authoritative. Note that your file will be evaluated according to the established criteria from public or private funds, including those of the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation. Applications will be processed in chronological order of submission to ensure fair treatment.