Scholarships and academic awards
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Scholarships
There are several types of scholarships that can be granted to students:
- Cantonal scholarships
- Confederation scholarships
- Deanship private scholarships and subsidies
- Mobility scholarships: swissuniversities website
- Swiss Study Foundation
Further information: Social Office and Financial support
Academic awards
Prix ACBN (Association Cantonale des Banques Neuchâteloises)
Worth CHF 1'000.--, this prize is awarded to the student with the highest average during his Master in Finance studies.
Prix ArcInfo
Worth CHF 1'000.--, this prize is awarded to the student in the Master programme in Journalism and Communication who has completed outstanding studies and dissertation in journalism.
Prix Corum
This prize, a watch, is awarded to a student who has distinguished himself/herself in the programme of the Master in General Management or the Master in Innovation, Innovation Management orientation.
Prix Guido Pult
Worth CHF 1'000.-- this prize is awarded to the best student in the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business programme, majoring in economics, who achieved the highest overall average during his/her three years of the Bachelor programme. In all cases, this average must be higher than 5.0.
Prix Henri Grandjean
Worth CHF 500.--, this prize is awarded for the best Bachelor's or Master's thesis on a political or social economy issue.
Prix KPMG
Worth CHF 1'000.--, this prize is awarded to the student with the highest average in the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business.
Prix SNSE (Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Economiques)
Worth CHF 1'000.--, this prize is awarded to the student who has obtained a Master degree from the Faculty of Economics and Business, with the highest average marks throughout the course of study. The prize does not apply to the Masters in Applied Economics, Finance, Journalism and Communication, General Management and Innovation, which receive the Henri Grandjean, ACBN, ArcInfo and Corum prizes respectively.
Prix Tissot
In the form of a watch worth about CHF 1'000.--, this prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest average during his or her studies in the Bachelor in Management and Sport or the Bachelor in Economics and Sport.