Fellowships and awards
Prizes
Every year, our partners award one or more prizes to EdHEA graduates.
Fondation BEA pour Jeunes Artistes Prize
Prize of 2 x 2,500 francs awarded to Bachelor and/or Master graduates.
In 2021, the foundation, which was set up by Béatrice Deslarzes and Pierre Schaeffer, honoured Diana Martin (Bachelor) and Miriro Mwandiambira (Master).
2020: Matilde Soldati (Bachelor) and Emilie Gougain (Bachelor)
2019: Rebecca Michelet (Bachelor) and Mélanie Meystre (Bachelor)
2018: Héloise Pillet (Bachelor) and Lorysmar Franco (Bachelor)
2017: Sophie Mentha (Bachelor) and Isabelle Fritz (Bachelor)
2016: Fanny Aeschlimann (Bachelor) and Noémie Praz (MAPS)
2015: Meret Knobel (Bachelor) and Victoria Wigzell (Bachelor)
2014: Camille Kaiser (Bachelor) and Tracy Lim (MAPS)
2013: Fanny Hostettler (Bachelor) and Reto Müller (Bachelor)
2012: Caroline von Gunten (Bachelor) and Camille Villetard (MAPS)
HES·SO Excellence Prize
Prize of 2 x 2,500 francs awarded to a Bachelor and a Master graduate.
In 2021, this prize was awarded to Claire Frachebourg (Bachelor) and to Margaux Dewarat (Master).
2020: Samuel Georgy (Bachelor) and Caterina Giansiracusa (Master)
2019: Mélissa Rouvinet (Bachelor) and Nyakallo Maleke (Master)
2018: Laurent Perret-Gentil (Bachelor) and Chiara Bertin (MAPS)
2017: Victoria Grin (Bachelor) and Alexandros Kyriakatos, Phumulani Ntuli (MAPS)
2016: Veronica Casellas (Bachelor) and Mahamed Abdelkarim (MAPS)
2015: Ghalas Charara (Bachelor) and Erica Diazoni (MAPS)
2014: Lara Paratte (Bachelor) and Mirella Salame (MAPS)
Ville de Sierre Prize
Prize of 3 x 500 francs awarded to a Bachelor graduate, a Master graduate and a graphic designer.
In 2021, the city of Sierre honoured Coline Ladetto (Bachelor), Carolina Opazo (Master) and Alison Léger (Federal VET Diploma/Federal Vocational Baccalaureate in graphic design).
2020: Anne Neuschwander (Bachelor), Andrea Herrera (Master) and Laeticia le Moyne (Federal VET Diploma/Federal Vocational Baccalaureate in graphic design)
2019: Benito Funaro (Bachelor), Ana Maria Rosero Vivas (Master) and Aude Gunzinger (Federal VET Diploma/Federal Vocational Baccalaureate in graphic design)
2018: Yossof Baddri (Bachelor) and Vincent Locatelli (Master)
2017: Isabelle Hügli (Bachelor) and the collective Chrisantha Chetty, Javier Gonzalez, Sarah Ibrahim, Lucie Schaeren, David Romero (Master)
2016: Audrey Huguenin (Bachelor) and Erica Pirl (Master)
2015: Esther Pau Hauser (Designer), Bachelor graduates 2015, Sara Mac Laren (Master)
2014: Jean Oberson (Bachelor) and Katerina Samara (Master)
Distillerie Morand
Prize of 2,000 francs awarded from 2020 to a Bachelor or Master graduate.
In 2021, the Distillerie Morand honoured Romain Iannone (Bachelor).
2020: Sandrine Gutierrez (Bachelor)
Edition Prize
In 2021, two students have been given the opportunity to produce a screen print at EDHEA’s Multiples Editions workshop. The prizewinners are Alexandre Ghandour (Bachelor) and Carla Tapparo (Master).
2020: Charlotte Olivieri (Bachelor), Chloé Geissler (Bachelor), Emanuelle Kläfiger (Master) and Dona Cetoute (Master)
2019: Valentin Merle (Bachelor) and Carlos Costa Rubio (Master)
2018: Andrea Bohne (Bachelor) and Chiara Bertin (Master)
2017: Margot Laeser (Bachelor) and David Romero (Master)
2016: Peter Guidolin (Bachelor) and Michael Marca (Master)
2015: Oscar Jobin (Bachelor) and Patricio Gil Flood (Master)
2014: Jean Stalé (Bachelor) and Eduardo Cruces (Master)
2013: Barbara Cardinale (Master)
Fondation BEWE award 2016: Louis Gasser (Master)
CIV award 2016 : Meret Knobel
Scholarships
EDHEA scholarship
The EDHEA scholarship supports students who wish to work intensively on site during their Master's studies. The scholarship consists of one room in a 3-room apartment with kitchen and bathroom in Sierre (additional costs for electricity and water are paid by the student). Students who would like to apply for this scholarship additionally enclose an short letter of motivation with the note "EDHEA scholarship" (max. 1 A4 page) to their MAPS application. Selection criteria are the financial urgency and content-related persuasiveness of the application.
Wyss Foundation scholarship
The Wyss Foundation scholarship is for international emerging artists from non-European countries, including Latin America and the Middle East. It is awarded to MAPS students by the Hansjoerg Wyss Foundation.
Selection criteria for the Wyss Scholarship
Candidates who have taken the entrance examination for the Master in Visual Arts programme at the EDHEA – Ecole de design et haute école d’art are eligible for the Wyss Scholarship.
The EDHEA Masters faculty provides a preliminary ranking of candidates eligible for scholarships.
Values and principles:
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The aim of the Wyss Scholarship is to support emerging artists from the south.
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The evolution of inequalities and conflicts in the modern world influences ‘artistic geography’. In this context of constant change, the Wyss Scholarship focuses on developing countries, characterised by the lack of social and/or economic inaccessibility of a study programme equivalent to those provided by the EDHEA.
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The EDHEA is committed to developing long-term exchanges with the cultural scenes of the native countries of scholarship students. Since 2012, stable partnerships have been established particularly with Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, southern Chile, Venezuela, Argentina, South Africa and Zimbabwe, thanks to the involvement of alumni scholars.
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The EDHEA considers the Wyss Scholarship as a tool to open up its art education to multi-faceted teaching, built on diversity where differences are respected.
Criteria for inclusion:
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The Wyss Scholarship is only awarded once while studying at the EDHEA. Students who received a scholarship while studying for a Bachelors degree at the EDHEA cannot therefore apply for a MAPS Masters scholarship.
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Age criteria: Candidates up to the age of 30 can apply for a Masters at the EDHEA.
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Previous education: Bachelors degree in Visual Arts or an equivalent qualification according to HES-SO regulations; candidates do not hold a Masters in Visual Arts.
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Residence at the time of application and previous countries of residence:
a. Candidates are not resident in Europe at the time of application;
b. Applications from artists having lived in Europe for a maximum of 6 months may be considered, after consultation with a representative from the Wyss Foundation.
Assessment criteria:
- Quality of the application and portfolio – taking age and previous experience into consideration. Notably:
a. Commitment displayed in the cover letter;
b. Commitment to forms of contemporary art engaged with the local community, society and alternative cultures. - Sufficient knowledge of the French language for the Bachelors degree and English for the Masters degree is a basic requirement to be able to work and discuss with students, professors and associates at the EDHEA.
- Consistency between the motivation to work in Switzerland, at the EDHEA and their research proposal.
- Knowledge of the EDHEA and the programme for which the candidate is applying.