The Collegium Helveticum is an institute for advanced study (IAS), supported by ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, and the Zurich University of the Arts. Since 2025, the Collegium's fellowship program is supported by a partnership with the NOMIS Foundation. Each year, it hosts up to forty international fellows who find protected time and space to pursue their projects and exchange across disciplines. With its fellowship program and accompanying events program to engage different audiences, the Collegium has established itself as a unique institute for advanced study.

The Collegium Helveticum currently has two main fellowship types. Early-career fellows are postdoc researchers or art school graduates at an equivalent stage in their career. Senior fellows are established artists or academics. During their time at the Collegium, fellows pursue their own project, engage in cross-disciplinary exchange, and organize a public event.