ETH4D Doctoral Scholarship Programme for Studies in Switzerland

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates from least developed and low-income countries for admission ETH4D Doctoral Advising Program To study in Switzerland for the academic session 2023/2024.

The program seeks to provide fully funded opportunities for students from low-income countries to be able to conduct their research and be mentored by reputable scholars.

Scholarship sponsor(s): ETH Zurich

Scholarship Type: Fully funded

Host institution(s): ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Scholarship value: undefined

Number of awards: several

Study level: Postgraduate studies (PhD)

nationality: least developed countries

See also: Commonwealth PhD Scholarships in Split Site 2023 for Low and Middle Income Countries (Fully Funded)

ETH4D Doctoral Scholarship Program 2023 | Eligibility criteria

To be considered for the ETH4D Doctoral Scholarship Program 2023, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral program at a university or research institute in least developed, low and lower-middle-income countries.
• The application must be submitted by the ETH professor hosting the PhD candidate.
• Applicants must demonstrate excellent academic and research capabilities.

Scholarship benefits

• Economy round-trip ticket (maximum 2k CHF) to and from Switzerland for a research stay
• visa fees
• Travel allowance to attend an academic conference
• Research materials (eg laboratory equipment) (maximum 6 kFr in total).
• Health insurance fees
• local transfer
• Accommodation
• Living allowance for the duration of the research stay at ETH Zurich

You may like: University of Manchester Dean’s Scholarship Awards 2023/2024 (Fully Funded)

Application procedures

How to apply: Interested applicants for the ETH4D Doctoral Scholarship Program 2023 must complete the Online ordering Submit the following application documents:

• income
• Project description (see standards document for points that need to be addressed)
• A letter of motivation for a doctoral candidate (one page)
• Latest university transcripts
• PhD candidate’s CV (maximum 2 pages) incl. Publications
• Two academic reference letters
• PhD project proposal (if any)
• Letter of support from the host ETH professor, including any financial and in-kind contributions (in case the mentor is a senior scientist or postdoc, both the mentor and their professor must sign the letter of support)

Registration deadline: 30^y April 2023

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