EPFL Excellence Fellowships

Scholarships for international students

International students at ETH should seek first in their home country for financial support or scholarships to study at ETH.

Bachelorstudents are eligible after passing successfully the first year examination in all parts.

Masterstudents (without an ETH-BSc) may apply after a min of 40 ECTS in the preceding master study year.

Non-participation on examination(s) due to illness must be proofed to us with a medical certification, issued not older than one day after the planned exam.

ETH Zurich is now accepting applications for its scholarship program aimed at international BSc and MSc students for the 2024/25 academic year. This program seeks to assist exceptional students in their academic journeys at ETH Zurich.

The Swiss government has done this in order to promote research in the region. Most competitive and brilliant minds who have completed their post-graduation and want to pursue research are given a chance.

Level of study: Scholarships are available for the Research Fellowship PhD and PostDoc only. 

Courses: All courses available at stated universities

Benefits: Scholarship will grant a monthly stipend to cover living, health and travel expenses

Deadline: 30 September

Level 

Research & Doctoral, Post Doc

Host country

Switzerland

Host institutes

Institutes for which students are eligible to apply to avail scholarship opportunity are listed here

Lucerne Arts and Applied sciences university

Basel University

Northwest Switzerland university of applied sciences

To qualify for the scholarship, international students must meet specific criteria: non-Swiss BSc students must have successfully passed all parts of their first-year exams, while non-Swiss MSc students without an ETH-BSc degree are required to have completed a minimum of 40 KP in their preceding master’s study year.

Benefits

ETH scholarships are granted as a secondary source of finance and do not cover the entire living and studying costs. They are eligible up to the end of the regular duration of studies set out in the respective programme regulations, plus two additional semesters. Scholarships are awarded based on both financial need and academic performance.

ETH Zurich is now accepting applications for its scholarship program aimed at international BSc and MSc students for the 2024/25 academic year. This program seeks to assist exceptional students in their academic journeys at ETH Zurich.

Required Documents

Parents’ definitive tax return from 2023, indicating taxable income, assets, and deductions.

Other scholarship decisions (country of origin, foundations) for 2024/25.

Loan decisions for 2024/25.

Completed and signed “Evidence of assets” form by parents.

Internship contract (if applicable).

Decree of orphan’s pension/old age pension/alimonies (if applicable).

Evidence of transport costs (if domicile is not in the City of Zurich).

All documents must be uploaded in PDF format, with translations into English or German accepted.

Required Documents

Parents’ definitive tax return from 2023, indicating taxable income, assets, and deductions.

Other scholarship decisions (country of origin, foundations) for 2024/25.

Loan decisions for 2024/25.

Completed and signed “Evidence of assets” form by parents.

Internship contract (if applicable).

Decree of orphan’s pension/old age pension/alimonies (if applicable).

Evidence of transport costs (if domicile is not in the City of Zurich).

Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowships 2023.

Benefits:

Open tomid-career reserch working on child and youth deveopment.

The funding amout provide dis 400,000 CHF and the funding is for three years.