ETH Zurich 2025 Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme

ETH Zurich supports excellent Master's students with the following scholarship programme:

The Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) supports students with a scholarship, mentorship and a network of the ETH Foundation. The scholarship covers the full study and living costs during the Master’s degree course.

• Table of Content
• About Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich)
• Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme
• Aim and Benefits of Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme
• Requirements for Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme

Aim and Benefits of Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme

The Excellence Scholarship/ESOP consists of a scholarship covering living and study expenses (CHF 12'000 per semester) as well as a tuition fee waiver.
ESOP is awarded for the regular duration of the Master’s programme (three or four semesters). This also applies for the tuition fee waiver.
Only ETH Bachelor students may start the ESOP with a leave of absence.

Requirements for Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme Qualification

1. Very good result in Bachelor’s degree programme (top 10% of Bachelor’s degree programme = grade A)
2. Please make sure to be reachable under the telephone number specified in your CV as the selection process might include a phone/VC interview in February

Application Deadline

How to Apply

ESOP applications are supplied via eApply (online Master application).
This also applies for ETH Bachelor students for a consecutive Master programme.

For more details, visit ETH Zurich Scholarship webpage