ETH Zurich 2023 ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Program, Switzerland

ETH4D provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates from low- and lower-middle-income countries. The mentorship is a one-year appointment and comprises the following components:

• Mentorship from one ETH professor, senior scientist or postdoc over a period of one year of the mentee’s doctoral studies. We suggest monthly meetings and clearly defined goals of the project, e.g., presentation at a conference, joint publication. ETH mentors are free to serve on the doctoral committee of the ETH4D mentee, but this is not a requirement. 
• Research stay at the mentor’s research group (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) for 1-3 months during the mentorship period. 
• Financial support for attending a conference and/or research material

• Table of Content
• About ETH Zurich
• ETH Zurich ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Program
• Aim and Benefits of ETH Zurich ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Program
• Requirements for ETH Zurich ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for ETH Zurich ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Program
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About ETH Zurich

A brief overview of more than 150 years of ETH Zurich history   Established in 1855 as the Federal Polytechnic School, ETH Zurich has, from the outset, been a national centre for education with international appeal, attracting talent from all over the world. The successful combination of a cosmopolitan outlook with national roots made the young educational institution one of the driving forces behind industrialisation in Switzerland: it brought the necessary expertise into the country, trained technical specialists and helped set up groundbreaking national infrastructures. ... continue reading

ETH Zurich ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Program

Aim and Benefits of ETH Zurich ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Program

The grant covers expenses up to a maximum of 15k CHF and includes the following:

• Economy roundtrip ticket (max. 2 kCHF) to and from Switzerland for the research stay
• Visa fees
• Travel allowance to attend an academic conference
• Research material (e.g. lab equipment) (max 6 kCHF in total).
• Fees for health insurance
• Local transportation
• Accommodation
• Living allowance for the duration of the research stay at ETH Zurich  

Requirements for ETH Zurich ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Program Qualification

Eligible are doctoral candidates who are registered at a university or research institute in a least-? developed, low-? and lower-?middle-income country according to the DownloadOECD/DAC 2022 list (PDF, 204 KB)vertical_align_bottom. 

The application needs to be submitted by the ETH professorship hosting the doctoral candidate. Applications directly submitted by the doctoral candidate will NOT be considered.

Interview date, Process and Venue for ETH Zurich ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Program

There are four application deadlines per year: 30 April, 30 June, 31 October and 31 December.

Next application deadline is 30 April 2023

Documents Required for Application

• Budget (Downloadtemplate (XLSX, 12 KB)vertical_align_bottom)
• Project description (see criteria document for points that need to be addressed)
• Motivation letter of the doctoral candidate (1 page)
• Most recent university transcripts 
• CV of doctoral candidate (max. 2 pages) incl. publications
• Two academic reference letters
• Doctoral project proposal (if available)
• Support letter of the hosting 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 has to sign the support letter)

Please read the DownloadEligibility Criteria and Application Requirements (PDF, 184 KB)vertical_align_bottom before applying.

All application documents must be written in English submitted electronically in the form below.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

DownloadETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Programme Criteria document (PDF, 184 KB)vertical_align_bottom.

For more details visit: ETH Zurich website.