UM6P/EPFL EXAF 2021-2022 100 PhDs for Africa Scholarship Programme

Applications are welcomed from qualified Africans for the UM6P/EPFL EXAF 100 PhDs for the 2021/22 academic session. The UM6P/EPFL EXAF 100 PhDs programme is one of the pillars of the Excellence in Africa Initiative designed to fund science and engineering graduates intending to complete a PhD at an African institution.

The programme awards funding of a maximum of 80’000 Swiss francs in total for a period of at most 54 months. The candidates will be jointly supervised by a professor in an African home institution and by an EPFL professor. Qualified Africans are encouraged to apply for the PhD scholarship opportunity.

• Table of Content
• About Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
• UM6P/EPFL EXAF 100 PhDs for Africa Scholarship Programme
• Aim and Benefits of UM6P/EPFL EXAF 100 PhDs for Africa Scholarship Programme
• Requirements for UM6P/EPFL EXAF 100 PhDs for Africa Scholarship Programme Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

EPFL is Europe’s most cosmopolitan technical university. It welcomes students, professors and collaborators of more than 120 nationalities. EPFL has both a Swiss and international vocation and focuses on three missions: teaching, research and innovation. EPFL collaborates with an important network of partners, including other universities and colleges, secondary schools and gymnasiums, industry and the economy, political circles and the general public, with the aim of having a real impact on society. ... continue reading

UM6P/EPFL EXAF 100 PhDs for Africa Scholarship Programme

Aim and Benefits of UM6P/EPFL EXAF 100 PhDs for Africa Scholarship Programme

• Awards funding of a maximum of 80’000 Swiss francs
• Provision of living allowance
• Covers tuition fees as applicable
• Consumables and direct costs for the use of infrastructure at the home institution or at EPFL
• Open science costs: costs for data storage and for granting access to data (open research data) and open access publication costs

Requirements for UM6P/EPFL EXAF 100 PhDs for Africa Scholarship Programme Qualification

To be eligible for the UM6P/EPFL EXAF 100 PhDs for Africa:

• Applicants must be a national of an African country
• Applicants must hold a Master’s degree awarded after the 1st of January 2018 or to be enrolled in the final year of the master study
• Must have an outstanding academic track record
• Applicants must be enrolled in an African academic institution when the fellowship will start, and to reside in an African country for the duration of the PhD
• Applicants must have the endorsement of a professor of an African institution willing to supervise the doctoral thesis for its full duration.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit EPFL website.