ETH4D Visiting Student Grants
About the Fellowship
The ETH4D Student Project Fellowship provides ETH professors funding to invite a student from a low- or middle-income country to ETH Zurich for a research stay of 3-6 months. Visiting students have the opportunity to learn new methodologies, build their networks, and develop their research projects in a new academic setting.
Please consult the Download Eligibility and Criteria document (PDF, 205 KB) for further eligibility criteria and important details about the application process.
For students: for more information about finding a supervisor, see this page.
The next application deadline is 30 March 2025.
Please consult the Download Eligiblity and Criteria document (PDF, 205 KB) for further information before applying.
The grant covers the following expenses up to a maximum of 16.5 kCHF:
- Living allowance for the duration of the research stay: 2.2 kCHF per month
- Economy roundtrip ticket to and from Switzerland (max. 2 kCHF)
- Visa fees
The hosting professorship is responsible for the administration and reporting of the finances. The awarded grant will be transferred to the account of the ETH professor after the stay.
Eligible to invite a visiting student are ETH professors.
Professors can invite a Masters student who is registered at a university or research institute in a country listed in the external page OECD/DAC list. Preference will be given to students from least developed, low- and lower-middle income countries. The invited student must be registered as a Masters (MA/MSc) student in their home institution at the time of application and for the duration of the fellowship.
For students from external page certain countries, a security screening may be required prior to arrival. ETH4D is not involved in this process.
Applications must be submitted at least six months prior to intended project start date. Required documents for online application to ETH4D Student Project Fellowship:
- Project description and objectives to be achieved during the research stay (max 750 words). Project description should include:
- Background and research questions
- Main activities during the research stay
- Expected outcomes and deliverables
- Main anticipated learnings during the stay
- Timeframe and work plan in the form of a Gantt chart
- Motivation letter of the student (max. 1 page)
- CV of the student (max. 2 pages), including publication list
- One academic reference letter
- Most recent transcripts of the student
- Support letter of the hosting ETH Zurich professor, including statement of any financial and in-kind contributions
After acceptance into the Student Project Fellowship, students must submit an application to the ETH Project Mobility Office.