ETH Zurich Latsis Symposium

The symposium may last 1 to 3 days and is supported with CHF 40,000.

Only symposia can be supported whose topic is researched at ETH Zurich and is of interest to the general public.

Submission deadline is 1 March at 17:00 Swiss local time each year.

If a submission deadline falls on a weekend, it will be postponed to the following Monday, 17:00 Swiss local time.

Notification of decisions will normally be sent to the applicant within four months of the submission deadline.

Proposals can be submitted by professors of ETH Zurich. They must be written in English, be at least three pages long, and cover the following aspects:

• motivation to organize the symposium
• detailed description of the main goal, contents, and scope of the symposium, including an explanation why the symposium is relevant and topical for ETH Zurich, the research community, and the general public
• draft of programme and organisation
  
• list of potential speakers
• preliminary budget
  

Applications must be submitted electronically in pdf format using the ETH Zurich grant application system (eResearch). The ETH Zurich Research Commission is responsible for the evaluation of applications.

The steps required to submit an application in the web-based ETH Zurich grant application system eResearch are outlined below.  

Please note that you can interrupt the processing of the application at any time and resume the work at a later date, provided you do so before the submission deadline. You can find instructions on how to do this at the bottom of the page.

Submitting a nomination:  

1. Prepare the requested document in pdf format.
2. Please register on eResearch with your ETH email address (username(at)ethz.ch) and set a password to create an account. This step only needs to be done when using eResearch for the first time. Having registered once, you can log in with your eResearch login details.
3. Click on “My Applications” in the navigation bar on the left to start a new application. (Alternatively, you can open a new application in the section “New Grant Application” on the homepage). 
   
4. Then click on “New Application”. You will be directed to a page where all open calls are available for selection. Select the funding instrument and click on “Apply”. You will now be in the edit mode of the newly opened application form. Please note the reference number of the application in the upper left corner.
5. Fill in all mandatory fields and upload the required attachment (marked with a red dot) by navigating from page to page using the “Next” and “Previous” buttons. Be sure you save the information you entered by clicking “Save”. As soon as all mandatory fields of a page are filled in, the icon in the sidebar on the left will turn green.
6. Once you have completed the application form, click on “Validation Summary" on the left. The “Validation Summary” page will then list all mandatory fields that have not yet been filled in.
   
7. Fill in the missing fields and validate again. After successful validation, exit the edit mode by clicking “Save And Close”. 
8. Submit the application form by clicking the “Submit” button at the bottom right of the application summary page. Please scroll down if you cannot see the button. Changes are no longer possible after the application has been submitted. If you have submitted an application in error, please contact eresearch-support@ethz.ch.
   
9. Create a PDF file of your application for your personal records. To do this, click on “View/print” in the “PDF the application” box on the right side of the same page.
   

To interrupt the processing of the application, you must:

1. Exit the edit mode of the application by clicking “Save And Close” and then log out on the left side of the page.
   
2. To continue working on an existing application, log in to the platform with your eResearch login details, go to “My Applications” on the left side of the page, and then select the respective application by clicking on the title or on the “View details” icon on the right.
   
3. Click “Edit” on the right side of the application summary page to enter the edit mode. Now proceed to edit your application.