3) Online application process

Before you read on: Have you prepared the necessary documents? If you are unsure, take a look at the list (step 2).

Begin your application process.

Click here.

Enter the required information and submit the form.

As your email address, it is preferable to give your student email address from the home university and / or to set the domain ethz.ch on your whitelist so that you are sure to receive ETH emails.

After submitting your form, you will receive an email with details on how to complete setting up your user account.

Should you have been at ETH Zurich as a mobility student before, make sure you enter your personal details exactly the same way you did last time (double-check if necessary), so the system recognizes you and adds the new application to your existing user account. Otherwise, we have to delete your application and you have to start over.

Should you either have forgotten your password to Mobility-Online or should your account no longer be active, .

After setting it up, you will receive a further email with details of how to log in to Mobility-Online to complete your application.

Always access Mobility-Online by entering your details in the upper half of the login page (even after you begin your stay at ETH).

Logging in will call up your workflow with all pending steps. Complete these steps by clicking on the link to the corresponding step on the right. The compulsory steps must be completed in the designated order.

Add an emergency contact and an administrative contact at your home university. Click on the "edit" button to make changes.

Add project details such as type of project, supervising professor at ETH, workload etc.

Regarding the workload of your project: There are special project course units for mobility students for 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 60 ECTS credits in our Course Catalogue. One month of full-time project work corresponds to 5 credits. If necessary, you can also combine different course units. If you are unsure about the correct amount of credits, discuss the scope (i.e. workload) of the project with your supervisor. To search the project course units in the Course Catalogue, enter the desired project scope / credits under "course unit", e.g. "30 Credit Project". Once you have figured out the correct workload for your project, enter the number of ECTS in the field "Planned workload of the project in ECTS".

Courses

If you want to and are allowed to take courses, you do not need to add them yet. You will register for them at a later point (after your arrival in Zurich). For more on this:

Upload the documents according to the respective step in the application procedure. Only PDF are accepted, no images (exception: photo for student card). Ensure that the resolution is good and that the scans are of high quality.

You can only submit the application once you have completed all the required steps. After entering all of your information and uploading the documents, finish the application by confirming that it is complete and submit it.
You will receive an automatic confirmation by email.
You must submit your application two months before your planned starting date (three months is recommended if you require a visa).

It normally takes a few weeks for your application to be processed. If your application is accepted, you will receive an email stating that ETH has officially admitted you for your mobility period and providing further information.

Next step

4) Preparing your stay (before arrival)

Questions?

Consult the FAQ first and – if you cannot find the information – use the contact form for project mobility students.