Solidarity Fund for Foreign Students

The Solidary Fund supports foreign students in their Bachelor and Master studies (permit B status).

Eligibility

• regularly enroled first study as Bachelor or Master student at ETH Zurich;
International Masterstudents with a non-swiss Bachelor or ETH degree are not eligible.
• Bachelor: succesfully passed the first year examination
• minimum of 20 ECTS in 1 semester or 40 ECTS in the last two semester

From the third semester onwards, the Basic Examination must be passed.

Documents required:
First application: CV and motivation letter, explaining the difficult financial situation
All applications: Same documents as for ETH application plus copy of permit B and report of the last semester.
The system eSTIP will guide you through and ask for the documents to be uploaded.

Application window for spring 2025: Jan 1-15, 2025

Apply here:  eSTIP

More information of the foundation: external page Solidarity Fund

Important documents for the application can be read / downloaded here:
Download Information scholarships Solidary Fund (PDF, 169 KB)
Download Evidence of assets parents (PDF, 153 KB)
Download Income after pension (PDF, 175 KB)
Download Parents financial support (PDF, 175 KB)