ETH Student Summer Research Fellowship 2025 (Fully Funded)

Get latest opportunities in your email

About ETH Student Summer Research Fellowship

Undergraduate and graduate international students can apply for this fellowship program to obtain their first research experience in their chosen field of study. The ETH Computer Science Department offers this fellowship program for two summer months and is open to students worldwide. ETH Computer Science Department is committed to improving diversity in computer science. 

• School: ETH Zurich

Benefits of ETH Student Summer Research Fellowship

Here are the benefits of applying for this opportunity:

Research experience
Fellows will pursue a research project that aligns with a chosen area of their interest as part of a research group in our department. This includes interacting and collaborating with group members.

Networking and socialising
A number of on-site socialising events will help fellows to get to know the other fellows. Students will visit interesting places and explore more of Switzerland.

Stipend
Fellows at ETH Zurich will receive a stipend of CHF 4,000 to cover housing and living expenses. Travel and visa expenses will be covered as well. Students can claim the travel costs against receipts at the beginning of the programme.

Accommodation
Accommodation will be organised during the research stay, once a candidate is accepted into the programme. Fellows will stay in a student house with single rooms, shared bathrooms and kitchen.

Switzerland
Fellows have the opportunity to explore the vibrant culture of Zurich in the summer as well as the beautiful mountainous landscape of Switzerland in their free time.

ETH Student Summer Research Fellowship Requirements

You are eligible for the ETH Student Summer Research Fellowship programme if you satisfy the following conditions:

• You are enrolled in a study programme (bachelor or master) in computer science or a closely related field (e.g., electrical engineering, mathematics, physics)
• Your expected graduation date in your current study programme (bachelor or master) is in the year following the fellowship or later
• You will have completed two years of study by start of the programme (master students naturally satisfy this condition)
• The duration of the fellowship is the full two months of July and August, during which time you must be present

Language requirements:
The programme is conducted exclusively in English. Although formal evidence of language proficiency is not required, the fellowship requires a good working knowledge of English and it may be assessed at an interview.

Admission process:
Your application will be evaluated on the basis of the documents provided. The last step of the application process may include an interview conducted with the shortlisted candidates.

Application Date and Process

Preparing your application

• Please begin by exploring the faculty members in the participating hosting labsand their research topics.
• You will be asked in your application to indicate one or two preferred research areas. This will help the programme to coordinate optimal lab placements. 
• You should have some background knowledge through courses or projects for the research areas you pick. Don’t pick an area with the idea of learning about it from scratch.

Remark: Please do not contact faculty members directly.

How to apply

Click on the link to the application website to apply:

You will be asked to fill in personal data and upload several documents:

• Your CV in English. Please use the external page Europass format.
• Official academic transcript from your home university. We do not accept self-made transcripts, screenshots of self-service portals/transcripts/certificates, translated transcript etc.. Use the grading system that your university provides - the grading system on the GPA scale that you have been graded on.
• If the GPA of your first master's programme semester is not yet available when applying, please indicate your final bachelor's degree GPA.
• Letter of motivation/personal statement (max 1 page) in English. Describe in your own words why you have chosen your proposed scientific area of research. Explain what you hope to accomplish by coming to ETH and how it will support your academic or professional goals and prepare you for a career in research. A good personal statement can be written in half a page and you should aim not to write more than a full A4 page. Lay it out carefully to make it easy to read.
• Do not upload password-protected PDFs.
• Do not apply in the last minutes.
• Look carefully for your university name in the dropdown menu; the vast majority are contained in it.
• Do not use all caps or put more than your name into the name field.
• The only format we support is PDF.

Only complete applications with all the required documents submitted through the external page application tool SiROP can be considered for admission. For more information, see FAQs.

Application Deadline

16 December, 2024

Scholarship Application Portal

View details of ETH Student Summer Research Fellowship

Apply for ETH Student Summer Research Fellowship