Applications are open for the ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants 2025. ETH for Development (ETH4D) provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates from low- and lower-middle-income countries. Apply now!
About ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants
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Opportunity Details
The mentorship is a one-year appointment and comprises the following components:
- Mentorship from one ETH professor, senior scientist or postdoc over a period of one year of the mentee’s doctoral studies. We suggest monthly meetings and clearly defined goals of the project, e.g., presentation at a conference, joint publication. ETH mentors are free to serve on the doctoral committee of the ETH4D mentee, but this is not a requirement.
- Research stay at the mentor’s research group (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) for 1-3 months during the mentorship period.
- Financial support for attending a conference and/or research material
Benefits of ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants
Grant
The grant covers expenses up to a maximum of 15 kCHF and includes the following:
- Economy roundtrip ticket (max. 2 kCHF) to and from Switzerland for the research stay
- Visa fees
- Travel allowance to attend an academic conference
- Research material (e.g. lab equipment) (max 6 kCHF in total).
- Fees for health insurance
- Local transportation
- Accommodation
- Living allowance for the duration of the research stay at ETH Zurich
ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants Requirements
Eligible are doctoral candidates who are registered at a university or research institute in a low- and middle-income country according to the OECD/DAC list. Priority is given to applications from least-developed, lower-income, and lower-middle income countries.
The application needs to be submitted by the ETH professorship hosting the doctoral candidate. Applications directly submitted by the doctoral candidate will NOT be considered.
For students from certain countries, a security screening may be required prior to arrival. ETH4D is not involved in this process.
Application Date and Process
All application documents must be written in English submitted via the online application form.
Application Documents
- Budget (template budget)
- A single PDF contianing the following
- Project description (see criteria document for points that need to be addressed)
- Work plan for the stay in Zurich in the form of a Gantt chart
- Motivation letter of the doctoral candidate (1 page)
- Most recent university transcripts
- CV of doctoral candidate (max. 2 pages) incl. publications
- One academic reference letter
- Support letter of the hosting ETH professor, including any financial and in-kind contributions
- Doctoral project proposal (if available)
Please read the Eligibility Criteria and Application Requirements before applying.
For more information about finding a supervisor, see this page.
Application Deadline
30 March, 2025
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