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Applications for the ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Programme in Switzerland for the 2023/24 academic session are currently open.
ETH4D provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates from low- and lower-middle-income countries. 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. It suggests 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
Worth of Award
The grant covers expenses up to a maximum of 15,000 CHF and includes the following:
- Economy round trip 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
Eligibility
- Doctoral candidates who are registered at a university or research institute in a least- developed, low- and lower-middle-income country are considered eligible.
- 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
How to Apply
Your application should include the following:
- Budget
- Project description
- Motivation letter (1 page)
- Most recent university transcripts
- CV of doctoral candidate (max. 2 pages) including publications
- Two academic reference letters
- Doctoral project proposal (if available)
- Support letter of the hosting ETH professor, including any financial and in-kind contributions (in case the mentor is a senior scientist or postdoc, both, the mentor and their professor has to sign the support letter)
Deadline: The next application deadline for the ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Programme is April 30, 2023.