ETH for Development (ETH4D) Visiting Student Grant 2024 for Students from LMICs

Deadline: October 15, 2024

Applications are open for the ETH for Development (ETH4D) Visiting Student Grant 2024 for Students from LMICs. Exchanging ideas and knowledge globally is key to producing world-class research and education. This fellowship aims to remove financial barriers for students from low and middle-income countries to visit ETH Zurich.

The ETH4D Visiting Student Grant provides ETH professors funding to invite a student from a low- or middle-income country to ETH Zurich for a research stay of 3-6 months. The invited student must be registered as a Masters (MA/MSc) student in their home institution. Visiting students have the opportunity to learn new methodologies, build their networks, and develop their research projects in a new academic setting.

Funding

The grant covers the following expenses up to a maximum of 16.5 kCHF:

Living allowance for the duration of the research stay: 2.3 kCHF per month
Economy roundtrip ticket to and from Switzerland (max. 2 kCHF)
Visa fees

The awarded grant will be transferred to the ETH professor’s account. The professor is responsible for the administration and reporting of the finances.

Eligibility

Eligible to invite a visiting student are ETH professors.
Professors can invite a doctoral student who is registered at a university or research institute in a country listed in the OECD/DAC list.
Preference will be given to students from least developed, low- and lower-middle-income countries.

Application

The application for the ETH4D Student Project Fellowship comprises two steps:

Application of the host professor to ETH4D for the fellowship using the electronic application form. The following documents are needed:
- Project description and objectives to be achieved during the research stay including a (max 750 words). The project description should include:
  - Background and research questions
  - Main activities during the research stay
  - Expected outcomes and deliverables
  - Main anticipated learnings during the stay
- Timeframe and work plan in the form of a Gantt chart
- Motivation letter of the student (max. 1 page)
- CV of the student (max. 2 pages), including publication list and two references
- Most recent transcripts of the student
- Support letter of the hosting ETH Zurich professor, including a statement of any financial and in-kind contributions
Project mobility application of the student through the ETH Zurich’s Student Exchange Office to gain admission and status as a Project Mobility Student.