Application Deadline: April 30, 2024
Applications are now open for the Engineering for Development (E4D) Doctoral Scholarship Programme.
The goal of the Engineering for Development (E4D) Programme is to promote research and education for people in low-income countries. The E4D Programme is generously funded through the external pageSawiris Foundation for Social Developmentcall_made and the external pageSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.call_made
The grant sum is 200’000 CHF to cover the salary costs of the doctoral students for three years. ETH professors cover the 4th year of the doctoral studies as well as costs related to the research itself.
Eligibility Requirements
The candidate
- The general entrance requirements for doctoral studies at the ETH Zurich1 and the respective department must be fulfilled.
- Experience in the selected research area is required.
- Candidates must be citizens of low- and lower-middle-income countries according to the OECD DAC-2024-25 list classification
Application Procedure:
The application procedure consists of two steps.
First step
The candidate submits the Concept Note Application Form 2024 to the E4D programme office by e-mail to [email protected]. Only concept notes fulfilling all indicated requirements will be taken into consideration and will be evaluated by the ETH4D Committee for Exchanges with regard to their suitability for the second step. The deadline for submitting concept notes is 30 April 2024.
Second step
Candidates whose concept note is accepted by the E4D committee elaborate a full proposal together with the professor who agreed to supervise the project. If the candidate and the professor do not know each other, they must set up a meeting to discuss the full proposal elaboration. This meeting can be a face-to-face meeting or an online meeting.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Engineering for Development (E4D) Doctoral Scholarship Programme
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