Description

The goal of the Engineering for Development (E4D) Programme is to promote research and education for the benefit of underprivileged people in low-​income countries.

The E4D Programme is generously funded through the Sawiris Foundation for Social Developmentcall_made and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.call_made The current programme phase runs from 2019 to 2023.

Degree Level

Fully-funded E4D Doctoral Scholarships, Switzerland 2022-23 is available to undertake Research level programs at ETH Zurich.

Available Subjects

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.

• Engineering

Benefits

The grant sum is 175'000 CHF to cover the salary costs of the doctoral students for three years.

Eligible Nationalities

All Nationalities

Eligibility Criteria

• Existing contact with an ETH professor in the field of your study is highly recommended
• High English proficiency level is necessary (the following certificates are accepted)
  
• Maximum age: 40 years 
• Excellent MSc or MA degree with high academic performance is necessary
• ONLY contact an ETH professor with a concrete project idea

Please read the Eligibility Criteria and Application Requirements (PDF, 180 KB)vertical_align_bottom document.

Application Procedure

Application Documents for an E4D Doctoral scholarship concept note comprise:

• Project description (using this template (DOCX, 14 KB)vertical_align_bottom)
• CV of the candidate 
• Excellent MSc or MA degree from a recognised university and grade transcripts
• Support letter of the supervising professor at ETH Zurich, clearly stating the financial contribution to the project
• 2 reference letters from your field of research
• Own publications or documentation of relevant activities relating to the project
• Bibliography
• Names and contacts of 5 independent external reviewers  

Please enter your information and upload all documents in the electronic form below.