ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Programme for Developing countries
For the purpose of guiding Ph.D. candidates from low- and lower-middle-income nations, ETH4D offers funding and mentorship. The mentorship which is a one-year appointment consists of the following elements: One year of doctoral studies under the guidance of one ETH professor, senior scientist, or postdoc. Regular meetings every month and clearly stated project objectives, such as a presentation at a conference or a joint publication are recommended. Although it is not necessary, ETH mentors are free to participate in the mentee's doctorate committee. For 1-3 months throughout the mentoring period, participants get to do research at the mentor's lab at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Funding for conference attendance and/or supplies for research.
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Application Requirements
Doctoral candidates, who are registered at a university or research institute in the least-developed, low-and lower- and middle-income countries according to the DownloadOECD/DAC 2022 list (PDF, 204 KB) are 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.
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Required Documents
Budget (Downloadtemplate (XLSX, 12 KB)vertical_align_bottom)
Project description (see crtieria document for points that need to be addressed)
Motivation letter of the doctoral candidate (1 page)
Most recent university transcripts
CV of doctoral candidate (max. 2 pages) incl. 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)
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Funding Specifications
<p>a maximum of 15k CHF</p>
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Application Steps
Visit the official website page and click on 'Apply online now.'
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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 Zuric
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