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 of  Visiting Student Grant

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 account of the ETH professor. The professor is responsible for the administration and reporting of the finances.

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Eligibility for Visiting Student Grant

• 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.

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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). 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 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.

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