ETH4D Student Project Fellowship

Goal

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.

Eligibility and Partner Countries

Eligible to invite a visiting student are ETH professors.

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

Please consult the Download Eligibility and Criteria document (PDF, 205 KB) for further eligibility criteria and important details about the application process.

For students: for more information about finding a supervisor, see this page. 

Finances and Budget

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

• Living allowance for the duration of the research stay: 2.2 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.