Special Call: Social Impact Pioneer Fellowship in fall 2023
The new Social Impact Pioneer Fellowship will support ETH students and researchers in developing their research-based technologies into viable products and services with a social impact that benefit people in low- and middle-income countries.
SPECIAL CALL for ONE SOCIAL IMPACT PIONEER FELLOWSHIP in FALL 2023
The Pioneer Fellowship Social Impact Acceleration Programme of ETH Zurich empowers entrepreneurial ETH students and researchers in developing their research-based technologies into viable products and services with a social impact to successfully launch a scalable ETH Spin-off company. The Social Impact Pioneer Fellowship is awarded to projects that serve people living with less than 10 USD per day in low- and middle-income countries. All countries on the OECD DAC List 2023 are eligible (see DownloadOECD DAC-LIST 2023 (PDF, 204 KB)).
You will receive up to CHF 150’000 for 18 months (12 months for a team of 2 Fellows). In addition, you will get coaching, entrepreneurial training, support by your host Professor, access to ETH infrastructure and the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Eligibility:
The fellowship is awarded to candidates who fulfill the following criteria:
- A team of 1-2 entrepreneurial individuals who want to commercialise results of their own research (Masters or Doctoral thesis or postdoctoral research) at ETH;
- A project where a company has not yet been incorporated;
- The project and team are fully supported by a host professor at ETH;
- A promising business case serving people living with less than 10 Dollars per day in countries that are recipients of official development assistance (see OECD DAC-LIST 2023)
Application Window:
15 July - 1 September 2023
More information on the Social Impact Pioneer Fellowship and Application Form.