Engineering for Development (ETH4D) Doctoral Mentorship Programme 2025 (Fully Funded to ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

Applications are now open for the 2025 Engineering for Development (ETH4D) Doctoral Mentorship Programme. ETH4D provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates from low- and lower-middle-income countries.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Eligible are doctoral candidates who are registered at a university or research institute in a low- and middle-income country according to the external pageOECD/DAC list. Priority is given to applications from least-developed, lower-income, and lower-middle income countries.
• 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.

The mentorship is a one-year appointment and comprises the following components:

• Financial support for attending a conference and/or research material
• Mentorship from one ETH professor, senior scientist or postdoc over a period of one year of the mentee’s doctoral studies. ETH4D suggest monthly meetings and clearly defined goals of the project, e.g., presentation at a conference, joint publication. ETH mentors are free to serve on the doctoral committee of the ETH4D mentee, but this is not a requirement. 
• Research stay at the mentor’s research group (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) for 1-3 months during the mentorship period. 

Application Document

• Budget (Downloadtemplate budget (XLSX, 15 KB))
• A single PDF contianing the following
  • Project description (see criteria 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
  • Work plan for the stay in Zurich in the form of a Gantt chart

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Engineering for Development (ETH4D) Doctoral Mentorship Programme.

Deadline:  15 October 2024