Applications are welcome for the 2023 ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Programme in Zurich, Switzerland.
ETH4D supports research and learning that combines diverse knowledge and skills from engineering to the social sciences, from the natural sciences to the humanities, from scientists to citizens, and from research to practice.
ETH4D provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates from low- and lower-middle-income countries. The mentorship is a one-year appointment. The mentorship entails remote support of doctoral candidates in low- and lower-middle-income countries as well as a research stay of 1-3 months at ETH Zurich (see point 3).
The goals of the ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship programme are to:
- strengthen collaborations between ETH groups and universities or research institutes in low- and lower-middle-income countries
- support doctoral candidate at universities in low- and lower-middle-income countries with mentorship and technical knowhow and at the same time to provide research groups at ETH with additional perspectives and insight
- expand the academic network of the doctoral candidates to become successful researchers and leaders inside and outside of academia.
Benefits
The grant covers expenses up to a maximum of 15k CHF and includes the following:
- Economy roundtrip ticket to and from Switzerland for the research stay
- Visa fees
- Travel allowance to attend an academic conference
- Research material.
- Fees for health insurance
- Local transportation
- Accommodation
- Living allowance for the duration of the research stay at ETH Zurich
Eligibility
- Eligible are doctoral candidates who are registered at a university or research institute in a least- developed, low- and lower-middle-income country according to the DownloadOECD/DAC 2022 list
- Application for the ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship needs to be submitted by the ETH professorship hosting the doctoral candidate.
Application Process
The application documents for an ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship entail:
- CV of doctoral candidate including publications
- Budget
- Project description (see criteria document for points that need to be addressed)
- Motivation letter of the doctoral candidate
- Most recent university transcripts
- Two academic reference letters
- Doctoral project proposal (if available)
- Support letter of the hosting ETH professor, including any financial and in-kind contributions
To apply for the ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Programme, click here.
Deadline: April 30, 2023.
For more information on ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Programme, visit the official site.
