Brief description: 

ETH Zurich supports excellent students wishing to pursue a Master’s degree at ETH with two scholarship programmes: the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) and the ETH-D Scholarship.

Host Institution(s):

ETH Zurich in Switzerland

Field(s) of study:

Eligible Masters Degree Programme offered by the University

Number of Scholarships:

The number of annual scholarships depends on the availability of funds.

Target group:

National and International Students

Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:

The Excellence Scholarship consists of a grant covering living and study expenses (CHF 12’000 per semester) as well as a tuition fee waiver.

The ETH-D Scholarship consists of a partial stipend for living and study expenses (CHF 7’500 per semester) as well as a tuition fee waiver. The department will additionally provide a scholarship of CHF 3’000 per semester or offer an assistantship (with a payment of CHF 500 – 600 per month).

Both the Excellence and the ETH-D scholarships start with the Master’s degree programme and is awarded for the regular duration of the Master’s programme (three or four semesters). This also applies for the tuition fee waiver.

Eligibility:

The scholarship programmes are open to excellent students both from the ETH and from other universities (national and international) wishing to pursue their Master’s degree at ETH Zurich.

You must have very good result in their Bachelor’s (top 10% of Bachelor’s programme = grade A). You also need to make sure to be reachable under the telephone number specified in your CV as the selection process might include a phone/VC interview in February.

Application instructions:

To be considered for the scholarship, you must apply for a Master’s degree programme at ETH Zurich. The scholarship application form and supporting documents must be submitted online before 15 December 2020.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the online application system and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: https://www.ethz.ch/students/en/studies/financial/scholarships/excellencescholarship.html