ETH4D provides grants to mentor doctoral students from low- and lower-middle-income countries. Mentoring is a one-year appointment and comprises the following components:
- Mentoring by an ETH professor, senior scientist or postdoctoral fellow during a one-year period of the mentee's doctoral studies. We suggest monthly meetings and clearly defined project goals, e.g. presentation at a conference, joint publication. ETH mentors are free to serve on the doctoral committee of the ETH4D mentorship, but this is not a requirement.
- The research remains in the mentor's research group (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) for 1-3 months during the mentoring period.
- Financial support to attend a conference and/or material
research
More information can be found at ETH4D Doctoral Mentoring Programme Criteria Document
Expenses covered:
The grant covers expenses up to a maximum of CHF 15k and includes the following:
- Economy class return ticket (max. 2 kCHF) to and from Switzerland for the research stay
- Visa fees
- Travel allowance to attend an academic conference
- Research material (e.g. laboratory equipment) (maximum 6 kCHF in total).
- Health insurance fees
- Local transport
- Accommodation
- Living allowance during research stay at ETH Zurich
Eligibility
Eligible doctoral students are those who are registered at a university or research institute in a less developed, low or lower-middle income country, depending on the country. OECD/DAC list 2022 - 2023
Application documents
Budget (model budget (XLSX, 12 KB)vertical_align_bottom) Project description (see criteria document for points that need to be addressed) Doctoral candidate's motivation letter (1 page) Doctoral candidate's most recent university transcripts CV (max. 2 pages) including publications Two academic reference letters Doctoral project proposal (if available) Letter of support from ETH host professor, including any financial and in-kind contributions (in case the mentor is a senior scientist or postdoc, both the mentor and your professor must sign the letter of support)
Apply here.
