Applications Invited for ETH4D Visiting Student Grant

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About the Organization

Despite unprecedented progress in poverty reduction over the last 25 years, around 800 million people still live on less than two dollars per day, without adequate access to food, drinking water, electricity, mobility, and other basic services.

At the same time, many countries struggling with extreme poverty are currently among the most dynamic economies in the world, creating new opportunities to use innovative approaches to address social and environmental challenges.

The rapid expansion of mobile phone technology and solar energy have had tremendous impacts on development over the past ten years. Now technologies such as digitization, 3D-printing, block chain, remote sensing, and robotics might offer the same promise.

About the Grant

The ETH4D Visiting Student Grant provides ETH professors funding to invite a student from a low- or middle-income country to ETH Zurich for a research stay of 3-6 months. The invited student must be registered as a Masters (MA/MSc) student in their home institution. Visiting students have the opportunity to learn new methodologies, build their networks, and develop their research projects in a new academic setting.

Finances and Budget

The grant covers the following expenses up to a maximum of 16.5 kCHF:

• Living allowance for the duration of the research stay: 2.3 kCHF per month
• Economy roundtrip ticket to and from Switzerland (max. 2 kCHF)
• Visa fees

The awarded grant will be transferred to the account of the ETH professor. The professor is responsible for the administration and reporting of the finances.

Eligibility

ETH professors are invited to apply to host students who meet the following requirements:

• Matriculated Master (MSc, MA) students who are from a country listed in the OECD/DAC list 2024.1 Preference will be given to students from, and whose home institution is located in, least developed, low- and low-middle income countries.
• The student’s research project at ETH counts towards a degree at their home university, such as the Master Diploma thesis or a research/term project.
• The research stay is full-time and with on-site presence at ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

How to Apply

The next application deadline is 15 October.

Apply online now

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