ETH Zurich supports excellent students wishing to pursue a
Master’s degree at ETH with two scholarship programmes:
Under the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme
(ESOP) students receive a special scholarship for the duration of their
programme as well as specific supervision. The scholarship covers the full
study and living costs during their Master’s degree course.
Under the Master Scholarship Programme (MSP) students
receive a partial stipend during their Master’s degree course and the offer of
an assistantship.
Who can apply?
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. The prerequisite is a
very good result in their Bachelor’s. Students must belong to the best 10
percent of their Bachelor’s programme.
The application consists of
- an
application form (the same for both programmes)
- a
letter of motivation
- a
pre-proposal for your Master's
- letters
of recommendation from two professors
All information provided in the application must be complete
and correct. The pre-proposal for the Master's thesis must be developed by the
applicant him/herself and use established scientific citation practice.
Plagiarism, negligent or intentional misinformation will
lead to exclusion from the admission process or - if discovered later - to the
revocation of the admission and of any scholarship.
If you are applying for more than one Master’s programme,
please submit a separate application form for each degree programme.
Students who have already been admitted to a Master’s
programme can no longer apply for the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity
Programme or a Master Scholarship Programme.
Scholarship amount and duration
The Excellence Scholarship consists of a grant covering
living and study expenses (CHF 1,750 per month) as well as a tuition fee
waiver. The scholarship begins when the student commences his or her Master’s
degree and is awarded for the regular duration of the Master’s programme (three
or four semesters). It is awarded independently of the scholarship holder’s
financial situation.
The Master Scholarship Programme consists of a partial
stipend for living and study expenses (CHF 850 per month during the first
semester and CHF 600 per month from the second semester onwards) as well as a
tuition fee waiver. After the first semester there is the possibility of taking
on an assistantship (with a payment of CHF 600 per month).
The scholarship begins when the student commences his or her
Master’s degree and is awarded for the regular duration of the Master’s
programme (three or four semesters). It is awarded independently of the
scholarship holder’s financial situation. The Master Scholarship Programme
requires a financial contribution from the scholarship holder.
Application deadline for the Excellence Scholarship for
Master programmes starting in 2014 is 15 December 2013
