Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) offers
a limited number of fellowships at the Master's level to students with
outstanding academic records. Some of the fellowships are financed by EPFL
directly and others through partnerships with foundations or
companies.
Eligibility
Anyone applying to an EPFL Master's Program is eligible. The selection of candidates and the granting of the fellowships is done based solely on the evaluation of the academic records of the candidates.
Anyone applying to an EPFL Master's Program is eligible. The selection of candidates and the granting of the fellowships is done based solely on the evaluation of the academic records of the candidates.
What does the fellowship include?
EXTERNAL applications
Fellowships for those candidates include:
- CHF
16'000 per academic year (split into monthly payments), meaning:
CHF 32'000 for a 2-years Master's(120 credits)
CHF 24'000 for a 1 1/2 year Master's (90 credits)
- reservation
of a room in students accommodation
(Note that accommodation, tuition fees, visa fees, etc. must be paid by the fellowship's holder.)
Cumulating this fellowship with other substantial scholarships isn’t possible. Candidates are required to declare all the scholarships they will receive during their master’s and cases will be evaluated one by one.
INTERNAL applications (EPFL bachelor's
degree)
Fellowships for those candidates include:
- CHF
10'000 (split into 2 payments)
- A
certificate of excellence for the results obtained during their Bachelor's
(Note that accommodation,
tuition fees, etc. must be paid by the fellowship's holder.)
Application procedure
EXTERNAL applications
Applications are reviewed twice a year, in
February and May, following Master’s programs admission committees.
Application
The application is done via the same online form
than your application to a Master's program. It is however necessary to tick a
box indicating that your profile should also be considered for an excellence
fellowship.
INTERNAL applications (EPFL Bachelor's
degree)
Internal applications are reviewed once a year, in
May, following the second Master's programs admission committee.
Application
Candidates should deliver their printed
application to their section by April 30.
The application should contain:
- a
CV
- a
motivation letter
- a
transcript of all grades obtained at EPFL
If the application is supported by the section,
its director will join a recommendation letter to the file transmitted to the
SAE.
If you are planning to switch to another
section:
You still need a
recommendation letter from the director of your section of origin but you must
contact the deputy of your future section to introduce yourself. It is the
deputy of your future section that will propose your application to the
Excellence Fellowships Committee.
Selection
A first screening is done by sections. The
attribution of the fellowships is then done by the Excellence Fellowships
Committee, presided by Prof. Vandergheynst, Vice-Provost for Education.
To ensure that all fellowships are distributed in
case of withdrawals, multiple candidates can be selected and placed on a
waiting list. The fellowship is then offered to the main candidate who will be
given a deadline (2-4 weeks) for confirming the acceptance of her/his admission
and fellowship. In case of withdrawal or absence of response, the fellowship is
offered to the first candidate on the waiting list who then get a deadline (1-2
weeks) for confirming the acceptance of her/his admission and fellowship.
