ETH Zurich – Engineering for Development (E4D) Continuing Education Scholarship Programme 2019

Eligibility criteria of the candidate

• Candidate must hold a completed and recognised Master’s degree from a university
• Proof of professional working experience of at least 2 years.
• Minimal English standard is TOEFL level C1.
• Candidate must come from a country classified as Low Income or Lower Middle Income Country according to the DAC-list of the OECD.
• The candidate must have been admitted to an ETH MAS, DAS or CAS programme based on his/her academic and professional qualifications. Applications for the E4D scholarship scheme and the continuing education programme can be submitted in parallel.

Financial Support

The following expenses will be covered by the scholarship:

• Economy roundtrip ticket (max. 2’000 CHF)
• Visa fees
• Living allowance for the duration of the programme (2’000 CHF per month if the programme is longer than 3 weeks. 800 CHF per week if the programme duration is up to 3 weeks)
• ETH general tuition fee waiver (660 CHF per semester)

The following expenses will NOT be covered by the scholarship:
The programme fees of the MAS/CAS/DAS are not covered by the E4D Continuing Education Scholarship.

The registration fee for applications of 150 CHF cannot be covered, but will be reimbursed to candidates from low income countries in case an application is unsuccessful.