ETH4D DOCTORAL MENTORSHIP GRANTS

Application Deadline: 31 October, 2023

LOCATION:  Zürich

ETH4D provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates from low- and lower-middle-income countries. The mentorship is a one-year appointment program.

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible are doctoral candidates who are registered at a university or research institute in a least-​ developed, low-​ and lower-​middle-income country according to the DownloadOECD/DAC 2022 – 2023 list (PDF, 204 KB)vertical_align_bottom

The application needs to be submitted by the ETH professorship hosting the doctoral candidate. Applications directly submitted by the doctoral candidate will NOT be considered.

More information can be found in the DownloadETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Programme Criteria document. (PDF, 168 KB)vertical_align_bottom

BENEFIT:

The grant covers expenses up to a maximum of 15,000 CHF and includes the following:

Economy roundtrip 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. lab equipment) (max 6 kCHF in total).

Fees for health insurance

Local transportation

Accommodation

Living allowance for the duration of the research stay at ETH Zurich

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SILENT MANGA AUDITION

Application Opens: 1 September, 2023; Deadline: 4 December, 2023

LOCATION: Japan

The SILENT MANGA AUDITION® (SMA) is the world’s biggest manga audition, exclusively with manga without dialogue. Through silent manga, talented international creators have the same chance as Japanese creators to join the manga world. Draw your characters’ expressions full of emotion and heart to work towards your dream debut!

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is open to anyone.

Theme: Memorable Smile: People can have many different kinds of smiles: happy, amused, sad, confused, embarrassed, threatening…What memorable smiles will you show in your SMA20 entry?

The competition is free to enter.

Number of pages: 5 – 17. Reading order from the right to left, monochrome only.

BENEFIT:

Grand Prix: ¥500,000
Grand Prix Runner-Up: ¥300,000
Excellence Award: ¥100,000
Exellence Runner-Up: ¥30,000
Honourable Mention: ¥10,000

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