Application Deadline: 30 April, 2024.
LOCATION: Switzerland
The goal of the Engineering for Development (E4D) Programme is to promote research and education for people in low-income countries. The E4D Programme is generously funded through the external pageSawiris Foundation for Social Developmentcall_made and the external pageSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.call_made
ELIGIBILITY:
The general entrance requirements for doctoral studies at the ETH Zurich1 and the respective department must be fulfilled.
Experience in the selected research area is required.
Candidates must be citizens of low- and lower-middle-income countries according to the OECD DAC-2024-25 list classification. 2
The candidate submits the Concept Note Application Form 2024 to the E4D programme office by e-mail to e4d@sl.ethz.ch. Only concept notes fulfilling all indicated requirements will be take into consideration and will be evaluated by the ETH4D Committee for Exchanges with regard to
their suitability for the second step. The deadline for submitting concept notes is 30 April 2024
BENEFIT:
The grant sum is 200’000 CHF to cover the salary costs of the doctoral students for three years. ETH professors cover the 4th year of the doctoral studies as well as costs related to the research itself.
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