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ETH ZURICH EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP & OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMME

Application Deadline: December 15, 2023

LOCATION: Zurich

The Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) supports students with a scholarship, mentorship and a network of the ETH Foundation. The scholarship covers the full study and living costs during the Master’s degree course.

ELIGIBILITY:

Very good result in Bachelor’s degree programme (top 10% of Bachelor’s degree programme = grade A)
Please make sure to be reachable under the telephone number specified in your CV as the selection process might include a phone/VC interview in February
 

If you are already enrolled in a Master’s degree programme at ETH Zurich, or hold a Master degree, you are not eligible for ESOP.

In addition to the documents for the Master admission you will need to upload a pre-​proposal for your master thesis (Downloadguidelines_preproposal (PDF, 86 KB)vertical_align_bottom).

BENEFIT:

The Excellence Scholarship/ESOP consists of a scholarship covering living and study expenses (CHF 12’000 per semester) as well as a tuition fee waiver.
ESOP is awarded for the regular duration of the Master’s programme (three or four semesters). This also applies for the tuition fee waiver.

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AFRICAN PEACEBUILDING NETWORK: COLLABORATIVE WORKING GROUP RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

Application Deadline: February 11, 2024

LOCATION: USA

The Collaborative Working Group Research Fellowship is an initiative and key complement to the field-based and networking components of the APN’s programming. This fellowship responds to the need for deep collaboration and engagement of researchers and practitioners on peacebuilding challenges in Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be scholars or practitioners based in Africa and the lead investigator must be of the rank of a full professor and based in an African university (and hold a PhD). The competition will be open to joint researcher-practitioner teams (of six members) made up of Africans based at or affiliated with universities; regional organizations; government agencies; or nongovernmental, media, or civil society organizations located in at least three countries on the continent. While the lead investigator must be a professor and have a PhD, other members of the research group may be early- and mid-career scholars, or practitioners, who are expected to hold at least a master’s degree with two or more years of work experience.

BENEFIT:

One APN Collaborative Working Group Research Fellowship will be supported by a maximum award of $60,000 for a period of eighteen months.

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