ETH4D Mentorship Programme

Published by Abinaidah Chaseba

Deadline: On rolling basis

Open to: Doctoral candidates who are registered at a university or research institute

Benefits: The grant covers expenses up to a maximum of 15’000 CHF

 

DESCRIPTION

The mentorship entails remote support of doctoral students in low- and lower-middle-income countries as well as a research stay of 1-3 months at ETH Zurich (see point 3). The goals of the program are:

  • to strengthen collaborations between ETH groups and universities or research institutes in low- and lower-middle-income countries
  • to support doctoral candidate at universities in low- and lower-middle-income countries with mentorship and technical knowhow and at the same time to provide research groups at ETH with additional perspectives and insight
  • to expand the academic network of the doctoral candidates to become successfulresearchers and leaders inside and outside of academia.

The mentorship is a one-year appointment and comprises the following components:

  • Mentorship from one ETH professor, senior scientist or post doc over a period of one year of the mentee’s doctoral studies. For this, monthly meetings need to be held. We suggest to clearly define goals of the project, e.g., presentation at a conference, joint publication. ETH mentors are free to serve on the doctoral committee of the ETH4D mentee, but this is not a requirement.
    – The applicant must be an ETH professor, regardless of the position of the
    mentor.
  • Research stay at the mentor’s research group (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) for 1-3 months during the mentorship period.
  • The men-tee can attend an academic conference and/or receive research material for up to 6 kCHF

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible are doctoral candidates who are registered at a university or research institute in any country listed in the DAC-list of the OECD1 except from upper-middle-income countries.

BENEFITS

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

  • Economy round trip ticket (max. 2 kCHF) to and from Switzerland for the research stay
  • Visa fees
  • Travel allowance to attend an academic conference and research material (e.g., lab
    equipment) (max 6 kCHF in total).
  • Fees for health insurance
  • Local Transport ticket
  • Accommodation
  • Living allowance for the duration of the research stay at ETH Zurich to cover food and other personal costs (paid in cash by the professorship): 850 CHF per month

ETH4D will transfer the grant after the completion of the mentorship against a technical and B financial report, as well as copies of all receipts.

HOW TO APPLY?

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and the call remains open throughout the year. Submissions will be reviewed after the deadlines of 30 March and 15 October every year. The application must be submitted by the ETH professor hosting the doctoral student. Applications submitted directly by the student will NOT be considered.

For more information, please visit the official website.