Doctoral Scholarship Programme

Application Deadline: March 31st 2015

The Engineering for Development (E4D) Doctoral scholarship programme aims at promoting the development of products or methods, which are directly relevant for improving the livelihoods of poor people in developing countries. It awards two doctoral fellowships per year with an amount of 175’000 CHF each. The scholarships are funded by the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development.

Eligibility criteria
Candidate
– The entrance requirements for doctoral studies at ETH Zurich have to be fulfilled.

Research project
– The research topic is innovative and relevant for development.
– The expected impact for the intended target group is high.
– The project is conducted with (a) partner(s) in a developing country.

Application procedure for concept notes
The candidate has to submit a concept note, a CV, certificates and transcripts and a letter of support by the supervising ETH professor to [email protected] until 31 March 2015 latest.

Contact

ETH Zurich

ETH Global

Patricia Heuberger-Meyer

HG E 68.1

Rämistrasse 101

8092 Zürich

Switzerland

As one of its contributions to development co-operation, KU Leuven offers each academic year scholarships to deserving students from developing countries to do their PhD in the largest university in Flanders, Belgium.

Also commonly referred to as the IRO scholarships (IRO in Dutch stands for Interfacultaire Raad voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking), this scholarship programme has supported more than sixty Ph.D. graduates over the past five years. After obtaining their doctorates at KU Leuven, these Ph.D. holders are now valorising their degrees in their home countries either in university academic research or in various sectors of industry.

Essential to the application for the IRO scholarship and to completing a doctoral programme successfully is the choice of a good doctoral research topic and supervisor. New applicants are now provided two alternatives: either by selecting amongst the faculty research topics offered by the doctoral schools or by submitting their own personal research proposal.

2015 Engineering for Development (E4D) Doctoral scholarships, Zurich Switzerland – 175’000 CHF

The IRO Doctoral Scholarship Programme!