Brief Description:
International students can now
apply for Swiss Federal University of Technology, Lausanne-EPFL Excellence
Fellowships. Limited master’s level fellowships are available from EPFL to
students who have achieved academic excellence. This fellowship is a very selective
programme that is merit-based and takes into account the academic records of
the applicants.
Some of these fellowships will be
funded directly by EPFL, while others will be made available through
partnerships with philanthropies or for-profit organisations.
This opportunity is open to
anyone with a bachelor’s degree who wants to study for a master’s at EPFL. No
applicants for the second master’s degree programme at EPFL are permitted to
receive an excellence fellowship.
Scholarship Details:
Opportunity Type: Partially
Funded
Application Deadlines for
External Students (Outside Switzerland): 15 April
or 15 December 2023
Application
Deadline for Candidates Earned bachelor’s degree at EPFL: 31
January or 30 April 2023
Organized By: Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)
Fellowship Duration:4
Semesters (Not Extendable)
Fellowship Location: Switzerland
Level of study:
·
Master’s Degree
Benefits of Scholarship:
Successful applicants will
benefit from the EPFL Excellence Fellowship as follows:
·
Each semester, Fellows
will receive CHF 10,000.
·
Room reservation.
·
Certificate of excellence
awarded after the master’s program.
·
Improved networking with
influential industry people
Note: Fellowship
recipients will be responsible for covering all of their expenses (including
rent)
Eligibility:
Students who meet the following
requirements can apply to South Asian University:
·
Have finished 12 years of
school and Hold a bachelor’s degree. (totally 15 years of education at least)
·
Applicants who are in
their last year of undergraduate-level can also apply.
·
Meet the requirement of
the field they apply
·
for more details on the
eligibility, please visit the eligibility field on the SAU website.
Requirement:
To apply for the EPFL Excellence
Fellowship, applicants should meet the following eligibility criteria:
·
Applicants from any
nationality are eligible to apply.
·
Students will be chosen
based on their academic performance.
·
Applicant’s EPFL degree
should not be a second master’s degree.
·
External candidates must
have a bachelor’s degree from an international university.
·
Internal candidates must
have a bachelor’s degree from EPFL.
·
Candidates should declare
all the scholarships they receive during their master’s degree.
Required documents:
Applicants should include the
following documents in the application:
·
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
·
One letter of motivation
·
Two recommendation letters
from professors familiar with the students’ work and accomplishments were
submitted directly to e-fellowship@epfl.ch.
·
A record of all grades
received at EPFL.
Required Documents for
Master’s Program Students at EPFL:
·
Applicants applying for a
master’s degree at EPFL should submit the following documents in English,
German, French, or Italian. Documents in other languages should have a
legalized translation in either language:
·
Curriculum vitae (CV)
·
University degree(s) copy,
if already available.
·
Transcripts from each
university attended.
·
A statement of purpose.
(max. 1000 words)
·
The contact details of 3
academic referees, whom each should produce a recommendation letter (except for
EPFL bachelor’s degree holders and those who hold a bachelor’s degree from ETH
Zürich or a Swiss university or FHS/HES and are applying for a master’s program
in the same field of study).
·
ID Card or Passport
·
Work Portfolio (for the
field of Architecture only)
·
Additional documents, like
TOEFL or GRE scores, research publications, or other portfolios of previous
work (Not mandatory)
·
Note: EPFL
will only consider documents uploaded in the online application form, no
documents sent by postal mail.
How to Apply?
Candidates outside Switzerland
holding a bachelor’s degree from a university abroad should apply by 15 April
or 15 December 2023 using the same online form as their master’s program
application. Please check the box to tick indicating the candidate’s profile
consideration for an excellence fellowship. No additional documents are
required but those required for admission to the master’s program.
Application Procedure for Internal candidates (Inside
Switzerland):
EPFL bachelor’s degree holders
should remember that the relevant sections may contact them to see if they want
to apply for an excellence fellowship. Students can apply to their section by
31 January or 30 April 2023.
Deadline: April
30, 2023
