EPFLglobaLeaders Fellowship Programme
EPFLglobaLeaders Fellowship Programme
EPFL
PhD Degree/Fellowships
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Study in: Switzerland
Fellowship starts 1 Nov 2021-1 March 2022.
Brief description:
EPFLglobaLeaders may be a new doctoral fellowship programme funding early-stage researchers to become leaders within the transition towards sustainable societies. Forty-eight doctoral fellows will enjoy a multifaceted training programme, including a secondment within the non-academic sector.
Host Institution(s):
EPFL campuses in Lausanne, Geneva, Neuchâtel, Valais, or Fribourg
Field of study:
Any of the 21 doctoral programmes available at EPFL
Number of Awards:
48
Target group:
Students from any country
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:
The EPFLglobaLeaders fellowship consists of a monthly contribution to the salary of the doctoral candidate of EUR 1,935 and is granted for a period of forty-eight months. The thesis director must complement the EU contribution to the salary of the doctoral candidate (co-funding cannot come from other H2020 / Horizon Europe funding sources) and buy the opposite associated costs (research costs, equipment, travel expenses, conferences, etc.).
The duration of an EPFLglobaLeaders doctoral fellowship is 48 months (4 years).
Eligibility:
The following eligibility criteria must be fulfilled:
1. Citizens of any nationality may apply.
2. Applicants must hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) before they sign their employment agreement.
3. Applicants must be Early Stage Researchers (ESR); by the time they sign their employment agreement, they need not have completed quite four years of full-time research, and that they must not be awarded a doctoral degree.
4. Applicants must fulfill the MSCA transnational mobility rules and must not have resided or administered their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Switzerland for quite 12 months within the 3 years immediately before the call’s deadline. Exceptions to those rules are possible so as to make sure equal opportunities for applicants whose scientific career was interrupted. Therefore, the time spent as a part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention, compulsory service, maternity leave, and/or short stays like holidays isn’t taken under consideration.
Application instructions:
The application procedure for EPFLglobaLeaders is integrated into the EPFL Doctoral School selection process. Therefore, applicants to the EPFLglobaLeaders programme must initially follow an equivalent process as all applicants for a PhD at EPFL and ask the appliance guidelines provided by the doctoral programme that they need to be selected.
Each doctoral programme has its own application deadline; therefore applicants must check the webpage of the relevant programme for detailed information also because of the deadline overview. To be considered for the EPFLglobaLeaders programme, applicants must submit their application before the appliance deadline of 15 April 2021, 17:00 CET.
It is important to read the EPFLglobaLeaders Guidelines and visit the official website (link found below) to access the appliance form and for detailed information on the way to apply for this scholarship.
How to apply
Scholarship Council Canada has electronic application center, fill in the form and upload your documents. Upon successful application submission, you will receive an acknowledgment and electronic payment receipt. Keep it safe as a reference and wait for the outcome. Scholarship Council Canada team will take care of your further process upon qualifying.
Official Scholarship Council Canada Website: https://apply.
