Excellence Scholarship for International Students at ETH Zurich, Switzerland – 2023


 Applications are invited for the Excellence Scholarship program which is offered to International students who are willing to undergo a degree program at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland.


The Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) supports students with a scholarship, mentorship and a network of the ETH Foundation covering the full study and living costs during the master’s programme. The ETH-D Scholarship contains a partial stipend as well as additional offers by the Department (assistantship or additional scholarship).


Application Deadline: 15th December 2022


Offered annually? Yes


Eligible Countries: International


Type: Masters taught


Number Of Awardees: Not specified


Value Of Scholarship: 

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.

Eligibility: To be eligible for this scholarship program, applicants must:


be International students.

have Very good result in Bachelor’s degree programme (top 10% of Bachelor’s degree programme = grade A).

have applied or applying to ETH Zurich.

have good academic records.

be sure that they are reachable under the telephone number specified in their CV as the selection process might include a phone/VC interview.

How to Apply: The application consists of:


Application form ESOP/MSP (PDF, 270 KB)

Letter of motivation

A pre-proposal for your Master’s thesis (see guidelines on how to write a pre-proposal (PDF, 70 KB))

Letters of recommendation from two professors

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