{"id":4216,"date":"2026-01-26T20:57:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=4216"},"modified":"2026-02-09T03:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T03:58:35","slug":"eth4d-doctoral-mentorship-grants-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=4216","title":{"rendered":"ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-171710\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: March 30, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are open for the ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants 2026. ETH4D provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates and master\u2019s students from least-developed, low- and lower-middle-income countries.<\/p>\n<p>The mentorship is a one-year appointment and comprises the following components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mentorship from one ETH professor, senior scientist or postdoc over a period of one year of the mentee\u2019s doctoral studies. They suggest monthly meetings and clearly defined 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.<\/li>\n<li>Research stay at the mentor\u2019s research group (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) for 1-3 months during the mentorship period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The grant covers expenses up to a maximum of 10k CHF and includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Economy roundtrip ticket (max. 1.5 kCHF) to and from Switzerland for the research stay<\/li>\n<li>Accommodation<\/li>\n<li>Living allowance of 850 CHF per monthfor the duration of the research stay at ETH Zurich, to cover food and other personal costs (paid in cash by the host professorship)<\/li>\n<li>Visa fees<\/li>\n<li>Health insurance (self-organised)<\/li>\n<li>Local transport in Zurich<\/li>\n<li>If applicable\n<ul>\n<li>Research materials<\/li>\n<li>Conference attendance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ETH professors are eligible to receive funding to host a student. ETH professors who are not currently members of ETH4D must become members upon receiving a grant.<\/li>\n<li>Eligible mentees are doctoral candidates and master\u2019s students who are registered at a university or research institute in any country listed in the current DAC-list of ODA recipients, except from upper-middle-income countries.<\/li>\n<li>For students from certain countries, a security screening may be required prior to arrival. ETH4D is not involved in this process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Application must include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completed electronic application form<\/li>\n<li>Detailed\u00a0budget using template<\/li>\n<li>Letters of support, submitted via email from the authors directly to the ETH4D Programme Manager (<a href=\"http:\/\/opportunitydesk.org\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" data-cfemail=\"610713000f0208124f030013000f180a210f0005040d4f0415091b4f0209\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li>One academic reference letter<\/li>\n<li>Support letter from the hosting ETH professor, including\n<ul>\n<li>Statement of any financial or in-kind contributions, if applicable<\/li>\n<li>Interest in hosting the candidate, and any planned activities within the group<\/li>\n<li>For pre-doc applications, the professor should also describe how the stay will help facilitate a future doctoral study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Submission of all other project documents in a\u00a0single PDF:\n<ul>\n<li>Project description (see below for requirements)<\/li>\n<li>Work plan and timeframe of the mentorship, including planned activities, in the form of a Gantt Chart<\/li>\n<li>Motivation letter of the doctoral candidate or master\u2019s student (3\u2019000 characters excl. space characters, using Arial\/ size 11\/ line pitch 1.15).\n<ul>\n<li>Master\u2019s students should also describe their plans for applying to a PhD after the pre-doc mentorship<\/li>\n<li>University transcripts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>CV of doctoral candidate or master\u2019s student (max. 2 pages), incl. publications<\/li>\n<li>Doctoral project proposal (if available)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eth4d.ethz.ch\/funding-opportunities\/ETH4D-exchange-grants\/ETH4D-doctoral-mentorship-programme\/application-form--eth4d-mentorship-programme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eth4d.ethz.ch\/funding-opportunities\/ETH4D-exchange-grants\/ETH4D-doctoral-mentorship-programme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text css=\"\"] Deadline: March 30, 2026 Applications are open for the ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants 2026. 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