EPFL Excellence Fellowships 2024 - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Deadline: April 15, 2024

Scholarships

Master

Location(s)

  • Switzerland
Route Cantonale, 1015 Lausanne

Overview

In order to reward the most outstanding students who are beginning their Master’s studies, EPFL offers a limited number of excellence fellowships, along with guaranteed housing, to candidates who have achieved remarkable academic results and who distinguish themselves in extracurricular activities, whether sporting, artistic, civic, or entrepreneurial.

Details

These fellowships, worth CHF 10,000 per semester, are available to students who have obtained their Bachelor’s degree at EPFL, as well as to those who have begun their university studies at another institution. Their objective is to allow students to concentrate on their Master’s studies while also having the opportunity to undertake various activities likely to enrich their professional background and to develop cross-disciplinary skills. Thanks to this financial support, the School also hopes to widen their perspectives by allowing them to choose their internships and first work experiences according to their scientific interest and ambitions.

Application and fellowship renewal

In order to be eligible for this fellowship, interested students must check the corresponding box on their Master’s application form and provide the requested application file.

While the academic background is a crucial point in the evaluation of applications, EPFL also takes into consideration the candidates’ experiences in various areas such as research (publications, prizes or fellowships), entrepreneurship (patent applications, start-up creation), or societal commitment (associative or civic activities, organization of festivals and events). Therefore, all outstanding achievements enriching the students’ profile will be taken into account.

In order for the fellowship to be renewed for the second year of the Master’s degree, students must have obtained at least 50 ECTS credits and have an overall average of 5,0/6.

About EPFL 

Located in Lausanne on the shores of Lake Geneva, EPFL is one of Europe's most famous science and technology institutions.

EPFL at a glance

EPFL is Europe's most cosmopolitan technical university. It welcomes students, professors and collaborators of more than 120 nationalities. EPFL has both a Swiss and international vocation and focuses on three missions: teaching, research and innovation.

EPFL collaborates with an important network of partners, including other universities and colleges, secondary schools and gymnasiums, industry and the economy, political circles and the general public, with the aim of having a real impact on society.

Missions

EPFL is one of the two Federal Institutes of Technology in Switzerland. With the status of a national school since 1969, the young engineering school has developed on many levels, to the point of becoming one of the most renown science and technology institutions in Europe.  

Together with several specialised research institutes, the two universities form the ETH domain, which is directly dependent on the Federal Department of Economics, Education and Research (DEFR).

EPFL is located in Lausanne, Switzerland, on the shores of the largest lake in Europe, Lake Geneva, and at the foot of the Alps and Mont Blanc. Its main campus brings together in one place more than 14,000 people, including 10,000 students. Through its dynamism and the richness of the student community, EPFL has created a special spirit of curiosity and simplicity. Daily exchanges between students, researchers and entrepreneurs on campus encourage the emergence of new scientific, technological and architectural projects.

A world-class diploma

13 complete courses in bachelor and 25 in master are offered in engineering, basic sciences, computer science and communication, life sciences, as well as in the field of construction, architecture and environment. They are accompanied by exchange programs in the world’s best institutions and internships in companies to better understand the realities of the business world. The Doctoral School allows doctoral students in the same discipline to work in a community that goes beyond their laboratory. EPFL doctoral students benefit from unique skills and infrastructures to conduct their research, and continuing education makes it possible to strengthen their knowledge or develop new ones in a rapidly changing professional environment.

The Doctoral School allows doctoral students in the same discipline to work in a community that goes beyond their laboratory. EPFL doctoral students benefit from unique skills and infrastructures to conduct their research.

The continuous training allows you to strengthen your knowledge or develop new ones in a rapidly changing professional environment.

Research: unique competence centres

With more than 350 laboratories and research groups on its campus, EPFL is one of the most innovative and scientifically productive institutions. Ranked in the top 3 in Europe and the top 20 in the world of many scientific rankings, EPFL has been able to attract the best researchers in their fields.

The School has a unique organisation to stimulate transdisciplinary research and to promote partnerships with other institutions. It constantly combines fundamental research and engineering.

Innovation: the courage to undertake

The campus offers services and services to transform scientific excellence into economic value creation, jobs and quality of life. Co-working spaces for new companies, coaching services, entrepreneurship training and innovation programmes stimulate links between laboratories and companies.

Opportunity is About


Eligibility

Candidates should be from:


Description of Ideal Candidate

Eligibility

  • Anyone applying to an EPFL master’s program is eligible. EPFL grants a limited number of fellowships to the most deserving candidates based on their academic records.
  • Cumulating this fellowship with other substantial scholarships is not possible. Candidates are required to declare all the scholarships they receive during their master’s (see section 4.2).
  • If the master at EPFL is a second master’s degree, candidates are not eligible for an excellence fellowship.

Dates

Deadline: April 15, 2024


Cost/funding for participants

Fellowship amount and benefits

  • CHF 10’000 per semester
  • Reservation of a student room in a student residence (for “external” students only)
  • A certificate of excellence (at the end of the master’s program)

Fellowship holders will be responsible to cover all expenses on their own (tuition fees, rents, etc.).

The fellowship will be paid for 4 semesters maximum (3 semesters for a 90 credits master’s program) provided that fellowship holders:

  • have not done a paid internship/master’s project during the master’s program (see section 4.4)
  • are registered as regular EPFL students (see section 4.6)
  • No extension is possible, even in case the student decides to take a minor or for any other reason that might extend the duration of studies.
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