E4D Doctoral Scholarships for Students from Developing Countries in Switzerland

Sawiris Foundation for Social Development is offering Engineering for
Development (E4D) doctoral scholarships for the year 2017. The scholarships are
offered to students who meet the entrance requirements for doctoral
studies at ETH Zurich.

The goal of the
Engineering for Development (E4D) programme is to promote the development of
products or methods which are directly relevant to improving the livelihoods of
poor people in developing coun
tries.

ETH Global is the
staff unit for international relations at ETH Zurich. It fosters international
partnerships in research and education and enhances the institution’s
visibility abroad.

Course
Level: Scholarships
are available for pursuing the doctoral program.

Study
Subject:
The research topic is innovative and relevant for development.

Scholarship
Award: Per
proposal, a scholarship of CHF 175’000 can be granted for a period of three
years (salary of doctoral student plus limited operational costs).

Scholarship
can be taken in Switzerland

Eligibility:
To be
admitted to the selection process, the application has to fulfil the following
requirements:

The candidate:

The
entrance requirements for doctoral studies at the ETH Zurich and at the
particular department must be fulfilled.
Experience
in the selected research area is required.
Preference
will be given to citizens of least developed countries and other
low-income countries according to the OECD classification.

Nationality:
Students
from Developing countries (Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana,
Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Cape Verde, Central African, Republic Chad, Chile, People’s Republic of China,
Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo,
Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The
Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea, Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, FMacedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan,
Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea,Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal,
Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Somalia, Sri
Lanka, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint- Vincent and the Grenadines,
South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe) are eligible to apply for these
scholarships.

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirements:
In principle, all university graduates with a Master’s degree or an equivalent
university degree can apply for admission to doctoral studies.

How to Apply: The application in
electronic form is submitted by the professor of ETH Zurich who has accepted to
supervise the candidate. The proposal of maximum 15 pages has to include the
following elements:

Proposal

Cover
page including executive summary
Clearly
defined and justified objectives
Problem
definition, state of research (own and others) and references (to be
included in appendix)
Project
description, hypotheses, the novelty of the research, research approach
and methodology (including logical framework matrix).
Description
of the institutional framework and partnership, explaining the contribution
of all involved partners
Supervision
and backstopping
Work
plan with milestones
Critical
assessment of chances and risks
Expected
results and strategy for their implementation (method or product to be
developed and its relevance to end users)
Detailed
budget for each year of the scholarship, differentiating all funding
sources including those of the ETH chair and partner contributions
(financial or in-kind).