ETH4D Faculty Exchange Grants
ETH4D Visiting Scientist Grant
ETH4D provides grants for visiting scientists, belonging to an academic institution in low and lower-middle income countries. The visiting scientist may visit ETH Zurich to conduct a short research stay or to attend a conference or workshop organised by ETH Zurich scientists.
Main eligibility and application criteria:
To invite colleagues from lower-income countries to visit ETH Zurich for a research stay or to attend a conference or workshop.
Main applicant: Senior scientists and professors of ETH Zurich who are hired at least in a 50% position. The call is open to researchers from all disciplines of the ETH domain.
Grant sum: max. 10 kCHF
Eligibility visiting scientist:
- Visiting scientist must be affiliated at an institution in a country classified under the categories according to the DownloadDAC-list of the OECD (PDF, 204 KB). Preference will be given to “least developed”, "low-income” and “lower-middle income” countries
- Has existing or planned research collaborations with the hosting professor
- Proven academic qualifications
Application Documents:
- Description of the Research Stay or Conference/Workshop attendance (1-2 pages)
- Budget (using Downloadbudget template (XLSX, 12 KB))
- CVs of all involved persons (1-2 pages each)
- Letter of support from ETH professor
Please read the DownloadEligibility Criteria and Application Requirements (PDF, 157 KB) before applying.
All application documents must be written in English and submitted in this application form.
To support teaching activities of ETH scientists (including doctoral candidates and senior scientists) or ETH professors emeriti at partner institutions in countries listed in the DownloadOECD DAC List (PDF, 204 KB). The call is open to researchers from all disciplines of the ETH domain.
Grant sum: max. 5k CHF
Application Documents:
- Description of the teaching stay
- Budget (using Downloadbudget template (XLSX, 12 KB)), including a detailed statement of the funds requested and all funding sources, as well the applicants' and partners’ contribution to the costs (in-cash and/or in-kind)
- CV of the applicant (max. two pages)
- Support or invitation letter of the hosting partner university
Please read the DownloadEligibility Criteria and Application Requirements (PDF, 150 KB) before applying.
All application documents must be written in English and submitted in this application form.