Application documents:
- The official FCS 2017-2018 application form (typed and printed). No handwritten forms will be accepted.
- A full curriculum vitae with list of academic publications.
- A letter of motivation (max. 2 pages).
- A complete research proposal (max. 5 pages), use only the official research proposal form provided with the application package.
- A copy of the letter or email from a professor at the chosen Swiss university confirming that they are willing and entitled to supervise the PhD studies.
- Include a short CV of your academic host supervisor.
- In those cases where the PhD is pursued within a structured doctoral school, applicants must include in their application a copy of the PhD admission letter or proof that they are being considered for admission. Without such a document, the application will be rejected.
- For EPFL doctoral school candidates: an admission letter from the EPFL doctoral school is required. As this takes time, applicants must plan accordingly and submit their application for admission to the doctoral school well before the scholarship programme deadline. Without those documents the application will be rejected.
- Photocopies of all certificates and grade sheets from previously attended universities/colleges and diplomas with grades. (If the originals are not in English, French, German or Italian, the copies must be translated into one of these languages and attested.) Attestations can be made by a university or government officer.
- Two letters of recommendation from professors in the applicant’s field (use only the official reference form provided with the application package).
- A health certificate (use only the official health certificate provided with the application package).
- Each application set should contain two copies of the applicant’s passport (main page with personal data).
