Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Tuition fee waiver + CHF 12,000 per semester
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
Description
The Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) supports students with a scholarship, mentorship and a network of the ETH Foundation.
Benefits
The scholarship covers the full study and living costs during the Master’s degree course.
The Excellence Scholarship/ESOP consists of a scholarship covering living and study expenses (CHF 12,000 per semester) as well as a tuition fee waiver. ESOP is awarded for the regular duration of the Master’s programme (three or four semesters). This also applies for the tuition fee waiver.Only ETH Bachelor students may start the ESOP with a leave of absence.
Eligibility
- Very good result in Bachelor’s degree programme (top 10% of Bachelor’s degree programme = grade A).
- Please make sure to be reachable under the telephone number specified in your CV as the selection process might include a phone/VC interview in February.
- If you are already enrolled in a Master's degree programme at ETH Zurich, or hold a Master degree, you are not eligible for ESOP.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Switzerland
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
30 Nov 2026
The application window is open Nov, 1 - Nov, 30, 11.59h, MEZ.
ESOP applications are supplied via eApply (online Master application). This also applies for ETH Bachelor students for a consecutive Master programme.