How to apply

You are eligible for the Robotics Student Fellowship if you satisfy the following conditions:

• You are enrolled in a Master's study program in Robotics or a closely related field (e.g., electrical engineering, mechanical engineering). Last-year undergrad students with outstanding performance at a top school are also eligible.
• Your expected graduation date is January 2025 or later.
• You can attend the entire fellowship period from July 1st to August 31st.

Admission process:
Your application will be evaluated on the basis of the documents provided. The last step of the application process may include an interview conducted with the shortlisted candidates.

The program is fully conducted in English. Formal evidence is not required. However, the fellowship requires a good working knowledge of English. Your language ability may be assessed during an interview.

Please begin by exploring the faculty members in the participating hosting labs and their research topics.

You will be asked in your application to indicate three labs to conduct your research (with a preferential order). This will help the program to coordinate optimal lab placements.

Remark: Please do not contact faculty members directly.

Before applying please prepare all required documents (in English) as PDF files (max 10mb per file):

• Your CV. Please use the external pageEuropass formatcall_made.
• Official academic transcript from your home university
• Letter of motivation/Personal statement (max 1 page). Describe in your own words why you have chosen your proposed scientific area of research. Explain what you hope to accomplish by coming to ETH and how it will support your academic career and prepare you for a career in research. A good personal statement can be written in half a page and you should aim not to write more than a full A4 page. Lay it out carefully to make it easy to read.
• Two academic referees. During the online application you should provide the contact details of these two academic referees. You should be able to provide the following information for each academic referee: i) Name, ii) Title, iii) Position, iv) Website/Google Scholar, v) University/Company, and  vi) e-mail. The following are examples of accepted "academic referees":
  • Master/Bachelor thesis supervisor
  • Master/Bachelor tutor
  • Master/Bachelor program coordinator
  • Professor in charge of a project-based course you have taken

• Letter of recommendation to be submitted by your academic referees (one per referee) to with the subject {student firstname}-{student lastname}-reference-letter-{referee lastname}. Referees should use the Downloadrespective form (PDF, 438 KB)vertical_align_bottom. They can sign the recommendation using an electronic signature, or they can print, sign, and scan the form. These two letters have to be submitted before the end of the application period.  

Only complete applications with all the required documents can be considered for admission.