StS / Financial Aid Office
Scholarships for international BSc and
MSc students
General
International students with permit B must also apply for a
scholarship in their home country and proof their efforts.
ETH scholarships are granted as secondary source of
finance and do not cover the whole living and studying
costs. They are eligible up to the end of the regular du-
ration of studies set out in the respective programme
regulations, plus two semesters (in relation to the entire
duration of studies).
Eligibility
 Non-Swiss BSc students after having passed the
first-year exams (all parts).
 Non-Swiss MSc students without an ETH-BSc de-
gree after successful completion (min 40 KP) of
the preceding master study year.
Examinations
Non-participation on examination(s) due to illness must
be proofed to us with a medical certification, issued not
older than one day after the planned exam.
Application period
From 1 September until 31 October 2024 for the aca-
demic year 2024/25.
Electronic application
eStip: Follow the instructions and upload all necessary
documents in pdf format.
Student Services
Documents needed
 Parents’ definitive tax return from 2023, indicating taxa-
ble income, assets, allowed deductions, computed tax
 Other scholarship decisions (country of origin, founda-
tions) for 2024/25
 Loan decisions 2024/25
 Form “Evidence of assets”, completed and signed by
parents
 Internship contract (if any)
 Decree of orphan’s pension/old age pension/alimonies
(if any)
 Evidence of transport costs (if domicile is not in the
City of Zurich)
Upload all documents in pdf-format and provide a trans-
lation into English or German. We accept your own
translation on the document.
Re-calculate all amounts to Swiss Francs.
Own situation
You are asked to describe your financial and personal situ-
ation and how you financed the last (resp. first) year of your
studies. This decreases inquiries from our side.
Specific questions and problems may be reviewed during
our office hours (Mon & Wed 11-13h, Tue & Thu 13-15h) or
by appointment.
 StS / Financial Aid Office

Study achievements/records
In addition to the financial statements the performance of
your studies will be included in the application process.

 Bachelor: passed the base examination (all parts).

 Minimum of 120 credits after 4 semesters (incl. first
year exam).
 Master: minimum 40 credits in preceding master
study year
 Master: average: 20 KP/semester

Complete documents must be submitted until October

,31 2024.

The decision is publicated for download in eStip.

ETH scholarships are paid in one or two instalments

within the academic year of the application.

www.ethz.ch/studies/financial 

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