Excellence Fellowships for Master Students at EPFL University in Switzerland

The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne University (EPFL) is offering the Excellence Fellowships at master’s level to students with outstanding academic records.These fellowships are financed by EPFL and through partnerships with private foundations or companies.

Selection Criteria:-

The selection of candidates and the granting of the fellowships is done based on the evaluation of the academic records of the candidates.

Available Study Fields:

• Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
• Engineering.
• Computer and Communication Sciences.
• Basic Sciences.
• Life Sciences.
• Management of Technology.
• College of Humanities.

• CHF 8’000 per semester (About $8803)- CHF 32’000 (About $35214) for a 2-year degree - 120 credits / CHF 24’000 (About $26411) for a 1.5-year degree - 90 credits.
• Reservation of an accommodation (student room in a student residence).

• Anyone applying to an EPFL master’s program is eligible. EPFL grants a limited number of fellowships to the most deserving candidates based solely on their academic records.
• Cumulating this fellowship with other substantial scholarships is not possible. 
• Candidates are required to declare all the scholarships they receive during their master’s.
• If the master at EPFL is a second master’s degree, candidates are not eligible for an excellence fellowship.
• The fellowship will be paid for no more than 4 semesters even in case the student decides to take a minor or for any other reason that might extend the duration of his/her studies and provided that he/she is still registered.
• The renewal and payment of the fellowship for a second year of studies is conditional upon excellent academic performance at EPFL.
• At the end of the first year, fellowships are renewed (for 1 or 2 semesters depending on the number of credits of the MA) provided that fellowship holders:
• Have reached the average of 5.3 (6 = max / 4 = pass) at the end of their first MA year. The average is weighted with the ECTS credits of each course. All numerical grades from all chosen courses and exams during the first MA year, count for the average.
• Have earned at least 50 credits after the first year. Credits for language courses do not count, neither do the credits for the industrial internship completed over the summer break.
• There will be no exceptions for students who have not reached their average or number of credits.
• If the fellowship is not renewed, students will not have to reimburse the amount received during their first year.

About EPFL:-

The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne University (EPFL) is a research institute and university in Lausanne, Switzerland, that specializes in natural sciences and engineering. It is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology, and it has three main missions: education, research and technology transfer. EPFL collaborates with an important network of partners, including other universities and colleges, secondary schools and gymnasiums, industry and the economy, political circles and the general public, with the aim of having a real impact on society.

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