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ETH - North-South Centre Sawiris Scholarships

ETH Zuric h - Nort h-S out h Cent re - Funding opport unit ies - S aw iris S c holars hips

C riteria Sawiris Scholarships
T he Sa wir is Sc ho la r s hips pr o m o te do c to r a l r e s e a r c h f o r the
be ne f it o f de v e lo ping c o untr ie s . T he pr o j e c ts ha v e to be
inno v a tiv e a nd de v e lo p a m e tho d o rpr o duc t, whic h is dir e c tly
r e le v a nt f o r im pr o v ing the liv e liho o ds o f po o r pe o ple in
de v e lo ping c o untr ie s .

Se e the pr e s e nta tio ns

D e a dline for the ne x t submission of conce pt note s is 31 O ctobe r 2012.
D e a dline for the submission of full proje ct proposa ls by ca ndida te s
a dmitte d to the se cond sta ge of the se le ction proce ss is15 Fe brua ry of the
s ub s e q ue nt y e a r .

E ligibility
To be a dmitte d to the se le ction proce ss, the a pplica tion ha s to fulfil the
following re quire me nts:
T he c a ndida te
P re fe re nce will be giv e n to citize ns of le a st de v e lope d countrie s a nd
othe r low-income countrie s a ccording to the O EC D cla ssifica tion.
The e ntra nce re quire me nts for doctoral studie s a t the ETH Z urich ha v e
to be fulfille d.
Ex pe rie nce in the se le cte d re se a rch a re a is re quire d.
T he r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t

E T H Gl o b a l

The proposa l is of high scie ntific qua lity a nd a dhe re s to the principle s
of scie ntific inte grity .
The re se a rch topic is innov a tiv e a nd re le v a nt for de v e lopme nt.
The e cologica l, socio-economic a nd cultura l conte x t ha s be e n ta k e n
into a ccount.
R e a sona ble re sults ca n be e x pe cte d in the giv e n time fra me .
The e x pe cte d impa ct of the re se a rch is high for the inte nde d ta rge t
g r o up .
T he pa r tne r s hip
P roje cts inv olv ing a re se a rch pa rtne r from a de v e loping country ha v e
to be ba se d on the K FP E principle s.
A ll pa rtners ha v e be e n inv olv e d in proje ct formula tion a nd
de v e lopme nt.
A ll pa rtne rs ma k e a substa ntia l in-k ind or ca sh commitme nt.
The proje ct is inte gra te d into the ge ne ra l a ctiv itie s of the inv olv e d
institutions.
P re fe re nce will be giv e n to proje cts with pa rtne rs in le a st de v e lope d
countrie s a nd othe r low-income countrie s a ccording to the OEC D
cla ssifica tion.

A rticle in ETH Life P rint, Ma y 2012
(P D F, 2.6 MB , in G e rma n)

A pplic a tio n pr o c e dur e

Pe r s pe c tiv e s

The a pplica tion proce dure consists of the two following ste ps:

ICT 4D is the focus topic of this
issue of "P e rspe ctiv e s". Ha v e a
look a nd s ubs c r ibe to the public
ne wsle tte r of the North-S outh
C e ntre .

F ir s ts te p – The ca ndida te ha s to submit a c o nc e pt no te (de ta ils se e
be low) to the North-S outh C e ntre , Emma Lindbe rg a t e lindbe rg[a t]e thz.ch.
www.northsouth.ethz.ch/funding/sawiris

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ETH - North-South Centre Sawiris Scholarships

T he de a dline f o r s ubm itting c o nc e pt no te s is Oc to be r 31. O nly
conce pt note s fulfilling a ll indica te d require me nts will be a dmitte d to the
first se le ction. The y will be e v a lua te d by the se le ction committe e with
re ga rd to its suita bility for the S a wiris S chola rships.
Se c o nd s te p – C a ndida te s whose conce pt note ha s be e n a cce pte d by the
se le ction committe e a re e ntitle d to e la bora te a f ull pr o po s a l (de ta ils se e
be low). The proposa l ha s tobe submitte d to the North-S outh C e ntre by the
supe rv ising ETH profe ssor. T he de a dline is F e br ua r y 15 o f the
s ub s e q ue nt y e a r .
Conce pt not e

The propose d re se a rch ha s to be conce rne d with the de v e lopme nt of a
me thod or product, which is dire ctly re le v a nt to poor pe ople in
de v e loping countrie s.
The re se a rch topic ha s to be within the the...