1. Required documents for Mobility-Online
After the confirmation of your scholarship, the next step is your application in Mobility Online.
All documents must be in PDF format, except for the photo.
At the same time, doctoral students are obliged to submit their complete application for a doctorate with the Doctoral Administration by 30 June (see red box).
You must upload a photo of yourself in portrait format.
To note when choosing a photo:
- Recently taken
- Good quality image: full-?face, well-?lit, neutral background
- Maximum of 800 x 600 pixels (height x width) and 1 MB
- You must upload a scan of your valid passport: page(s) with your photo and personal details (name, date of birth) only. EU/EFTA citizens may also upload a scan of their identity card instead.
- The passport must be valid for at least three months beyond the official end date of your scholarship stay.
- If you have two nationalities, upload a scan of both passports as one merged PDF file.
- This document is only required from scholarship holders already living in Switzerland before the start of the scholarship.
- Upload a scan of your Swiss residence permit back and front side.
- Upload the invitation letter from your ETH professor or your supervisor at Eawag, Empa, PSI, WSL (the one you used to apply for the FCS scholarship).
You do not need to upload transcripts, certificates, and diplomas as these documents must be submitted directly to the Doctoral Administration.
Upload a scan of the letter (German and English).
Upload a scan of the confirmation you sent to FCS to confirm your scholarship.
Upload a current curriculum vitae (CV) in English or German.
Next step
2. Mobility-Online application- Registering for the doctorate with the Doctoral Administration is in addition to the registration on Mobility Online, and should be done once you have been accepted for the FCS scholarship.
- All required registration documents , in particular your academic records and verifiable Master's degree, must be submitted by 30 June. This deadline is non-negotiable and ensures that you are enrolled by the scholarship start date of 1 September.
- Should you not be able to meet this deadline, please inform and the Reception Service immediately. Your scholarship could be re-evaluated in that case.
- If you have any questions regarding the registration and admission procedure, please contact the .
If you conduct your project at a research institute
- You will need to register three times: once with the Reception Service via Mobility-Online, once with the Doctoral Administration and once with your research institute.
- Your research institute will contact you and ask you to register with them.