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.
In addition to registration via Mobility Online, postdocs also need to register with Human Resources of ETH Zurich or the research institutes Eawag, Empa, WSL, PSI of the ETH Domain (see red box below).
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 your scholarship.
- Upload a scan of your Swiss residence permit back and front side.
- Upload the invitation letter from our ETH professor or your supervisor at Eawag, Empa, PSI, WSL (the same 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 relevant Human Resources department.
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 applicationRegistration with Human Resources
In addition to registration via Mobility Online, you also need to register with HR of your department or research institute.
The Reception Service will inform the administrative assistance of your supervisor and / or Human Resources about the registration procedure for postdocs. However, you are responsible for contacting your research group and HR, and getting the registration started.
All required registration documents, especially your doctorcal degree certificate, must be submitted by 30 June. This deadline is non-negotiable and ensures that your registration is completed by the scholarship start date of 1 September.
Should you not be able to meet this deadline, please inform the Reception Service. Your scholarship might be re-evaluated in that case.
If you conduct your project at a research institute
- You will need to register twice: once with the Reception Service and once with Human Resources of your research institute.
- Your research institute will contact you and ask you to register with them.