ETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP)

Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme – Student portal | ETH Zurich Homepage Navigation Search Content Footer Contact Sitemap Student portal Services Alumni Association Staffnet Login Search en EN DE Departments ETH Zurich Student portal Language Selection en English Deutsch You are here Homepage chevron_right Studies chevron_right Financial chevron_right Scholarships chevron_right Excellence Scholarship Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme ETH Zurich supports excellent Master's students (no MAS) with the following scholarship programme: The Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) supports students with a scholarship, mentorship and a network of the ETH Foundation. The scholarship covers the full study and living costs during the Master’s degree course. The next application window is open Nov, 1 - Nov, 30 2026, 11.59h, MEZ for a start in the Master programme in HS27. ESOP applications are supplied via eApply (online Master application). This also applies for ETH Bachelor students for a consecutive Master programme. 1. Very good result in Bachelor’s degree programme (top 10% of Bachelor’s degree programme = grade A; this is based on self-assessment). 2. Please make sure to be reachable under the telephone number specified in your CV as the selection process might include a phone/VC interview in February. If your are not available during that time, please inform the study programme coordinator. If you are already enrolled in a Master's degree programme at ETH Zurich, or hold a Master degree, you are not eligible for ESOP. For an ESOP Scholarship you must apply within the first application window. In addition to the documents for the Master admission you will need to upload a pre-proposal for your master thesis ( Download guidelines_preproposal (PDF, 86 KB) ). The pre-proposal for the Master's thesis must be developed by yourself and use established scientific citation practice. Plagiarism, negligent or intentional misinformation will lead to exclusion from the admission process or - if discovered later - to the revocation of the admission and of any scholarship. If your study programme does not ask for references you must name two reference persons (professors) for your ESOP application. These persons should upload (after an email from the system) a reference letter. The Excellence Scholarship/ESOP consists of a scholarship covering living and study expenses (CHF 12'000 per semester) as well as a tuition fee waiver. ESOP is awarded for the regular duration of the Master’s programme (three or four semesters). This also applies for the tuition fee waiver. Only ETH Bachelor students may start the ESOP with a leave of absence. For the start in the academic year 2027/28 there will be assigned approximately 60 ESOP scholarships. The decision is communicated at the end of March. The applications are evaluated by the Admissions Committees of the respective Master’s programmes. The final decision for awarding scholarships in the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme rests with the Rector of ETH Zurich. The exact number of annual scholarships depends on the availability of funds. The decisions are communicated by end of March. Contact Dr. Barbara E. Hellermann Financial Aid Office Phone +41 44 632 20 23 / +41 44 632 20 88 ETH Zürich Rämistrasse 101 HG F22.1 8092 Zurich Show more Show less Footer Recommended links Academic calendar myStudies Search Keyword or person Services Alumni Association Staffnet Login Contact ETH Zurich Rectorate Show more Show less Departments D-ARCH Architecture D-BAUG Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering D-BIOL Biology D-BSSE Biosystems Science and Engineering D-CHAB Chemistry and Applied Biosciences D-EAPS Earth and Planetary Sciences D-GESS Humanities, Social and Political Sciences D-HEST Health Sciences and Technology D-INFK Computer Science D-ITET Information Technology and Electrical Engineering D-MATH Mathematics D-MATL Department of Materials D-MAVT Mechan…