ETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship (ESOP)
ETH Zurich funding for study in Switzerland — amount, eligibility, deadline, and programs it can pair with.
Scholarship facts
Needs review- Provider
- ETH Zurich
- Funding
- $32,000
- Funding type
- full_funding
- Country
- Switzerland
- Degree levels
- Master
- Deadline
- Dec 15, 2026
Source: ETH Zurich · Data last updated Jun 28, 2026
ETH Zurich
The ETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) supports outstanding Master's students at ETH Zurich with tuition waivers and living cost grants. ETH Zurich is consistently ranked among the top 10 universities in the world. Must be admitted to a Master's programme at ETH Zurich, have an excellent academic record (top 5% of class), demonstrate strong motivation and research potential. Both Swiss and international students are eligible. Academic excellence (top 5%), research potential, motivation, recommendation letter quality.
Full tuition waiver + CHF 12,000/semester living costs grant (CHF 24,000/year)
Related programs
These program links make the scholarship page actionable instead of static. When direct links do not exist yet, this section falls back to country-level relevance.
Computational Science and Engineering Master
ETH Zurich
First-year estimate: $20,110 - $50,110
High Energy Physics Master
ETH Zurich
First-year estimate: $20,110 - $50,110
Mathematics Bachelor
ETH Zurich
First-year estimate: $20,110 - $50,110
Computational Science and Engineering Bachelor
ETH Zurich
First-year estimate: $20,110 - $50,110
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Master
ETH Zurich
First-year estimate: $20,110 - $50,110
Mathematics/Applied Mathematics Master
ETH Zurich
First-year estimate: $20,110 - $50,110
Switzerland planning guide
Country-level planning notes make the funding page more useful for decision making even before every linked university budget is fully verified.