1. Required documents for Mobility-Online

The scholarship will be managed via Mobility-Online. For this, an application must be submitted. Which documents must be prepared is explained below.

All documents must be in PDF format, except for the photo.

At the same time, postdocs are obliged to register via 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, etc.
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 scholarship commences.
Upload a scan of your Swiss residence permit back and front side.

Upload a scan of the letter or email you used for your FCS scholarship application (ETH professor or your supervisor at Eawag, Empa, PSI, WSL).
There is no need for an actual confirmation since this document is only used for ETH records.

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 application

Registration with Human Resources

The Reception Service sends information about the registration of postdoc scholars to the administrative assistance of your supervisor and / or Human Resources. However, you are responsible for contacting your research group and registering correctly with Human Resources after accepting the FCS scholarship. This registration process is in addition to the registration via Mobility-Online.

Deadline 30 June: By this date you must submit all documents for the registration in particular your Doctoral degree certificate. This deadline is non-negotiable to ensure that you are correctly registered by the scholarship start date of 1 September.

Should you not be able to meet this deadline, you must inform the Reception Service immediately. 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.

Contact persons

Administrative matters: Reception Service, Sandra Zweifel, , Tel +41 44 632 51 52
Academic matters: FCS Delegate, Prof. Stefano Bernasconi, , Tel +41 44 632 36 93