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ETH Robotics Summer Fellowship 2025 in Switzerland (Fully Funded)

Are you passionate about robotics and eager to acquire hands-on experience in advanced research? The ETH Robotics Summer Fellowship (RSF) 2025 offers an exceptional, fully funded opportunity to work alongside distinguished professionals at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. This esteemed program invites undergraduate and master’s students worldwide who are interested in robotics.

Program Overview

  • Institution: ETH Zurich  
  • Location: Zurich, Switzerland  
  • Duration: 9 Weeks (30th June – 29th August 2025)  
  • Eligibility: Open to all global students (Undergraduate & Master’s level)  
  • Application deadline: 28th February 2025  
  • Financial support: Fully funded (including airfare, accommodation, stipend, and visa expenses)  

Features

The ETH Robotics Summer Fellowship allows participants to engage in pioneering research in various areas, such as computational robotics, soft robotics, and autonomous systems. Participants will collaborate with leading experts in premier robotics laboratories at ETH Zurich.

Financial coverage

This fully funded fellowship encompasses all necessary expenses to ensure a seamless experience:

  • Stipend: CHF 4000 (EUR 4243)  
  • Round-trip airfare: Included  
  • Accommodation: Provided  
  • Visa costs: Covered  

Explore robotics laboratories  

Participants can select up to three research laboratories for their summer research project as part of the program. Among the distinguished labs available are:

  • Computational Robotics Laboratory  
  • Emilio Frazzoli’s Laboratory  
  • Robotic Systems Laboratory  
  • Computer Vision and Geometry Group  
  • Sensory-Motor Systems Laboratory  
  • Autonomous Systems Laboratory  
  • Intelligent Control Systems Group  
  • Soft Robotics Laboratory  
  • Stefan Leutenegger’s Laboratory  

Eligibility requirements  

  • Open to students from all nationalities.  
  • Final-year undergraduate and master’s students are eligible  
  • Applicants must be graduating in January 2026 or later  
  • There is no requirement for IELTS or any other language proficiency test  
  • Prior contact with faculty members is not necessary before applying  

Necessary documents  

To complete your application, please prepare the following documents:  

  • CV (in Europass format)  
  • Official academic transcript  
  • Motivation letter (maximum of 1 page)  
  • Contact information for two academic referees  
  • Recommendation letters from two referees  

Application process  

  • Applications must be submitted via the official SiROP portal. After registering, upload your documents in PDF format and select your preferred research laboratories.  

APPLY FOR THE ETH ROBOTICS SUMMER FELLOWSHIP IN SWITZERLAND

FAQ's

The fellowship is open to final-year undergraduate and master's students in robotics or related fields who are expected to graduate in January 2026.

The fellowship covers airfare, accommodation, visa expenses, a stipend of CHF 4000, and living costs while residing in Zurich.

No, applicants are not required to contact any members before applying. You will select laboratories during the application process.

You must provide your CV, academic transcript, motivation letter, and recommendation letters from two academic referees.

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