Summer-exchange-grant – Zeno Karl Schindler Fondation

SUMMER EXCHANGE GRANT

Grants for North American and European bachelor students who wish to come to study at a Swiss University or for Swiss students who wish to study at a North American or European University during the summer in one of the following fields:

Engineering and environmental sciences (the definition of engineering being: the use of scientific principles for the design, construction or production of physical or virtual structures or systems; this does not include for example medecine, chemistry, physics and all life sciences) All Medieval disciplines including Medieval Studies Digital Humanities at the intersection of Medieval Disciplines and Data and Computer Sciences.

Who can apply

Currently enrolled bachelor students of a North American or a European University or currently enrolled at a Swiss University.

THE FOUNDATION WILL NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION, JUSTIFICATION NOR REASON FOR THE DECISIONS CONCERNING THE ACCEPTANCE OR NOT OF AN APPLICATION.

Please consider that no reply will be given to such requests.

Grant

A stipend of 1’600 Swiss francs per month, plus return economy class airfare/train ticket from the home university to hosting university. If the applicant has other sources of funding: for an amount of up to 20% of our grant there will not be any deduction for an amount above of 20 % of the grant, the deduction will be that amount from the other source of funding that exceeds 20% of our grant nevertheless at least 10% of our original grant will be maintained.

NOTE: PLEASE FOLLOW ACCURATELY THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE BELOW.

FALSE OR INCOMPLETE OR LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY ANSWER.

Application procedure

Applicants should send before the relevant application deadline an email to the ZKS Foundation’s email address here with attached the following three files:

The “Application form” completely filled in.

The “Affidavit” duly completed, dated and signed.

A single PDF file containing the following documents in that order:

- A one page motivation letter stating in particular the specific area among disciplines sponsored by the Foundation (see first paragraph above) in which research during the summer stay will be conducted and skills to be acquired by the candidate during the stay.

- One-page resume, including descriptions of the candidate’s education and work experience, plus elementary personal data (date and place of birth, citizenship, marital status, language proﬁciency).

- The candidate’s grade transcripts otherwise known as Transcripts of Records or Mark-sheets for all years of higher education.

A scanned email or letter from the hosting professor on letterhead from the hosting institution with her/his address and phone number, confirming that (i) she/he will host, provide guidance to the student for the entire duration of her/his stay, (ii) providing any relevant information she/he may wish to contribute concerning funding for expenses related to the candidate’s work during her/his stay and (iii) certifying by means of the statement given above that any fee charged by his/her institution to visiting students will be waived or fully covered by her/his chair or laboratory (without this the application will not be considered).

Recommendation letters are not considered, hence please abstain from sending them to us.

Note: in considering the application, the ZKS Foundation may contact the hosting professor.

Deadlines

Deadline for the period from June to September of each year or summer break from the home university (summer grants for a maximum of three months):November 1st of the preceding year.

Application form

Affidavit