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ETH Robotics Student Fellowship

Funding

Partial / Stipend

Program dates

Jun 30, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026

The ETH Robotics Student Fellowship (RSF) is a summer research programme run by the RobotX initiative of ETH Zurich’s Center for Robotics. It gives graduate students the chance to work alongside experts on a robotics research project inside one of the university’s robotics groups. Fellows join for a fixed period from late June to late August and are hosted by one of nine participating laboratories, including the Robotic Systems Lab, the Autonomous Systems Lab, the Computer Vision and Geometry Group and the Computational Robotics Lab. The programme is based on the ETH Zurich campus in Zurich, Switzerland, and is aimed at students worldwide who want hands-on research experience in robotics.

Benefits & funding

  • Full-time supervised research placement of roughly two months (30 June – 28 August 2026) inside a leading ETH Zurich robotics laboratory.
  • Direct mentorship from ETH robotics researchers and hands-on exposure to active research projects.
  • The fellowship is a funded programme providing a stipend toward living and accommodation costs in Zurich; the official page does not publish the exact stipend figure.

Eligibility

  • Open to students worldwide.
  • Must be currently enrolled in a master’s programme, with an expected graduation date no earlier than the spring after the fellowship.
  • Exceptional final-year undergraduate students from top institutions are also considered.
  • Must be available for the entire fellowship period (30 June – 28 August 2026); the dates are fixed and non-negotiable.

Application process

  1. 1
    Prepare the requested application materials (CV, academic records, and a statement of research interests).
  2. 2
    Submit the application through the ETH RobotX Robotics Student Fellowship page during the application window — 14 January to 27 February 2026 for the 2026 cycle.
  3. 3
    Selected candidates are matched with one of the participating laboratories for the summer research period.

Program timeline

  1. Applications open

    Jan 14, 2026

  2. Application deadline

    Feb 27, 2026

  3. Fellowship begins

    Jun 30, 2026

  4. Fellowship ends

    Aug 28, 2026