Applications are now open for a great opportunity to move and study in Switzerland to work in one of the major scientific laboratories and institutes and in multiple specializations, as Switzerland is one of the countries where there are many international students studying in it.
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Details of EPFL training in Switzerland
- Country: Switzerland.
- Training name: SRP 2025 (EPFL).
- Training degree: .
- Funding: Fully funded.
- English language proficiency certificate: Not required.
- Deadline for application: January 31, 2025.
Application Requirements
- You must be registered at a university (student) Studies one of the following specializations: biology, biophysics, chemistry, bioengineering, bioinformatics, molecular origin, genetics and its branches or any Relevant specialization.
- Your cumulative GPA must not be less than or equal to 3.75/4.0 and be among the first 5% of students at your academic level.
- You must have completed two years of study if you are in the undergraduate stage (bachelor) or completed the first year of a master's degree before the EPFL training achievement.
- You must have a passion for life sciences in general and like to work in the scientific field.
Selection Criteria
Accepted students are selected based on a careful examination of the student's application file, where:
- The following are specifically considered: GPA, short personal questions, and other scientific questions. Thus, by answering these questions, your personality is formed in front of the reviewer and a decision is made whether to accept or reject.
- The transcript of grades that you have submitted is also considered, which shows the courses and educational courses that have been studied during the last two years (for a bachelor's degree) or the first year of a master's degree.
- The letter of recommendation that you have submitted is also considered, which must include the means of communication of the letter writer.
- Your knowledge of the basics of science is essential for your selection, and if you have previous experience in scientific research, it is a good addition to you.
Please note that you must complete the application correctly and without any missing information or documents.
Very Important Questions:
Do I have to have research experience already?
Most participating students have practical experience in laboratories, but some do not, so this is not a condition that prevents you from applying.
Do I have to have a certificate of English proficiency to apply and is it a condition for admission?
No, it is not a condition for admission and it is not a mandatory requirement for you to submit, as a video interview will be conducted to ensure that you speak English well.
Application results:
All students nominated and applying to the EPFL training program will be contacted by sending an official email from the research institution to the student 6 weeks after the application deadline (mid-March).
Participating laboratories in the training program EPFL
The major research laboratories in Switzerland are participating in the program are working in various and diverse fields such as:
Brain Mind Institute & Neuro X Institute
Here is a list of the laboratories participating in this institute, their specializations and the research fields in which they work:
- The Planck Laboratory specializes in the mechanisms of body perception, bodily awareness and self-awareness in humans.
- The Gerstner Laboratory specializes in computational processes in neural networks, plasticity and learning.
- The Graf Laboratory specializes in neurogenetics.
- The Herzog Laboratory specializes in psychophysics
- The Hamel Laboratory specializes in systems and translational neuroscience.
- Lamano laboratory specializes in systems biology of neurodevelopment.
- The Mathis A Laboratory specializes in computational neuroscience and artificial intelligence.
- The McCabe Laboratory specializes in motor circuits and diseases in flies, mice and humans
- The Nakatsuka Laboratory specializes in chemical nanotechnology
- The Petersen Laboratory specializes in neural circuits for reward-based learning of goal-directed behavior in mice.
- The Priestley Laboratory specializes in the neuroscience of memory
- The Rahe Laboratory specializes in Physics of biological systems.
- Schrempf lab specializes in building models of vision and language, integrating multimodal representations, and clinical translation.
- Zink lab specializes in neurogenetics of neurodevelopment.
Global Health Institute
Here is a list of the laboratories participating in this institute, their specializations and the research areas they work in:
- The Antanasevich Laboratory specializes in virology and structural immunology.
- The Pauli Laboratory specializes in microbiome and environmental immunology.
- The Bersat Laboratory specializes in mechanobiology and bacterial microbiology.
- The Van der Gut Laboratory specializes in cell and membrane biology.
Institute of Bioengineering
Here is a list of the laboratories participating in this institute, their specializations and the research areas they work in:
- Altug Laboratory specializes in biophotonic systems.
- Barth Laboratory specializes in protein and cell engineering.
- Bastings Laboratory specializes in programmable biomaterials.
- Correia Laboratory specializes in protein design and immunoengineering.
- Dal Peraro Laboratory specializes in biomolecular modeling.
- Fantner Laboratory specializes in biodevices and nanomaterials.
- Ijspeert Laboratory specializes in biorobotics.
- Manley Laboratory specializes in experimental biophysics.
- Maerkl Laboratory specializes in biological network characterization.
- Radenovic Laboratory specializes in nanobiology.
- Rahi Laboratory specializes in biological systems physics.
- Sakar Laboratory specializes in microbiorobotic systems.
- Schumacher Laboratory specializes in chemistry and membrane biology.
- Stellacci Laboratory specializes in supramolecular nanomaterials and interfaces.
- Tang Laboratory specializes in biomaterials for immunoengineering.
- Van De Ville Laboratory specializes in medical imaging processing.
Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research
Here is a list of the laboratories participating in this institute, their specializations and the research areas in which they work:
- The Briskin Laboratory specializes in hormones: keys to breast cancer prevention and treatment
- The Junchi Laboratory specializes in centrosome assembly mechanisms
- The Karthaus Laboratory specializes in hormone therapy resistance and molecular genetics
- The Toma Laboratory specializes in structural biology and cryo-electron microscopy
- The Waszak Laboratory specializes in computational neuro-oncology
Documents and documents required to apply for the Swiss EPFL training
Personal information and questions that are an alternative to both the CV and the letter of intent or motivation, which are as follows:
- Write your 3 most important achievements in an essay of no more than (1000 characters including spaces).
- Write training programs and courses that you have participated in or obtained in an essay of no more than or less than (800 characters including spaces).
- Write about your professional experience in a field related to the research field you are applying for in this training in an essay of no more than or less than (800 characters including spaces).
- Introduce yourself well and explain what strengths you have and would bring to the SRP training program? (800 characters including spaces).
- What motivates you to pursue different sciences? Be specific. (800 characters including spaces).
- Write about yourself? What are your hobbies and interests? (800 characters including spaces).
- Scientific essay questions about the laboratory or lab choices you want to train in These questions are an alternative to a letter of intent or motivation.
- For each laboratory choice, you will be asked to write:
- Explain what specific research aspects of the laboratory or lab you find interesting? (800 characters including spaces).
- What specific skills/techniques would you like to gain from this laboratory? (800 characters including spaces).
- Is there a specific project you would like to pursue in the laboratory? Justify and cite relevant papers or certificates. (800 characters including spaces).
Other documents and papers:
- The transcript must be translated into one of these languages: (English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese or Italian) and the original copy must be attached with the translation when uploading the papers to the application file.
- In the application, you cannot attach the letter of recommendation yourself, all you have to do is attach the contact information of the person recommending your candidacy and the program administration will contact him and he will attach the letter himself.
What should the letter of recommendation include?
The recommender will be contacted and told to write this information about you:
Please provide us with the following information in your letter: (Total 500 words)
- How many students are in the group to which the candidate belongs at the university, and in what approximately rank would you rank him within this group (1 = first)?
- How do you know the applicant?
Class: Academic excellence, creativity, research capabilities and comments about his suitability for an international program that includes group activities.