Application and Admission

The next application deadline is April 15, 2024.

Admission to the joint doctoral program is on a competitive basis. Candidates will be pre-selected by the Joint Program Committee and have to be accepted by a professor affiliated with the joint doctoral program either at ETH Zurich or at EPFL in order to be admitted. Each new cohort of students begins in September.

Doctoral students have a salary as well as course requirements and TA duties. Upon defending their thesis, a graduate will obtain something unique – a joint degree from two premier universities, EPFL and ETH Zurich, both ranked in the top-15 universities in the world.

Detailed information on the fixed rate salary during the doctoral studies are available on