Doctorate

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, offers its doctoral candidates an extraordinary setting: customized PhD programs; cutting-edge laboratories directed by internationally renowned professors; a modern, fast-developing campus; satellite sites in French-speaking cantons; and close ties to industry.

Doctoral candidates

Academic year 2020-2021

2282

Country of origin

Switzerland	Europe	World
15%	51%	34%

Degrees

Delivered in 2020

390

Career

	Academia		Industry
	39%		61%

Doctoral studies at EPFL

Doctoral studies structure

An EPFL PhD is typically obtained after four years of study devoted to an original and independent scientific research project.

Doctoral programs

EPFL’s Doctoral School is organized into 21 doctoral programs.

Admission criteria and application

Information about an admission to a PhD program at EPFL.

Global Young Scientists Summit 18-21 Jan 2022: Call for applications

Published:22.07.21 — The EPFL is looking for twenty outstanding and highly motivated PhD students or post-docs to represent the School at the 10th anniversary edition of the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS), taking place online from 18 to 21 January 2022.

Preparing successful proposals: a new EPFL Doctoral School course

Published:22.07.21 — No matter the career stage, securing external funding is crucial for scientists to be able to explore new ideas and advance their careers. Proposal writing is both an art and a science, and as such, it can be taught and learned. The EPFL Research Office is thus launching a new Doctoral School transferrable skills course titled, “How to prepare successful grant proposals.”

New grant-writing service

Published:06.07.21 — The ReO is best known for its services informing you about funding opportunities, advising and assisting you with administrative tasks related to proposal applications, managing large research projects, and providing ethics compliance support. The ReO has now added a new complementary free service: in-depth assistance in grant-writing.

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