For thesis supervisors

The thesis supervisor must be an EPFL professor or senior scientist (“Maître d’enseignement et de recherche”).

The EPFLglobaLeaders fellowship consists of a monthly contribution to the salary of the doctoral candidate of EUR 1’935 and is granted for a period of forty-eight months. The thesis director must complement the EU contribution to the salary of the doctoral candidate (co-funding cannot come from other H2020 / Horizon Europe funding sources) and pay for the other associated costs (research costs, equipment, travel expenses, conferences, etc.).

The non-academic mentor/co-supervisor is in charge of supervising the EPFLglobaLeaders fellow during his/her mandatory secondment. This supervision can take two forms: a formal thesis co-supervision recognised by the EPFL Doctoral School or an informal supervision.

To find a non-academic partner you can look at the following webpages:

• For NGOs: Tech4Impact
• For companies: Innovation park

For guidance on how to identify potential non-academic partners, please contact the Programme Management Office ([email protected]) or [email protected]

The potential thesis supervisor and the (if applicable) co-supervisor from the non-academic sector interview the EPFLglobaLeaders candidate. After the meeting, they must submit an interview report, explaining why they wish (or not) to submit a project proposal with the candidate. 

If a supervisor is found, a 3-page project proposal and an ethical issues form must be submitted along with the interview report before 15 October 2022 (17:00 CET) to the EPFLglobaLeaders Programme Management Office ([email protected]).

The Intersectoral Excellence Committee (IEC) evaluates and scores the project proposals. Its members then meet to approve the granting of the EPFLglobaLeaders fellowships to the best projects.