EDIC Awards – Calls for Nominations & Deadlines

Below are links to various prestigious external PhD fellowship and award programs, relevant to EDIC. In some cases (where an EDIC deadline is indicated), the number of nominations may be limited, so submission to the EDIC program committee as a first step is required.

With the exception of the EPFL Research Awards, EDIC sends out the calls, details and reminders to all EDIC thesis directors prior to the deadlines indicated.

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Anne-Marie Kermarrec © 2024 EPFL/Alain Herzog

“The impact of science continues to grow in our societies”

— EPFL Professor Anne-Marie Kermarrec has been appointed by French President Emmanuel Macron to the newly established Presidential Science Council.

© 2024 EPFL

Appointment of EPFL professors

— The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL.

© 2024 EPFL / Nicolas Righetti – Lundi13

Anna Fontcuberta i Morral to be the next EPFL president

— The Swiss Federal Council has just made its announcement: Anna Fontcuberta i Morral will take over as EPFL president on 1 January 2025. Her appointment marks another achievement in an outstanding career. A physicist and materials scientist, Fontcuberta i Morral joined EPFL in 2008, was named full professor in 2019, and became the School’s associate vice president for centers and platforms two years later.