Bachelor Projects
Bachelor projects include hands-on lab experiments and data analysis, with options for theoretical or computational projects. Students can find projects on individual lab websites or discuss them directly with the professor/head of laboratory.
Coursebook Bachelor project (BIOENG-390)
Bachelor project guidelines (SV-specific)
The project can be carried out as early as the summer before BA5:
- During the semester (part-time, approximately 12h/week during 14 weeks; spring BA6)
- Between two semesters (full-time, approximately 42h/week during 3-4 weeks)
In SV
There is no additional form to fill for Bachelor projects within SV.
Outside SV
Projects must be approved by the section by submitting the “Bachelor project at EPFL outside SV” form on the LSE support platform.
For Bachelor projects outside EPFL, students must find an EPFL mentor (Profs, MER) to supervise and evaluate their project.
In academia
Projects must be approved by the section by submitting the “Bachelor project outside EPFL in academia” form on the LSE support platform.
In industry
Projects must be approved by the section by submitting the “Bachelor project outside EPFL in industry“ form on the LSE support platform.
Various tools are available to find a Bachelor project at EPFL:
- The Project Portal lists currently available Bachelor projects:
- Click on “Search Projects”
- Select the level (Bachelor)
- For projects specific to SV students: select section SV
- Interdisciplinary MAKE projects
- Here are the MAKE projects that can be validated as Bachelor project in Life Sciences Engineering:
- iGEM
- SensUs
- Genorobotics
- Designing life with AI
- EPFL Assistive Technologies Challenge
- Students who have validated iGEM as a Bachelor project can validate iGEM lab (7 ECTS credits) during their Master
- Here are the MAKE projects that can be validated as Bachelor project in Life Sciences Engineering:
- Check the SV laboratories websites or discuss directly of project opportunities with the laboratory head
- Check SV research institutes pages:
Additional information on the Bachelor project and relevant forms can be found on the SV Education Moodle (EPFL access only). The filled forms must be sent to the section using the LSE support platform.
NB: Students doing an exchange year abroad cannot receive credits for the Bachelor project, BIOENG-390.
