How to apply
The application portal for 2026 will open on October 6, 2025. The application deadline is November 1, 2025.
Please find below the list of the required documents:
- Your CV
- A copy of your University degree(s), if already available.
- Complete transcripts from each university you have attended.
- A motivation letter where you explain your research statement and target host labs (up to 3) as well as the wished starting and ending dates of the Master’s research work. Indicate if you have already been in contact with potential host labs.
- A letter from you home-university confirming that the project is part of the curriculum.
- Name of one to three references.
- Your ID (passport or national ID).
Important: this is a one-time submission. You cannot save your progress and return later, and you won’t be able to move forward and then go back. To help you prepare, please refer to the document (screenshots of the entire process) so you can view all the questions before starting.
Choose your lab
| Professor | Lab | Research area |
| Abitbol, Tiffany | Sustainable Materials Laboratory | Bio-Inspired Design and Systems, Bioengineering, Micro and Nanosystems, Soft Matter and Flexible Structures |
| Amstad, Esther | Soft Materials Laboratory | Advanced Manufacturing, Bio-Inspired Design and Systems, Materials Science and Engineering, Soft Matter and Flexible Structures |
| Bastings, Maartje | Programmable Biomaterials Laboratory | Bio-Inspired Design and Systems, Bioengineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Micro and Nanosystems, Personalized Health, Soft Matter and Flexible Structures |
| Ceriotti, Michele | Laboratory of Computational Science and Modelling | Data & Network Sciences, Energy Systems, Future of Computing, Learning & Decision Systems, Materials Science and Engineering, Theory and Simulation |
| Fontcuberta i Morral, Anna | Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials | Energy Systems, Materials Science and Engineering, Micro and Nanosystems, Optics and Photonics, Quantum Technology |
| Frauenrath, Holger | Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Materials | Bio-Inspired Design and Systems, Flexible Electronics, Materials Science and Engineering, Soft Matter and Flexible Structures |
| Grundler, Dirk | Laboratory of Nanoscale Magnetic Materials and Magnonics | Materials Science and Engineering, Micro and Nanosystems, Microengineering, Optics and Photonics |
| Herbst, Michael | Mathematics for materials modelling | Data & Network Sciences, Future of Computing, Learning & Decision Systems, Materials Science and Engineering, Theory and Simulation |
| Jotzu, Gregor | Dynamic Quantum Materials Laboratory | Future of Computing, Imaging & Vision, Materials Science and Engineering, Optics and Photonics, Quantum Technology |
| Klok, Harm-Anton | Polymers Laboratory | Materials Science and Engineering, Soft Matter and Flexible Structures, Bio-Inspired Design and Systems |
| Leterrier, Yves | Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites | Bio-Inspired Design and Systems, Flexible Electronics, Materials Science and Engineering, Micro and Nanosystems, Soft Matter and Flexible Structures |
| Logé, Roland | Laboratory of Thermomechanical Metallurgy – PX Group Chair | Advanced Manufacturing, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Marzari, Nicola | Laboratory of theory and simulation of materials | Advanced Manufacturing, Data & Network Sciences, Energy Systems, Materials Science and Engineering, Micro and Nanosystems, Optics and Photonics, Quantum Technology, Theory and Simulation |
| Michaud, Véronique | Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites | Advanced Manufacturing, Bio-Inspired Design and Systems, Materials Science and Engineering, Soft Matter and Flexible Structures, Space Technology, Sports Technology |
| Mortensen, Andreas | Mechanical Metallurgy Laboratory | Advanced Manufacturing, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Raju Natarajan, Anirudh | Laboratory of materials design and simulation | Advanced Manufacturing, Materials Science and Engineering, Theory and Simulation |
| Scrivener, Karen | Construction Materials Laboratory | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Sorin, Fabien | Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fibre Devices | Advanced Manufacturing, Imaging & Vision, Materials Science and Engineering, Optics and Photonics, Personalized Health, Soft Matter and Flexible Structures, Sports Technology |
| Stellacci, Francesco | Supramolecular Nanomaterials and Interfaces Laboratory – Constellium Chair | Bio-Inspired Design and Systems, Bioengineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Micro and Nanosystems, Soft Matter and Flexible Structures |
| Tileli, Vasiliki | Laboratory for in situ nanomaterials characterisation with electrons | Energy Systems, Imaging & Vision, Materials Science and Engineering, Micro and Nanosystems |
For questions email us at mxfellowship@epfl.ch