Summer training in Switzerland |E3 Program 2025

Selection Criteria for the Summer 2025 Training Program

The E3 program is highly selective. Once the application portal closes, host labs review the applications and may invite you for an online interview. You might be invited for an interview directly after the application deadline and until the beginning of March (at the latest). Each applicant will be notified of the selection outcome via email around mid-March 2025.

Students are selected on a competitive basis, taking the following criteria into consideration:

You should be among the top 10% of your class with a high GPA.
You plan to pursue PhD studies.
Previous laboratory experience is considered an additional advantage.
Your application materials should convince the selection committee of your excellence and passion for science.
Your statement of purpose should reflect your ambitions, career goals, and explain your choice of host laboratories.

Note: The following institutions from North America and Singapore have a specific partnership with EPFL:

USA: Carnegie Mellon University, Johns Hopkins University, University of California, San Diego, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Canada: McGill University, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, University of British Columbia.
Singapore: Nanyang Technological University.

If you are from any of these universities, please note that you are not eligible for the E3 internship, but you can apply to the EPFL Excellence Research Internship Program instead.

How to Apply for the Summer Internship?

Click on "Apply Now."

Select the program you want to apply for.

Read the instructions carefully.

Proceed to the electronic form stages. You will be required to submit the following documents as separate PDF files. The PDF files must not contain any password protection or encryption.

Mandatory Documents:

Academic transcripts (max 5 MB)
Curriculum Vitae (max 5 MB)
Research statement (max 5 MB)
Scan of your passport (or national ID if you do not have a passport) (max 5 MB)

Optional Documents:

Other Document 1 (max 5 MB)
Other Document 2 (max 5 MB)

Please prepare the required documents (one PDF file per required document, max 5 MB) and your academic background information before proceeding with the application process.

Please note that the files and data you submit will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be accessible to the E3 program committee and authorized staff.

Note: Once you have reviewed and submitted your information in the last step, the application process will be completed, and you will no longer have the ability to modify the submitted data.