EPFL doctorate awards

Award	Deadline / Jury	Field(s)	Level	Criteria	Amount (CHF)
Fondation Latsis Internationale	March 1 International experts/ Research Commission Application Guidelines	All researchers of the EPFL	Postdoctorate Research performed at EPFL	High level research project, innovative aspect, memory, publications, less than 40 years old at the time of application (suggested by a professor)	25' 000
EPFL doctorate awards	October 15 Ad hoc Commission Application Guidelines	All doctoral programs of the EPFL	PhD	Remarkable PhD thesis as for its originality, impact of the results and presentation (proposed by the PhD thesis advisor)	Two prizes of 10' 000
Chorafas Foundation award	March 1 Jury Application Guidelines	1) Advanced data processing technology; life sciences 2) Sustainability	PhD thesis	Research or exceptional development, less than 30 years old and with no full-time employment (proposed by the PhD thesis advisor)	Two prizes of $ 4' 000
ABB award	March 1 Jury Application Guidelines	Even years: data processing, automatic, telecommunication Odd years: energy	Master, PhD, Postdoctorate Research	Person or group ; for a diploma work, PhD or remarkable research project (proposed by the research advisor)	Variable max. 10' 000
Dupont des Matériaux award	October 15 Jury Application Guidelines	Research in the field of material sciences	Master or PhD thesis performed at EPFL	Innovative and high level research. Researcher (or member of a research team) less than 35 years old at the time of the application	10' 000
Professor René Wasserman award	October 15 Jury Application Guidelines	Research in the field of new materials	Postdoctorate Research or PhD	Research project of high value in the field, researcher less than 40 years old at the time of the application (proposed by a professor)	10' 000
Every three years
Ville de Lausanne award	October 15, 2009 and then every 3 years/Research Commission Application Guidelines	All doctoral programs of the EPFL	Master, PhD	Innovative research task of high level in the exact, natural or biomedical sciences	6' 000