Documents

Legal basis

The doctorate is regulated by the Ordinance on the Doctorate at ETH Zurich and the associated Rector’s Implementation Provisions for the Ordinance on Doctoral Studies ETH Zurich. These documents define the basic elements for doctoral studies at ETH. The details are defined in the departments’ Detailed Stipulations.

The German documents are legally binding. They are available on the website of ETH Zurich at https://ethz.ch/de/doktorat/rechtsgrundlagen.html. The English translations of these documents are for information purposes only and available on the English version of the mentioned webpage at https://ethz.ch/en/doctorate/legal-basis.html.

Finding a chairperson for aptitude colloquia and doctoral examinations

Doctoral students find a chairperson via the shared Outlook calendar "Doctoral Examination D-HEST". Instructions:

Travel cost claims

When traveling abroad for congresses/conferences or summer schools, an application for a contribution towards travel costs can be submitted to the Hochstrasser-Stiftung. Conditions:

Swiss citizenship
Doctoral student in the Food Science and Nutrition study direction
An application to the Hochstrasser Foundation can be submitted only once during the entire duration of studies

Download Application form (PDF, 254 KB)

Note on page 2 of the form: Documents to be enclosed --> only second part ("Bei Anträgen für Teilnahme an Kongressen/Exkursionen") applies for doctoral students.

Forms and Templates

The most important forms in connection with the doctorate are available at the student portal.

The following forms are to be used in addition for D-HEST doctoral studies: