EPFL Alumni awards each year, through the Fondation ACUBE, several honorary loans to graduates who wish to pursue further training and broaden their professional experience. Loan applications are reserved for contributing members of EPFL Alumni.
These loans are interest-free, repayable from the end of the training or project, within three years for loans under CHF 5,000 and within five years for larger amounts. They range from CHF 5,000 to a maximum of CHF 25,000 and require a guarantor residing in Switzerland.
They allow young graduates to…
- extend their diploma work into industrial development;
- study a scientific field in greater depth;
- take management courses (technology, marketing, finance, IT, etc.);
…and graduates with several years of experience to…
- pursue postgraduate studies in Switzerland or abroad;
- take general management courses.
Applicants for these interest-free loans will find the loan application procedure here . They may submit their request by completing the form below and sending it to our postal address. Please include the required documents (CV, etc.). An electronic copy must also be provided in addition to the original documents.
The bodies responsible for granting the loans remain available to graduates to review the different possibilities. To discuss this, please contact EPFL Alumni or directly the current President of the Foundation, Yvan Galeuchet.
If you are interested, please complete the application form below and send it to EPFL Alumni.
The merit of the project, the applicant’s qualifications, and financial situation are among the criteria for awarding the loans. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
Testimonials
– Alan Cabello (PhD MTE’15) who pursued his studies as a Design Thinking researcher at Stanford.
« Without the loan, I would not have been able to go to Stanford. My experience with the Foundation was excellent. (...) I am incredibly grateful to the Acube Foundation for all of this. »
Alan Cabello
– Elena Chiavi (AR’16), who completed an architecture workshop in Mexico.
“The workshop allowed me to connect my diploma project with the beginning of my PhD at EPFL. I would like to sincerely thank the ACUBE Foundation for giving me the opportunity to further develop my personal research on singular places.”
Elena Chiavi
– Roberto Brogna (EME'16) who completed his MBA at INSEAD.
“Thanks to the support of the EPFL Alumni Acube Foundation, I was able to cover tuition fees and other expenses. I could not be more grateful for the support received.”
Roberto Brogna
The Acube Foundation
Created on 21 February 1997 by A3-EPFL, the ACUBE Foundation aims to encourage the professional development of EPFL alumni. As the Foundation is recognised as being of public utility, donations from individuals or companies are tax-deductible at both federal and cantonal levels, within the limits permitted by law. The Board of the Foundation is composed of five to eight members. One member is proposed by EPFL and the others are EPFL alumni. The Board is currently chaired by Yvan Galeuchet (PhD PH’91).
According to Article 2 of the Foundation’s statutes, the Foundation provides financial support to EPFL graduates who wish to deepen their knowledge in engineering and management, for example:
- young graduates for a study trip abroad;
- young graduates extending their diploma project into an industrial application;
- alumni pursuing postgraduate studies in Switzerland or abroad;
- former students completing an industrial project within a scientific development led by an EPFL institute.
Contact
Career Service: career.alumni@epfl.ch