Application Information

Interested candidates will have to submit their application for this special joined Master of Science UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance through the online application program on this website.

Please be aware that there is a pre-selection for this master and you cannot directly submit your application via the UZH online application portal!

• The Steering Committee takes a first decision on provisional admission, or rejection, of the candidate.
• Admission is very competitive and there is no entitlement for admission.
• Candidates enrolled in a different Master's program at UZH or ETH cannot transfer without restrictions to the MSc UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance. They have to apply under the same admission guidelines and deadlines.
• Special note for candidates enrolled in a different Master's program at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics: all failed attempts at Master's modules from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics will count even after a successful transfer to the MSc UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance. Credits earned up to that date can be transferred to the areas indicated in the course catalogue for each module.

The application and selection of the candidates take place in two consecutive phases:

• A scientific phase (1) in which the Steering Committee of the program checks the required scientific prerequisites for the program and selects the best candidates (application on www.msfinance.ch) ; and
• A later administrative phase (2) in which the Admission Office of the University of Zurich checks the formalities (for example existence of a Bachelor degree from a recognized university, English requirement etc.). (application on UZH application portal)

• Application fee - scientific phase (1): CHF 200.- for the administrative costs of the selection process for the specialized Master of Science UZH ETH. The application fee will not be refunded.
• Application fee - administrative phase (2) - only for candidates accepted in phase 1: CHF 100.- for the administrative costs of the Admission office of UZH upon submission of the application to UZH in case of provisional admission by the Steering Committee of MSc QF UZH ETH and further application to the Admission office. The application fee will not be refunded. 
• No additional costs for GMAT/GRE, as they are not compulsory.

The tuition fee for the program per semester (half year) is  CHF 780 plus a supplementary charge of CHF 100 for international students. The Master is designed for 3 semesters. The total cost depends on the duration of each student's studies.

Fees and Contributions per Semester

Scholarship

We do not offer any scholarships to cover your studies and living expenses in Zurich. Please also note that a quantitative finance student UZH ETH will not be eligible for the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme / Master Scholarship Programme of ETH. 

However, depending where you come from, there are several organizations which offer scholarships, for example the Swiss Government, the Institute of International Education, the Fulbright Program, the German DAAD and so on. Please ask your foreign student adviser and search the internet.

In February (year of the study start), the Steering Committee will review all the applications.

In early March each applicant will be informed about the outcome of her/his application via email.

There are three possible outcomes:
 

Many applicants, most of whom are well qualified, would like to get an explanation why they were not admitted.

With the ultimate aim of welcoming excellent candidates, the selection procedure is carefully designed to offer a fair and balanced judgement of each candidate. The selection is based on initially independent opinions of the Members of the Selection Committee, followed by opinions of Alumni of the program and a final meeting where all intermediate feedbacks are aggregated and the decision is taken.

Our policy is not to get back and review applications again. We do not justify the denial nor will we offer advice on improving a future application. In many cases the only answer is that we only offer admission to the best qualified applicants given the desired size of our program. We intentionally keep the program small and selective.

You however have the right to appeal against the Selection Committee's decision.