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Master of Science UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance

Online Application

Application Step - Scientific Phase (1) / Pre-Selection

Preliminary Information

  • We will only accept applications on this website's online application system (see below).
  • The full application has to be in English.
  • Only complete applications will be considered.
  • The application will be processed only if the application fee of CHF 200.- has been paid (credit card payment). The application fee cannot be waived and will not be refunded.
  • We will not have any correspondence about the receipt of the application fee with any applicant.  In case  we have received your application data, but no payment, we will contact you about the irregularity. As long as you are not contacted, we have received the amount due.
  • We will neither add documents sent to us after submission of your online application, nor replace documents in your online application - even within the deadline. Thus, send your application only when it is fully complete. The only exceptions of later submissions are the letters of recommendation, which will be uploaded directly by your referees into the online application system.
  • The certificates can be in English, German or French. If the certificates are in another language, please include an official translation and explain the grading system.
  • GMAT and GRE are both optional. In case you want to add GMAT or GRE results please upload them as one of the voluntary documents. We do have NO GMAT/GRE code for the program.
  • Please only upload abstracts/summaries of papers in the voluntary documents, no full papers. In your abstract you can indicate a link to the whole paper.
  • Please make sure that all pdf documents allow consolidation (no password security, no certified document!). Be especially cautious with diploma, official transcripts, GRE/GMAT, which are often certified or ask for a password.
  • Please make also sure that all documents in landscape format are rotated to portrait, in order to be readable - in the combined file - for the Selection Committee members.

Step 1. Make sure two referees are ready to support your application by providing a letter of recommendation

Two letters of recommendation are required. They should

  • be in English
  • be written by lecturers, former or current employers. Not accepted are recommendation letters written by fellow students, friends, family members etc.!
  • be signed and written using - preferably - an official letterhead showing the affiliation of the writer
  • address the following points: the overall appreciation of the candidate, motivation, maturity and judgement, analytical ability, initiative and creativity, ability for research, oral and writing skills.

The deadline for the submission of the letters of recommendation by your referees is 23 January 2025.

You will have the possibility to monitor the status of your reference requests within the application system, getting a login for it, once you have sumitted your application. You will be able to name new referees, if referees decline the request to submit a letter of recommendation. Submitted letters are kept confidentional and are not made available to you.

 

Step 2. Prepare your application documents

Please note that  you have to enter your data and upload the documents into the application system at once. Once submitted, you will no longer have the possibility to modify the submitted data!

All documents and information listed below are mandatory and need to be uploaded via the application system in a pdf format. 

Please make sure that all pdf documents allow consolidation (no password security, no certified document!). Check under "properties" --> "security". Be especially cautious with diploma, official transcripts, GRE/GMAT, which are often certified or ask for a password.

All your documents will be consolidated into one file for the evaluation of your application by the Selection Committee in February.

You will be requested to submit

  • Curriculum vitae: We ask you to use the standardized curriculum vitae template (DOCX, 23 KB), fill it out and save it as a pdf. Maximum 2 pages, font size 11!
  • Letter of motivation: Content of the letter similar to a job application: why you want to do this master (interests, career path), why you qualify for it (strengths). Maximum 1 page, font size 11!
  • Summary of courses: We ask you to use the standardized summary of courses template (DOCX, 33 KB), fill it out and save it as a pdf. Maximum 6 pages, font size 11!
  • Copies of your academic degree(s): You will have to submit your highest academic degree. If you do not have your Bachelor degree yet, and expect to receive it after the deadline, but before 30 September 2025, please upload a confirmation of enrolment instead of a Bachelor's degree.
  • Transcript of record (copies of your official grades): If you expect to receive your Bachelor degree after the deadline, but before 30 September 2025, a copy of your Up-to-now-grades.
  • Two referee contacts: You will be asked to enter two referee contacts, as two letters of recommendation are mandatory. Your referees will get an automatic mail with a link to upload their recommendation letter into the application system. Please make sure that the email addresses are correct and the referees have accepted to do this for you, before you apply!

On a voluntary basis you can submit

  • 2 further academic degrees and transcript of records
  • a pdf of your GMAT/GRE results (make sure the pdf is without password security) and
  • up to three additional documents to support your application, such as additional letters of recommendation, letters from previous employers, abstracts of papers or abstracts of theses.
  • Do not upload your English certificate within the voluntary documents. It will be due later in the administrative phase 2 with the UZH Admission Office - at the earliest in April, at the latest in early September!

Should you have any problems uploading a pdf document please try the following:

  • Try to update your browser or use a different browser.
  • If only a specific pdf cannot be uploaded, we recommend compressing the pdf file (without having to change its size) with a program like pdf24.

Step 3. Apply formally in the application system and pay the application fee (credit card payment)

The application system is structured as follows:

  • Personal data 
  • Academic background
  • Work experience (optional)
  • Documents and attachments
  • Referees contacts
  • Review of the completed application and submission of data to UZH
  • Link to the payment system

Once you have submitted your data in the application system, proceed with the payment of the application fee by credit card or TWINT in the separate payment system. Please have your credit card ready (Mastercard, Visa or Postfinance). Your application will be valid only if paid!

If you do not have a credit card or a PostFinance card: instead of a normal credit card you can use a prepaid card to pay the application fee online and submit your application. Youth banking packages and student bank accounts usually offer the possibility of getting a prepaid card. These cards are either free or very cheap.

For any further information related to the application process (step 1 to 3), contact msfinance[at]df.uzh.ch.

Online Application for Fall 2025

Applications for a start in fall 2025 will be open from 15 November 2024 until 15 January 2025, 23:59 CET.

Apply here:Online Application

Application Step - Administrative Phase (2)

Only for candidates accepted in phase 1!

Step 4. Application on UZH Admission Office Portal

After you have been accepted provisionally by the Steering Committee, you will get further instructions regarding the application on the UZH Admission Office portal. Only in this phase the English certificate will be asked for. It will have to be submitted at the latest in early September 2025.
For any information related to the application process Step 4 (phase 2), please contact

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Application for Fall Semester 2025

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