For Students

Apply to the ETH Exploration Lab

Ready to turn bold ideas into reality? Join our next cohort and spend six months driving forward disruptive innovation with real industry partners.

EXL 2025 cohort

14 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027

Full project duration, aligned with the academic semester

Accreditable Traineeship

Counts as an industry internship and/or semester project. Already have an internship? Another one won't hurt. Need only the internship? That's 6 months instead of 4.5.

Interdisciplinary Teams

Work with students from across ETH departments

Close Mentoring

4:1 student-to-mentor ratio with ETH innovation engineers

Work-Life Balance

Christmas is work-free, plus one extra week of vacation — use it for spring semester courses or recharge.

What We're Looking For

  • Curiosity and drive to explore the unknown
  • Comfort with ambiguity and fast-paced iteration
  • Willingness to work across disciplines
  • Currently enrolled at ETH Zurich (any department), ZhdK, or University of Zurich

What to Submit

  • Cover Letter
  • CV / Résumé
  • Transcript of Records
  • Maker portfolio or list of projects you've worked on

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