Travel Grants

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Travel grants are awarded for congress and research trips abroad. Domestic trips are not supported. When applying a travel grant for a congress trip, following attachments should be included in the application:

  1. an invitation to the congress / congress programme (a short version)
  2. a presentation abstract (mandatory)
  3. an abstract acceptance notice (may be sent by email as pdf-document to the grant secretary after the application deadline)
  4. a statement on the content of the participation fee

When applying a travel grant for a research trip, required attachments are

  1. a programme for the trip / a work plan and
  2. a breakdown of expenses

The grant may be applied for travel expenses (according to the public transport fees), accommodation and a participation fee. The Foundation does not support any other costs (meals, travelling day allowances, poster printing, ESTA, visa application). Please note! The grant can not be applied if travel expenses are covered by the university before the decision date (the university will not accept grants retrospectively).