IGA Travel Scholarships

In the year 2017 doctoral candidates of the University of Freiburg (except from the Faculty of Medicine) can apply for travel scholarships for conferences, provided that the travel costs cannot be covered by other funds.

The scholarship covers:

• travels to meetings, conferences, symposia, and summer schools that are relevant for the applicant’s dissertation and to which he or she will be making an individual contribution (talk, poster).

The scholarship does not cover:

• research stays such as field work or research at archives;

• conferences the applicant has already attended at the time of the application.

Recipients receive reimbursements for:

• the participation fee as well as accommodation and travel costs (as a rule, second class train ticket) in accordance with the State Law on the State Law on Travel Costs. Employees of the University of Freiburg please state their university’s office address as invoice addresses.
• as a rule, 50 % or 75 % of the costs you applied for. In exceptional cases, the costs of outstanding applicants can be reimbursed by 100 %.

Applicants who already have received an IGA scholarship should be aware:

• generally, funding is possible every twelve months and two times in total.

• relevance of the travel for the dissertation project

• relevance of the travel for the applicants’ scientific advancement

• the applicants’ financial needs

Application documents:

• completed application form signed by you and your dissertation supervisor;
• motivational letter emphasizing the significance of the conference (max. 2 pages)
• curriculum vitae including the grades of your university diploma, duration of your doctoral studies, type of dissertation (monographic or publication-based), list of publications, awards/prizes, funding (e.g., amount of the scholarship, percentage of a full-time position), already attended conferences and conferences funded by an IGA travel scholarship as well as social and political involvement (volunteer work);
• confirmation from the organizers that your individual contribution has been accepted – a printed email is sufficient;
• confirmation of your acceptance as a doctoral candidate issued by your faculty – both a recognition of your (foreign) degree and a confirmation of supervision by your dissertation supervisor are not a confirmation of acceptance;
• if you are a member of a structured doctoral program: a letter from the coordinator confirming that the travel costs cannot be covered with program funds;
• if you are a scholarship recipient: a letter from the scholarship organization confirming that they cannot reimburse you for the travel costs. If the scholarship organization has a general policy of not providing travel funding, it is sufficient to make reference to this policy;
• an estimation of the expected costs for participation fee, accommodations and travel (proof of participation fee, a copy of travel connections from the Deutsche Bahn, a copy of your flight information including costs, a copy of the hotel room rates) – we only consider documented costs;
• information on applications for travel funding you have submitted or will submit to other organizations;