Grants for Materials and Travel Expenses

Are you planning a stay abroad, do you need material resources or printing subsidies? Have a look around and find the right support for your project!

 

 

Association of Arts and Culture of the German Economy at the Federation of German Industries e. V. –  Bronnbacher Scholarship

Target group:
Doctoral researchers among others

Area of studies:
All, especially STEM subjects

Terms of application:
Applicants should be distinguished by special professional and personal achievements and show the willingness to assume social responsibility as future decision-makers. It is also important to have an open personality and be prepared to engage in artistic processes.

Period/Amount of Funding:

For the period of one year there are various events (workshops, excursions)

Deadline:
Sunday, January 21, 2024

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Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds – Travel Grants

Target group:
doctoral researchers, postdocs

Area of studies:
Biomedical research

Period/amount of funding:
Travel grants are awarded for short-term visits of up to three months. The travel grants (lump sum) contribute to the expenses for travel to and from a destination, lodging (e.g. student housing), and course fees. 

Terms of application:
The grants are intended for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to learn clearly-defined methods useful for their ongoing research and their current laboratory by visiting another laboratory, or by attending research-orientated courses with the practical part making up at least 50% of the course. The grants can also be used by PhD candidates and their potential supervisors to evaluate the scientific and personal fit before the start of a PhD project in another country by funding a research stay of one to three months in the supervisor’s laboratory.
The application shall be completed in English and by the applicant personally.

Deadline:
Ongoing, however at the latest six weeks before travelling

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Deutscher Akademikerinnenbund e.V. (Association of German Female Academics) – Printing Subsidies

Target group:
Female doctoral researchers and postdocs

Area of studies:

All

Period/amount of funding:
Printing subsidies of up to EUR 500 for scientific publications

Terms of application:
Disciplines with a low share of women are considered especially.

Deadline:
April 15 and October 15 of every year

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Deutscher Akademikerinnenbund e.V. (Association of German Female Academics) – Travel Subsidies

Target group:
Female doctoral researchers and postdocs

Area of studies:
All

Period/amount of funding:
Travel subsidies for conferences/conventions

Terms of application:
Disciplines with a low share of women are considered especially.

Deadline:
April 15 and October 15 of every year

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Eucor – Mobility Funding

Target group:
All KIT staff members of all fields of work

Area of studies:
All

Period/amount of funding:
Travel and accommodation expenses from KIT to Eucor partner.

Terms of application:
The purpose of travel or stay should serve the establishment and deepening of cooperations with the Eucor partner universities as well as the exchange of experience, further training and conferences, short teaching visits, work shadowing at a person with a similar field of work. Applications can be sent informally to the ▶ Eucor team .

Deadline:
No specific deadline, ongoing application possible, to be sent well-timed before the travel or stay.

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European Research Council (ERC) and Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) – Proof of Concept – Grants

Target group:
ERC grantees

Area of studies:
All

Period/amount of funding:
The ERC reimburses 100 % of the direct project costs and a flat rate of 7 % of the indirect costs. Costs for patenting or similar can also be covered. For a duration of up to 18 months, the ERC provides a maximum of EUR 150,000 per "proof of concept" project.

Terms of application:
The funding initiative is exclusively for ERC grantees who want to use an idea resultant of their project. Group leaders of both Starting as well as Advanced Grants projects may apply. The initial project may not have been completed for more than one year before the publication date of an ERC Proof of Concept call.

Deadline:
For the exact dates pleas contact the European Research Council (ERC).

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FAZIT-STIFTUNG (FAZIT Foundation) – Printing Subsidies

Target group:
Doctoral researchers not older than 28 years at the start of the doctoral research phase

Area of studies:
All with an emphasis on media/journalism

Period/amount of funding:
Printing subsidies for thesis or habilitation with at most EUR 2,000 (restricted to the required number of mandatory copies)

Terms of application:
There must be a "real financial hardship"; endorsement of the application by the professor (supervisor) and an indication of the estimated printing costs with calculation of costs. The application must be made in German, and applicants must be proficient in the German language.

Deadline:
Ongoing

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FAZIT-STIFTUNG (FAZIT Foundation) – Travel Grants

Target group:

Doctoral researchers not older than 28 years at the start of the doctoral research phase

Area of studies:
All with an emphasis on media/journalism

Terms of application:
There must be a "real financial hardship"; endorsement of the application by the professor (supervisor). The application must be made in German, and applicants must be proficient in the German language.

Period/amount of funding:
Travel subsidies (conference fee, air fare, train tickets, hotel costs etc.) as part of a doctorate with up to EUR 3,000

Deadline:
Completed applications for travel grants should be submitted at least six weeks prior to travel.

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Friedrich-Stammberger-Foundation – Printing Subsidies

Target group:
(Young) scientists

Area of studies:
Geology

Period/amount of funding:
Printing subsidies for contributions to publications of the DGGV (German Society of Earth Sciences), grants for eastern European geoscientists and societies to subscribe to DGGV publications and to participate in DGGV events

Terms of application:
Self-nomination via a written application

Deadline:
November 15 of every year

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – Program for Travels to Conferences

Target group:
Scientists (from doctorate onwards) and doctoral researchers

Area of studies:
All

Period/amount of funding:
A. For active participation in person: DAAD travel allowance (In the event of funding being granted, funding recipients who travel to the destination from abroad will receive a travel allowance of up to 80% of the documented airfare), flat-rate accommodation allowance (per proven congress day), a lump sum of EUR 300 for material costs.
B. For active online participation: Against proof reimbursement of participation fees, membership fee (for max. 1 year) and abstract fee (for max. 1 abstract). Surcharges for late registration will not be reimbursed.

Terms of application:
The program supports active participation in international scientific congresses and conferences. Active participation is defined as the presentation of one's own paper or poster, or the main responsibility for the conception and chairing of a panel. Participation can take place online or in person.

Deadline:
Applications can be submitted at any time. First documents must be submitted 4 months (120 days) ahead of the event.

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – Program for Travels to Lecture Tours

Target group:
Scientists (from doctorate onwards) and doctoral researchers

Area of studies:
All

Period/amount of funding:
For lecture tours, a subsidy amounting to the applicable DAAD flat-rate travel allowance is paid. 

Terms of application:
The line of funding "lecture tours" is designed to enable scientists to accept written invitations of foreign colleagues or scientific institutions outside of congresses or conferences.

Deadline:
Applications can be submitted at any time. The application must be submitted at least 1 month (30 days) ahead of the planned lecture.

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Geschwister Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung für Geisteswissenschaften (Boehringer Ingelheim Siblings Foundation for the Humanities) – Printing Subsidies

Target group:
Doctoral researchers, postdocs

Area of studies:
Research with interdisciplinary aspects, either in the field of economics or natural sciences (here with explicit biological reference).

Period/amount of funding:
The fellowships enable flexible and individual research stays, conference visits, the acquisition of equipment and the use of continuing education opportunities. They are not intended to cover the cost of living. The fellows are funded for a maximum period of two years and two months. The funding consists of up to 12,500 euros each for individual research funding and for networking among the fellows. An additional amount of up to 3,000 euros is available for fellows with children.

Terms of application: Applications are open to young researchers of all nationalities working at a German research institution. Applicants should be doctoral researchers or postdocs in the natural sciences or economics and work on an interdisciplinary research topic - in the case of the natural sciences explicitly with a biological reference. The position should have a similar duration as the Fellowship or it should seem plausible that they will pursue an academic career for the next two years. Applications should be submitted directly to the Joachim Herz Stiftung.

Deadline:
February 15 and August 15.

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Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften – WIN 2024

Target group:
Scientists in their early postdoc phase who work at a research institute in Baden-Württemberg

Area of studies:
all

Period/amount of funding:
The application as well as the conference has to be interdisciplinary. In the application, it has to be explicitly shown which topic will be talked about at the conference and explained how it can only be talked about in the framework of an interdisciplinary conference. The application text must not be longer than five pages [Times New Roman 12pt, line spacing 1,15], include a conference plan and a finance plan as well as a CV (max. 1 page) with a publiations list (max. 2 pages per person). The documents have to be sent in a joint PDF-file.

Terms of application:
Financial support up to EUR 11.000, support of the independent implementation through experienced coworkers, possibility to publish the results of the conference, conference rooms for up to 60 participants as well as the production of conferenceand advertisement materials.

Deadline:
5. Mai 2023

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Joachim Herz Stiftung – Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Life Science

Target group:
Doctoral researchers, postdocs

Area of studies:
Research with interdisciplinary reference, either in the field of economics or natural sciences (here with explicit biological connection).

Period/amount of funding:
The fellowships enable flexible and individual research stays, conference visits, the acquisition of aids and the use of continuing education opportunities. They are not intended to cover living costs. Fellows are funded for a maximum period of two years and two months. The funding consists of up to EUR 12,500 each for individual research funding and for networking among the fellows. An additional amount of up to EUR 3,000 is available for Fellows with children.

Terms of application:
Applications are open to young researchers of all nationalities working at a German research institution. Applicants should be doctoral or post-doctoral researchers working in the natural sciences or economics and working on an interdisciplinary research topic - in the case of the natural sciences explicitly with a biological connection. The position should have a similar duration as the Fellowship or it should seem plausible that they will pursue an academic career for the next two years. Applications should be submitted directly to the Joachim Herz Stiftung.

Deadline:
June 6, 2023 

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KIT International Strategy Fund – Travel Grants

Target group:
Postdocs

Area of studies:

All

Period/amount of funding:
EUR 200 per trip within the EU; EUR 500 per trip outside of the EU

Terms of application:
KIT receives an annual internationalization budget to finance strategically important international activities and initiatives from the Ministry for Science, Research and the Arts (MWK) Baden-Württemberg. Participation in conferences is not funded.

Deadline:
Applications can be submitted at any time. Please contact the person responsible for the respective country/region.

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Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort (Words Copyright Collective) – Printing Subsidies

Target group:

Scientist with previously unpublished works

Period/amount of funding:
A maximum of EUR 12,000 is paid, depending on the calculation of the publisher

Terms of application:
Subsidies are provided for printing costs for up to the date of the approval of funding unpublished, outstanding scientific works that may not appear without financial assistance due to a high degree of specialization and limited circulation. A panel composed of an equal number of publishers and scientists awards the grants based on strictly scientific criteria.

Deadline:
Recently no applications are accepted.

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Grants for Materials and Travel Expenses

Are you planning a stay abroad, do you need material resources or printing subsidies? Have a look around and find the right support for your project!

 

Overview

 

Association of Arts and Culture of the German Economy at the Federation of German Industries e. V. –  Bronnbacher scholarship

Target group:
Doctoral researchers among others

Area of studies:
All, especially STEM subjects

Terms of application:
Applicants should be distinguished by special professional and personal achievements and show the willingness to assume social responsibility as future decision-makers. It is also important to have an open personality and be prepared to engage in artistic processes.

Period/amount of funding:

For the period of one year there are various events (workshops, excursions)

Deadline:
January 16, 2022

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Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds – Travel grants

Target group:
doctoral researchers, postdocs

Area of studies:
Biomedical research

Period/amount of funding:
Travel grants are awarded for short-term visits of up to three months. The travel grants (lump sum) contribute to the expenses for travel to and from a destination, lodging (e.g. student housing), and course fees. 

Terms of application:
The grants are intended for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to learn clearly-defined methods useful for their ongoing research and their current laboratory by visiting another laboratory, or by attending research-orientated courses with the practical part making up at least 50% of the course. The grants can also be used by PhD candidates and their potential supervisors to evaluate the scientific and personal fit before the start of a PhD project in another country by funding a research stay of one to three months in the supervisor’s laboratory.
The application shall be completed in English and by the applicant personally.

Deadline:
Ongoing, however at the latest six weeks before travelling

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Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard-Stiftung – Stipendium (Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard-Foundation)

Target group:
Female doctoral researchers or postdocs with children

Area of studies:
Experimental sciences, medicine

Terms of application:
The candidate must be fully employed or receive a scholarship in order to secure their living. Furthermore, a full-time childcare is required. Postdocs who have changed their field of work after their thesis are selected preferably.

Period/amount of funding:
One year (extension possible) with EUR 200-400 a month

Deadline:
November 30, every year

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Deutscher Akademikerinnenbund e.V. (Association of German Female Academics) – Printing subsidies

Target group:
Female doctoral researchers and postdocs

Area of studies:

All

Period/amount of funding:
Printing subsidies of up to EUR 500 for scientific publications

Terms of application:
Disciplines with a low share of women are considered especially.

Deadline:
April 15 and October 15 of every year

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Deutscher Akademikerinnenbund e.V. (Association of German Female Academics) – Travel subsidies

Target group:
Female doctoral researchers and postdocs

Area of studies:
All

Period/amount of funding:
Travel subsidies for conferences/conventions

Terms of application:
Disciplines with a low share of women are considered especially.

Deadline:
April 15 and October 15 of every year

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European Research Council (ERC) and Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) – Proof of Concept – Grants

Target group:
ERC grantees

Area of studies:
All

Period/amount of funding:
The ERC reimburses 100 % of the direct project costs and a flat rate of 25 % of the indirect costs. Costs for patenting or similar can also be covered. For a duration of up to 18 months, the ERC provides a maximum of EUR 150,000 per "proof of concept" project.

Terms of application:
The funding initiative is exclusively for ERC grantees who want to use an idea resultant of their project. Group leaders of both Starting as well as Advanced Grants projects may apply. The initial project may not have been completed for more than one year before the publication date of an ERC Proof of Concept call.

Deadline:
February 15, 2022
May 19, 2022
September 29, 2022

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FAZIT-STIFTUNG (FAZIT Foundation) – Printing subsidies

Target group:
Doctoral researchers not older than 28 years at the start of the doctoral research phase

Area of studies:
All with an emphasis on media/journalism

Period/amount of funding:
Printing subsidies for thesis or habilitation with at most EUR 2,000 (restricted to the required number of mandatory copies)

Terms of application:
There must be a "real financial hardship"; endorsement of the application by the professor (supervisor) and an indication of the estimated printing costs with calculation of costs. The application must be made in German, and applicants must be proficient in the German language.

Deadline:
Ongoing

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FAZIT-STIFTUNG (FAZIT Foundation) – Travel grants

Target group:

Doctoral researchers not older than 28 years at the start of the doctoral research phase

Area of studies:
All with an emphasis on media/journalism

Terms of application:
There must be a "real financial hardship"; endorsement of the application by the professor (supervisor). The application must be made in German, and applicants must be proficient in the German language.

Period/amount of funding:
Travel subsidies (conference fee, air fare, train tickets, hotel costs etc.) as part of a doctorate with up to EUR 3,000

Deadline:
Completed applications for travel grants should be submitted at least six weeks prior to travel.

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Friedrich-Stammberger-Foundation – Printing subsidies

Target group:
(Young) scientists

Area of studies:
Geology

Period/amount of funding:
Printing subsidies for contributions to publications of the DGGV (German Society of Earth Sciences), grants for eastern European geoscientists and societies to subscribe to DGGV publications and to participate in DGGV events

Terms of application:
Self-nomination via a written application

Deadline:
November 15 of every year

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – Program for travels to conferences

Target group:
Scientists (from doctorate onwards) and doctoral researchers who are integrated in the German academic system and whose center of life lies in Germany in the long term.

Area of studies:
All

Period/amount of funding:
A. For active participation in person: DAAD travel allowance (In the event of funding being granted, funding recipients who travel to the destination from abroad will receive a travel allowance of up to 80% of the documented airfare), flat-rate accommodation allowance (per proven congress day), a lump sum of EUR 300 for material costs.
B. For active online participation: Against proof reimbursement of participation fees, membership fee (for max. 1 year) and abstract fee (for max. 1 abstract). Surcharges for late registration will not be reimbursed.

Terms of application:
The program supports active participation in international scientific congresses and conferences (face-to-face and online) abroad. Participation can take place online or in person, as far as the development of the pandemic situation allows.

Active participation is defined as the presentation of one's own paper or poster, or the main responsibility for the conception and chairing of a panel.

Deadline:
Initial application documents (questionnaire, CV etc.) must be submitted no later than four months (120 days) before the start of the event.

Further documents (e.g. acceptance of the congress organiser) must be submitted no later than one month (30 days) before the start of the event.

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – Program for travels to lecture tours

Target group:
Scientists (from doctorate onwards) and doctoral researchers who are integrated in the German academic system and whose centre of life lies in Germany in the long term.

Area of studies:
All

Period/amount of funding:
For lecture tours, a subsidy amounting to the applicable DAAD flat-rate travel allowance is paid. 

Terms of application:
The line of funding "lecture tours" is designed to enable scientists to accept written invitations of foreign colleagues or scientific institutions outside of congresses or conferences.

Deadline:
Applications for funding for lecture tours abroad have to be received by DAAD no later than one month prior to departure.

Please note that due to the situation regarding coronavirus it is currently not possible to apply for funding for lecture tours.

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Geschwister Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung für Geisteswissenschaften (Boehringer Ingelheim Siblings Foundation for the Humanities) – Printing subsidies

Target group:
Doctoral researchers, postdocs

Area of studies:
social sciences and arts

Period/amount of funding:
Depends on the calculation of the contract.

Terms of application:

Your work should be assessed with at last magna cum laude by all of the consultants. The foundation only funds dissertations which have a connection to German culture.

Deadline:
Application can be submitted at any time.

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Joachim Herz Stiftung – Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Life Science

Target group:
Doctoral researchers, postdocs

Area of studies:
Research with interdisciplinary reference, either in the field of economics or natural sciences (here with explicit biological connection).

Period/amount of funding:
The fellowships enable flexible and individual research stays, conference visits, the acquisition of aids and the use of continuing education opportunities. They are not intended to cover living costs. Fellows are funded for a maximum period of two years and two months. The funding consists of up to EUR 12,500 each for individual research funding and for networking among the fellows. An additional amount of up to EUR 3,000 is available for Fellows with children.

Terms of application:
Applications are open to young researchers of all nationalities working at a German research institution. Applicants should be doctoral or post-doctoral researchers working in the natural sciences or economics and working on an interdisciplinary research topic - in the case of the natural sciences explicitly with a biological connection. The position should have a similar duration as the Fellowship or it should seem plausible that they will pursue an academic career for the next two years. Applications should be submitted directly to the Joachim Herz Stiftung.

Please note that a notification of third-party funding (DMA) must be submitted at the latest upon receipt of the funding approval. KHYS is the responsible advisory and acceptance office for doctoral researchers. Contact person is ▶ Dorit Dietel-Kronwald (KHYS).

For applications from postdocs, please contact DE ▶ Research Office (FOR).

Further information on the notification of external funding and the necessary forms can be found on the ▶ external funding portal.

Deadline:
The next call for application will be issued in spring 2022.

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KIT International Strategy Fund – Travel grants

Target group:
Postdocs

Area of studies:
All

Period/amount of funding:
EUR 200 per trip within the EU; EUR 500 per trip outside of the EU

Terms of application:
KIT receives an annual internationalization budget to finance strategically important international activities and initiatives from the Ministry for Science, Research and the Arts (MWK) Baden-Württemberg. Participation in conferences is not funded.

Deadline:
Applications can be submitted at any time. Please contact the person responsible for the respective country/region.

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Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort (Words Copyright Collective) – Printing subsidies

Target group:

Scientist with previously unpublished works

Period/amount of funding:
A maximum of EUR 12,000 is paid, depending on the calculation of the publisher

Terms of application:
Subsidies are provided for printing costs for up to the date of the approval of funding unpublished, outstanding scientific works that may not appear without financial assistance due to a high degree of specialization and limited circulation. A panel composed of an equal number of publishers and scientists awards the grants based on strictly scientific criteria.

Deadline:
There are no deadlines. The processing time depends on the number of incoming applications. At the moment it takes between four and seven months.

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