GSLS Travel Fellowships by University of Würzburg 2024

GSLS Travel Fellowships offer GSLS doctoral researchers in Life Sciences the opportunity to participate in international conferences and workshops (active participation, talk, or poster presentation, is a prerequisite) or support a research stay in a foreign laboratory. 

Eligibility for the Travel Fellowship:

• Applicants must be doctoral researchers enrolled in the Graduate School of Life Sciences at the University.
• Applicants may come from any nationality.
• Applicants must apply at least 14 days before the event (international conference or research stay) takes place.

Application Process:

All eligible candidates must submit the following documents to complete the fellowship application:

• A statement of motivation detailing the conference or research stay
• A copy of the candidate's talk or poster abstract
• Verification of the talk or poster presentation acceptance by the conference organizers
• An approximate breakdown of estimated or actual costs of the conference/research stay
• Current CV, including the publication record
• A reference letter from the primary supervisor
• Information about other types of travel funding the candidate is applying for or has received.

Value of GSLS Travel Fellowships:

Funding for travel fellowships is based on the location of the meeting or activity attended:

• Germany: up to 300 EUR.
• Europe: up to 500 EUR.
• Overseas: up to 1,000 EUR.

To apply, send your application to gsls-info@uni-wuerzburg.de as a single PDF file with scanned original signatures.