Travel Cost Subsidies
The Potsdam Graduate School can grant its members - PhD candidates and Postdocs & Juniorprofs of the University of Potsdam - subsidies to travel and participation costs. These allow participants to participate in scientific events (congresses, symposia, colloquia, summer schools, etc.) and to present their own research results as well as to exchange experiences with scientists from other research institutions. Of course we also encourage participation in virtual conferences. There is no application deadline. You can apply for a travel cost subsidies at any time. Please note that the application must be submitted in good time before the trip.
Please note: The provisional budget has a significant impact on PoGS's funding opportunities. As our funding budget is financed by budgetary funds, all activities must be checked for necessity before funding is granted. We are not allowed to approve any funding without prior approval from Department 4 (Budget and Procurement). For all new applications for financial support, we require the funding application and the check sheet completed by you. We will then forward the funding we have approved to Department 4 together with the application. After approval by Department 4, you will receive the funding commitment from us. Due to these processes, the procedure may take a little longer. Further information on provisional budget management and the check sheet can be found on the intranet of the University of Potsdam (in German).
All funding commitments from 2024 are still valid. We do not require a separate check sheet for the settlement of grants approved in 2024. Please submit the documents for settlement to us as usual for further processing.
Prerequisite for a subsidy
- Membership in the Potsdam Graduate School
- Presentation of the results of the own PhD project or the own research project as a poster or lecture during a scientific event or a summer school or similar
Please be sure to follow the instructions for travel expense applications!
Subsidy amounts
PhD Candidates: Please refer to the document “Information on Travel Cost Subsidies for PhD Dandidates” (see download box below) for the current maximum funding rates.
Postdocs & Qualification Professors: The maximum fundingamount per person and calendar year is a total of €2000. This amount applies as a total amount for all funding and can be used at your own personal decision for the different funding areas (except coaching) per calendar year.
Applying for the subsidy at PoGS
Please note that the application for a business trip as well as the billing takes place via your faculty, institute or professorship. First submit all necessary documents such as your business travel application, travel expense report and supporting documents to your respective institution and NOT to the Potsdam Graduate School.
Please send us your business travel application, the verification sheet andyoursignedapplication (for PhD Candidate or Postdoc/qualification professors) to: pogs@uni-potsdam.de
Tips for Funding
The Potsdam Graduate School grants travel cost subsidies only for conferences, workshops, symposiums and congresses. In case of international projects we recommend applying at the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) as well. Please notice that the application period starts four months before the beginning of the conference. Further information can be found in the DAAD’s scholarships database
A large number of links related to the topics research funding, funding of early-stage researchers and to institutions which provide external funding and much more, can be found on the websites of the University of Potsdam: University of Potsdam / Research Funding
Downloads
Contact person: Patrick Stenzel
Patrick Stenzel
Potsdam Graduate School
WIS | Wissenschaftsetage, 4th floor
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14467 Potsdam
Contact person: Dr. Bettina Buchholz
Dr. Bettina Buchholz
Potsdam Graduate School
WIS | Wissenschaftsetage, 4th floor
Bildungsforum
Am Kanal 47
14467 Potsdam