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 management has a significant impact on the funding opportunities of the PoGS. As our funding offers are 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 authorisation from Department 4 (Finance and Procurement). You must therefore obtain the approval of Department 4 for your activity or measure in the form of a check sheet before applying for funding from PoGS. This applies to all PoGS funding opportunities. The check sheet must be submitted as an attachment with the travel application. Further information can be found on the intranet of the University of Potsdam (in German).

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 sign your application (for PhD Candidate or Postdoc/qualification professors) and send it 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

Contact person: Maryam Lashari

Maryam Lashari

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Contact person: Dr. Bettina Buchholz

Dr. Bettina Buchholz

Potsdam Graduate School