Doctoral Short-Term Mobility
What can be funded?
Study period:
- Independently organised stay at JLU's Erasmus + partner universities
Traineeship:
- Independently organised internships relevant to the PhD
- The host institution can be chosen freely, e.g. higher education institutions, research facilities or companies. Stays at EU institutions and those undertaken as part of EU projects are excluded.
Duration:
- 5-30 Days
How much is the grant?
- PhD students receive €79 per day up to the 14th day of their stay. From days 15 to 30, the grant rate is €56 per day. One travel day is also covered in addition to the academic period.
- Participants who use low-emission modes of transport, such as buses, trains or carpooling, for more than half of their journeys can apply for up to 5 additional travel days for sustainable travel.
- PhD students who have fewer opportunities may receive a one-off top-up payment of €100 (for stays of 5-14 days) or €150 (for stays of 15-30 days).
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In addition, participants receive a travel allowance.
Which documents does the application include?
- Online application form
- Certificate of enrolment or confirmation of acceptance as a doctoral candidate at JLU
- Letter of motivation
- Work and time schedule
- Confirmation from the supervisor at JLU
- Confirmation from the host institution (an email is sufficient)
- Affidavit for top-ups (guidelines)
Where are the application deadlines?
- Stays from January to March: 1 November
- Stays from April to June: 1 February
- Stays from July to September: 1 May
- Stays from October to December: 1 August
What are the selection criteria?
- Completeness of the application documents
- Fulfilment of the formal criteria of the Erasmus+ doctoral short-term mobility
- Coherent explanation of how the stay abroad is relevant to the research project
- Maintenance of JLU's international partner network
- Bonus point: Relevance to the priorities of the current Erasmus+ programme period — inclusion and diversity, digitalisation, sustainability and participation in democratic life
- Previous participation in an Erasmus+ doctoral short-term mobility (first-time applicants will be given priority)
Contact
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Annika Weiser
Email: europa-aaa
Tel: +49 (0)641 99 12135