Mobility Funding

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Mobility funding

Several times a year, PhD students, postdocs, junior professors, junior research group leaders and tenure-track professors of the RPTU can apply to the TU-Nachwuchsring for funds of up to 2,000€ per person for participation in external conferences and external research stays.  In case of approval, the Nachwuchsring will cover the participation fees (up to a maximum of €600) and contribute to the travel costs (up to 80% of the DAAD lump sum or 80% of the costs incurred for domestic travel up to a maximum of €150).

Funding is provided for active participation (lecture/poster presentation) at conferences. In the case of summer or winter schools and workshops, passive participation is also funded (max. once per year). Please see the current call for applications for more details.

 

Note: You can also submit your application for funding if no final decision on acceptance by the organizer has been made at the time of submitting your application and you have not yet received confirmation of your contribution. In this case, you can simply submit the confirmation at a later date - but please make a brief reference to this in your application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attention:


Our funding criteria have been adjusted for the upcoming “February 2025” funding round.

The associated forms have been fundamentally revised. Please only use the current forms and note the current call for proposals!

Call for applications:

Mobility Funding "February 2025"

The next call for applications for mobility funding has started! Applications can be submitted until February 1st, 2025. Further information can be found in the current call for applications (see download area at the bottom of the page).

Support for the costs of individual childcare as a complementary measure to mobility funding

The TU-Nachwuchsring wants to support young scientists with children to participate in national and international congresses and conferences and external research stays. In this context, the TU-Nachwuchsring offers the option of a partial reimbursement of costs for individual childcare, which can be applied for as a complementary measure within mobility funding. Please contact us if you are interested.

Nähere Informationen:

Outlook:

Funding rounds 2025

For 2025, four rounds of mobility funding are currently planned: "February", "May", "August" and "November".

Here you will find the most important dates for mobility funding 2025. Please note that the timetable may change at some point. If you are unsure in which funding round you should submit your application at the latest, please contact us and we will be happy to advise you.

 

Schedule Mobility Funding 2025

 
Funding round

Announcement

call for applications*

Deadline for submission

of applications*

Earliest possible

start of the journey*

February 202515.01.202501.02.202515.02.2025
May 202515.04.202501.05.202515.05.2025
August 202515.07.202501.08.202515.08.2025
November 202515.10.202501.11.202515.11.2025

*planned (We reserve the right to make changes and modifications to the schedule!)

Check list for your application for mobility funding:

  • Please use exclusively our request form and orientate yourselves always by the current call for announcement!
  • Please summarise all application documents into one single file (PDF).

 

Before you send your application, please check whether all important information and documents are included:

  • Which event are you planning to attend (place, period)? 
  • Is it clear (to people from outside the field) why the attendance at the conference/ the research stay is so important for you (personal motivation/ added value for your research and, if applicable, the university)? Is the letter of motivation/your justification individually tailored to you and the respective conference ?(Please no group work when writing a letter of motivation!)
  • For researchers with a PhD: Are you an individual member of the TU Nachwuchsring?
  • Are you going to be active (e.g. poster presentation or talk) or passive participant?
  • Have you attached your short scientificCV?
  • Have you attached a tabular cost plan with offers or receipts (flight prices, road prices, participation fees etc. ) as well as an official announcement of the event?
  • Are the planned itinerary and cost plan comprehensible?
  • Have you enclosed the confirmation of your chairholder regarding travel expenses (and your doctoral status) as well as a proof of acceptance of your contribution?
  • Regarding research stays: Is a letter of invitation of the host research organization enclosed? 

You find further details in the request form and the current call for applications. Both is published approx. 2 weeks before the next funding round on this side.

Download application documents

Request form:

Request form, Version 01/2025 (German)

Request form, Version 01/2025 (English)

 

Current call for applications:

Call for applications for mobility funding "February 2025" (German)

Call for applications for mobility funding "February 2025" (English)

 

Logo:

Logo TU Nachwuchsring

 

Useful links

 

Your application has been approved?

Here you can find further information and forms of the HA3 regarding business trips and reimbursement of travel expenses.