Eligibility criteria:
- Applications are invited from registered doctoral students or affiliated researchers at UBO.
- If you are a PhD-student, you must be enrolled as such at the University of Bonn at the time of application and for the entire duration of your planned stay.
- Official confirmation from the institution for which you are applying
- Priority will be given to those who apply for a grant to visit institutions abroad in order to learn new methods and/or work on a joint project.
Required documents:
- CV
- Letter of motivation (max. half a page)
- Status of the University of Bonn
- Letter of invitation from the institution
Application deadlines
Projects starting between 01 March and 31 August 2026: 31 January 2026 (feedback by 28 February 2026)
Projects starting between 01 September 2026 and 28 February 2027: 30 June 2026 (feedback by 31 July 2026)
Projects starting between 01 March and 31 August 2027: 31 January 2027 (feedback until 28 February 2027)
Calculation of the Travel Grant
The travel grant is based on the distance between the two locations.
Please use this Distance Calculator.
| Travel Distance | Standard Travel | Green Travel |
| 10 to 99km | 28€ | 56€ |
| 100 to 499km | 211€ | 285€ |
| 500 to 1999km | 309€ | 417€ |
| 2000 to 2999km | 395€ | 535€ |
How to apply:
Please send your application as a PDF file to the NTEU Project Office Team, Ms. Sina Loos: s.loos@uni-bonn.de
After the stay, scholarship holders are expected to write a testimonial about their experience abroad.