Funding Opportunities for PhD Students

Mobility Grants for PhD Students

The Company of Biologists Travelling Fellowships: financial support (2500 GBP) for PhD students to make collaborative visits to other labs.
DAAD Vortragsreisenprogramm: financial support for scientists to present their research at an international congress or conference; presentations that are held in other research contexts are also funded; this webpage currently only exists in German.
eLife Early Career Researcher Travel Grant: financial support (maximum 1000 USD) for applicants having already published or are about to publish in eLife and are about to present their research on an international congress or symposium.
EMBO Short-Term Fellowships: financial support (up to 3 months) for PhD students to stay in another lab from a list of eligible countries. The research stay can be extended to a maximum of 6 months but the additional 3 months cannot be financially supported through EMBO.
FEBS Short-Term Fellowships: financial support (2–3 months) covering subsistence and travel costs; this fellowship is suitable for applicants with a PhD or with at least one published article as a main author in an international science journal.
FEBS Youth Travel Fund: financial support (maximum 800 EUR) covering participation (lecture courses, practical courses and workshops), subsistence and travel costs; this fellowship is suitable for registered PhD students under the age of 35.
Forschungsstipendien für Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden: financial support for German PhD students, and for international PhD students inscribed to a German university, who plan a research stay abroad; this website currently only exists in German.
Springer Nature Travel Grants for Early Career Researchers: financial support (maximum 500 EUR) for early career researchers covering participation (training, workshop or conference); applicants must be enrolled in or plan to attend a specific course, workshop or training by the end of 2021.

Other Funding Opportunities

DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE): The RISE program financially supports undergraduate students to complete a lab internship. You, as PhD student, are encouraged to make an offer for an internship project and benefit from your experience as a mentor to more junior students.
Baltic Science Network Mobility Programme for Research Internships (BARI): The BARI program financially supports Bachelor and Master students studying at a university within the Baltic Sea Region to complete a lab internship. You, as PhD student, can make an offer for an internship project and benefit from your experience as a mentor to more junior students.