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Mobility grants

  • You can apply for a maximum of DKK 18,000 for the entire stay abroad.
  •  You can apply for support for a stay of 30 days (max. DKK 6,000), 60 days (max. DKK 12,000), or 90 days (max. DKK 18,000).
  • The stay can be divided into several periods. Each of these periods must have a duration of four weeks or more. All the periods (summing up to a minimum of either 30, 60 or 90 days in total) must be included in one single application.
  • The application must include a research stay plan (i.e. the start date/week and end date/week).
  • You must submit your application no later than one month before the start date of the research stay, and at the earliest one year before.
  • You must fill out the application form, have it approved by your main supervisor and send it to: GSSTgrants@au.dk
  • A grant from the GSTS requires that you are actively enrolled at the GSTS. This means that a grant has to be used in the enrolment period and before submitting the thesis. In addition, it is not possible to use a grant while being on leave from the PhD studies.
  • You can only receive a GSTS mobility grant once during your PhD programme.
  • We accept and process applications as they are received.
  • Preferably, your stay should be abroad, but it is also possible to apply for support for a stay in Denmark.

Employed or not employed at AU?

For PhD students not employed at Aarhus University (for example 3+5 /4 + 4 PhD student before obtaining a Master’s degree) the grant will be given as expense reimbursement claim (in Danish: Udgiftsafregning) in RejsUd. This means that all receipts for the reimbursable expenses must be kept and uploaded when making the reimbursements.

For AU employed PhD students (for example AU employed or AU employed part B PhD students), the grant will be given either as:

A)
daily/hourly allowance (in Danish: time-dagpenge) in RejsUd.
Reimbursements for hourly/daily allowances cannot be made in advance - Reimbursements can be made once a month for the past month abroad. 

OR

B) expense claim reimbursement (in Danish: Udgiftsafregning) in RejsUd.
All receipts for the reimbursable expenses must be kept and uploaded when making the reimbursements.
Therefore, if you are an AU employed PhD student please choose either A or B when filling out the application form.

NB! For questions regarding reimbursements and general information on travels as an employee at Aarhus University (including how to create a profile in RejsUd and CWT, and Aarhus University’s travel policy), please consult the AU staff service page on travel booking and expense reimbursement.

Research stay abroad - which expenses are covered?

The grant covers verifiable expenses in connection with the following expenses directly linked to the stay abroad (up to maximum DKK 18,000):

Reimbursable expenses:

  • Return plane ticket
  • Housing expenses at the destination
  • Food
  • Public transportation to and from the airport
  • Attendance fees for conferences (during the stay abroad)
  • Materials for research conferences (during the stay abroad)
  • Visa
  • Participation in courses at PhD level and of relevance to the PhD project while abroad. The courses must be pre-approved by the main supervisor


Non-reimbursable expenses:


Travel reimbursements:

All reimbursements in connection with the grant must be settled via RejsUd (Aarhus University Travel and Expense Claim System).

Research stay in Denmark - which expenses are covered?

Reimbursable expenses:

  • Housing expenses at the destination, if you have additional accommodation costs during the period (example: You live in Aarhus or Viborg, but you need to do your research environment change in Copenhagen. You need to rent a room in Copenhagen and as such have additional housing expenses in Copenhagen).
  • Daily transportation costs, if you incur additional expenses during the period (example: You live in Aarhus or Viborg, but you need to do your research environment change in Aalborg or Odense. You will be travelling back and forth every day, and as such have additional transportation costs during the period).
  • Attendance fees for conferences (during the stay)
  • Materials for research conferences (during the stay)
  • Participation in courses at PhD level and of relevance to the PhD project during the stay. The courses must be pre-approved by the main supervisor

Non-reimbursable expenses:


Travel reimbursements:

All reimbursements in connection with the grant must be settled via RejsUd (Aarhus University Travel and Expense Claim System).

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