Funding Opportunities for Your Doctorate

Benefit from the wide range of funding opportunities for doctoral students at the University of Bonn! From grants for participation in conferences and online events, to support offers for families during the corona pandemic, to graduation grants: The University of Bonn has the right funding offer for you in every phase of your doctorate.

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Participation in International Conferences

The Bonn Graduate Center supports conference trips abroad for doctoral students from all subjects. The prerequisite is a commitment from the conference organizer and the applicant's participation in the conference with their own contribution.

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Funding for Doctoral Workshops in Bonn

Workshops or other small event formats in which doctoral students work on a research topic together with international researchers are funded.

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Stipends to Invite International Second Supervisors

Would you like to invite your international second supervisor to a supervisory meeting or to your thesis defence at the University of Bonn? Then apply in this funding line!

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Santander International Exchange Grants

The Santander Grants cover research stays by Bonn doctoral students at a foreign partner university or in a priority country as well as stays by doctoral students  at the University of Bonn.

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Pathways to Research

The program supports doctoral students with a refugee or migration background during the time of their doctorate. Among other component, the program comprises a 36-month scholarship worth €1,500 per month.

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STIBET-Scholarships for International Doctoral Students

Within the framework of the DAAD program "STIBET Doctoral Students", international doctoral students at the University of Bonn can apply for two types of scholarships.

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Support for Parents in the Finishing Phase of their PhD

This measure is intended to support parents financially in the finishing phases of their studies or doctoral studies. The aim of the subsidy is to relieve the burden of looking after children or doing everyday household chores and thus gaining more time for the final theses.

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“Get finished” Scholarship for Doctoral Students

This scholarship is aimed at doctoral students from Africa, Asia and Latin America who are obtaining a doctorate at the University of Bonn and who are about to complete their doctoral dissertation project (max. 6 months).

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Argelander Scholarships for Doctoral Students from Universities in countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America

Invitation of doctoral students at universities in Africa, Asia and Latin America to research stays in Bonn (3–12 months).

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Erasmus+ Funding Opportunities for International Mobility

Erasmus+ to study or conduct research at partner universities or do an internship in over 30 countries in Europe and the wider world. For staff members, Erasmus+ offers opportunities for international qualification through work shadowing at European universities or other institutions.

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Academic Online Events

Maintain the virtual exchange with the scientific community and apply for funding for your participation in an academic online event! 

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