Travel Fund

The contributions from the fund are of a supplementary nature and are only awarded if the university is able to ascertain that the applicant is not able to finance the project, partially or in full, through the institute's own or third-party resources.

There is no legal entitlement to the granting of a contribution.

The travel fund is aimed at early career researchers of the University of Basel. This includes matriculated doctoral candidates, postdocs and habilitation candidates. Exceptionally, master's students may submit an application, such as when presenting the results of their own research at an international conference.

Terms of application and the basis for calculation are detailed in the information sheet and the policies of the travel fund. For your travel planning, please refer to the document "Less for more" (see link box below).

Fill out application form online, print it out and submit it to us with the required signatures and the following documents no later than 4 weeks after returning from your attendance, either by e-mail/PDF document (1 single document) and/or via postal mail/in person:

• Online application form, signatures needed: department/supervising professor and applicant
• Original receipts for meals (max. CHF 50 / day), attach them to an A4 sheet (do not staple/claw) and label them (day/meal); hotel (max. CHF 150 / night); train / flight; conference fees; if applicable, add up costs for the same cost type and convert them to CHF using the exchange rate on the day of payment.
• Final report on content of this event, importance for your research, impact etc.
• Abstract of the scientific contribution (also for research trips - explanation of the connection between the (PhD) project and the research trip)
• Letter of recommendation from the supervising professor (exception: habilitated postdocs and assistant professors)
• CV with list of publications

Please note that applications with a total amount < CHF 150.00 cannot be submitted.

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