The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) travel grants are awarded for research stays of up to three months. They support junior scientists who want to learn clearly-defined methods useful for their ongoing research and their current laboratory by
- Visiting another laboratory
- Attending research-orientated courses with the practical part making up at least 50 % of the course.
They can also be used by PhD candidates and their potential supervisors to evaluate the scientific and personal fit before the start of a PhD project in another country by funding a research stay of one to three months in the supervisor’s laboratory.
Applications must be submitted to BIF the latest six weeks but no earlier than six months prior to the planned date of departure.
BIF’s travel grants (lump sum) contribute to the expenses for travel to and from your destination, lodging (e.g. student housing), and course fees. Travel grants do not cover costs for living expenses, local travel during the stay, visa, or insurance.
Eligibility
Applicants for a Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) travel grant must currently pursue an experimental project in basic biomedical research aimed at elucidating basic biological phenomena of human life and acquiring new scientific knowledge.
It funds PhD students or medical students during their doctoral thesis as well as postdocs. They award travel grants to European citizens working in Europe and overseas, and to non-European citizens who perform their MD, PhD or postdoctoral project in Europe, or will use the travel grant to work in Europe.