Outgoing PhD Students
The Department of Chemistry encourages all its PhD students to broaden their international profile through conference participation, collaborative projects, as well as external research stays. Several funding schemes are available for short term or long term stays abroad.
Your ticket to the world
- Discuss with your PhD supervisor how to implement an external research stay to benefit your research topic the best way possible.
- Choose a funding scheme which is best suited for your situation. We have summarized some funding options below, but as there is a multutide of funding options available for different target groups, we cannot cover all options and will update the list accordingly.
- Contact your host and agree on the modalities of your stay as your host will be your main point of contact.
- We are supporting you and your host in all stages of your stay here in Cologne. Contact us directly.
Things to remember
Before your stay
- Timing: Plan you stay well in advance and make yourself aware of the deadlines as well as the proposal processing times (time from proposal submisstion to decision and funding availability). Already include an aligned time planning with your proposal.
- Proposal submission: Read the funding guidelines carefully and prepare your documents in time. Often additional document pre-checks and signatures are required before submission which must be included in your schedule in order to meet the deadlines.
- Travel arrangements: Plan your travel well in advance and respect the funding regulations regarding your travel budget. Check for visa requiremens and necessary documents for visa application (i.e. letter from host institution or funding agency).
- Local accomodation: Arrange local accomdoation well in advance. Your external host institution might be able to arrange housing options.
- Other: Please check in advance regarding necessary insurances, vaccinations, etc.
During your stay
- Connect: Connect with the local administration (University, City hall) for registration.
- Timing: Time flies! Discuss with your supervisor, host and funding agency a reasonable time planning of you stay abroad and include sufficient buffer especially during the end of your stay to finalize pending tasks.
- Reporting: Make yourself aware of the reporting schedule laid out from your funding agency and respect the all deadlines. Often separate documents and additional signatures are required from your host or the University administration. Please coordinate ahead of time with the persons responsible.
After your stay
- Reporting: Provide the necessary documents for your supervisor, host and funding agency to complete the administrative tasks.
- Feedback: Please provide us a short feedback so we can extend our database for future PhD students.
Available Programs
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