LMU Travel Grant

Doctoral candidates of LMU Munich can apply for the LMU Travel Grant. The grant is provided either for necessary research stays or for active participation in a scientific conference. The trip must be directly related to the doctoral project. Travel grants are awarded in a competitive selection process.

Program objective
Financial support for necessary research stays or for active participation in a scientific conference (talk/poster)
Type of support
Travel grant (for travel, accommodation, conference fee etc.)
Target group
Doctoral candidates of LMU Munich who do not have any other funding option for their travel expenses
Eligibility
Doctoral candidates are entitled to apply, if they

- hold a university degree (doctoral candidates in medicine: a successfully completed second medical examination (second state examination))

- are not members of a doctoral program which funds travel expenses

- are not members of an SFB, cluster of excellence or another kind of collaborative project

- have a position of max. 65% of a full-time position at the university or at a non-university research organisation

- do not have the possibility to receive travel funding within their individual scholarship
Support scale
A doctoral candidate can apply for a total of 900 euros during the course of his*her doctoral project, of which per trip

- up to 300 euros for destinations within a radius of up to 750 km (e.g. Germany and neighbouring countries)

- up to 600 euros for destinations within a radius of 750-3,000 km (e.g. Europe)
All distances refer to the linear single distance between the two places.


Funding is not available for destinations more than 3,000 km away.
Billing
Reimbursement is only possible on presentation of the original receipts and a travel report (1 page). Advance reimbursement is not possible.
Application
The application must be submitted via the GraduateCenter Portal.

Please prepare the following documents:

- CV

- Letter of motivation explaining why this trip is necessary for the progress of your doctoral project (max. 1,000 words)

- Invitation, confirmation of registration, acceptance letter or similar for the planned activity ((If the final approval or confirmation has not yet been received by the application deadline, it must be submitted immediately, but no later than before the trip begins or a booking subject to a fee is made).
Reference letter
Your official supervisor needs to supply an academic reference letter (max. 1 page) explaining the necessity of the proposed trip for the progress of your doctoral project and why the chair/institute/department is unable to fund the trip.

The reference letter has to be sent by the supervisor directly to the GraduateCenterLMU by email in due time (graduatecenter@lmu.de).

Before you request the reference letter, please start your application in the GraduateCenterLMU Portal so that we can assign the reference letter to your application. (The application must only be submitted by the application deadline).

Dates

Application deadlineTravel period
November 15, 2026January 1, 2027 to July 31, 2027
March 15, 2027May 1, 2027 – November 30, 2027

Important Notes

  • Only complete applications that are submitted in due time will be considered.
  • The reference letter must be received by the GraduateCenterLMU in due time.
  • You will be informed at the latest six weeks after the application deadline whether your application has been approved.
  • Please note that in case of rejection we cannot elaborate on the reasons for the decision.
  • Doctoral candidates who receive an LMU Completion Grant cannot also receive an LMU Travel Grant during the funding period.

Contact

For inquiries concerning the LMU Travel Grant, please write an email to the GraduateCenter.

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