RIDT Travel Grants

The University's Research, Innovation & Development Trust (RIDT) is offering competitive travel grants to registered Ph.D. candidates. These grants will cover partial expenses related to participation in overseas conferences where the candidates’ research findings are disseminated through first-author papers or posters. 

A call for applications is published three times a year, in January, May and October. Applications can be submitted through the Application form (Form A), which will be evaluated by a board made up of representatives of the Doctoral School, the RIDT and the Pro-Rector for Research and Knowledge Transfer.

Applicants will be informed within one month of the closing date of the call whether their application has been successful. The application must be approved prior to attendance at the conference. Thus, applications for conferences taking place within one month of the closing date of the call or earlier, will NOT be considered.

Grants will be paid as a reimbursement of expenses properly incurred, and can cover conference registration fees, economy class travel and other eligible costs as listed in the General Conditions for Overseas Travel below. Payments are only made once expenses are claimed by completing the Reimbursement Form (Form B) by no later than 15 days after travel has been completed.

The grant will cover 75% of expenses incurred, up to a maximum of €1,750.

The grant is approved once during the duration of the Ph.D. studies.

Travel Reimbursement Process

The Reimbursement Form (Form B) must be submitted within 15 days of arrival. Failure to submit within this time period may result in the non-reimbursement of funds. All receipts must be scanned and submitted on the form.

•    An individual scan of the original detailed and itemised receipts for ALL expenditures, clearly indicating the amount, method of payment and zero balance. If mode of payment is not indicated on receipts, bank/credit card statements need to be submitted. Foreign receipts should be translated into English.  In the case of receipts in a currency other than Euro, please give proof of the amount deducted by the bank/service provider, in Euro. It is advisable that payments are not issued in cash; online or card payments are preferred.
•    Proof of conference attendance, including a copy of the conference programme, flyer or invitation clearly stating date and location of the conference.
•    A travel report including a detailed resume of the of the conference experience and the accepted/published abstract of the work presented.

It is the student’s responsibility to submit all documentation for the entire trip. Original receipts should be kept by the student for one year as these may be requested for auditing purposes.  

Have a look at the fields required on both forms: Application Form (Form A) and Reimbursement Form (Form B)

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