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Travel Expenses

Women Go Abroad – Mobility Grants for young female researchers

International mobility is essential for a successful academic career. Female doctoral students, women postdocs, and junior professors can apply to us for grants to cover their travel expenses related to the participation in international conferences, for research stays, or for attending winter/summer schools, thus ensuring the important professional exchange with colleagues from all over the world.

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Additional funding is available for the Woman go Abroad program. Applications can be accepted again from now until 31.08.2025

Target group Women go abroad

Female doctoral students, postdocs, and junior professors

Deadline for submitting the application

  • Please submit your application at least four weeks before the start of your trip.
  • Application deadline: August 31, 2025, or until the budget is exhausted
  • The deadline for submitting the travel reimbursement request is October 31, 2025.

Important Information

Type of funding

The funding conditions have changed. Please refer to the list below for the maximum funding amounts.

Flat rate funding

Type of the stay abroadFlat rate funding Europe

Flat rate funding Nord/South-America, Asia, Australia, Africa

Active participation in an international conference

1500 EUR

3000 EUR

Summer school

1500 EUR3000 EUR

Research stay

3500 EUR5000 EUR

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Kontakt

Kristina Kadel

Support of Early-Stage Research
Qualifizierungsprogramme für Promovierende und Post-Docs, Spendenverwaltung
University of Mannheim
Division I – Research Services and Quality Management
L 1, 1 – Room 326
68161 Mannheim
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Sabine Kußmaul, M.A. (she/her)

Head of the Department of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
University of Mannheim
Department of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
B 6, 30–32 – Room 020
68159 Mannheim