PhD excursions

VLAG stimulates PhD candidates to organise group excursions to research facilities abroad. These excursions contribute to broadening PhD’s horizons, both from scientific and organizational points of view. The PhD excursions are organised by a PhD committee. The motivation submitted by the PhD committee should include well-argued additional value of the excursion. Also, scientific staff members (thesis supervisors) are committed and are expected to accompany the PhD candidates.

PhD candidates receiving the grant have an approved VLAG Training and Supervision Plan (TSP). For PhD excursions lasting up to eight days we provide each PhD candidate with a grant of € 250. For longer excursions the grant is € 400. Each PhD candidate receives the VLAG support at most twice.

National PhD excursions (i.e. within the Netherlands) can be subsidised if they are organised by a group of PhD candidates and last at least five days. For PhD excursions lasting five to eight days we provide each PhD candidate with a grant of € 125. For longer excursions the grant is € 200.

Tip; For additional sponsoring please also consider the LEB Foundation

Contactperson: Anouk Geelen