Financing for Your Doctorade

It rarely happens that a doctorate is financed by one, single funding method. Possible funding elements are, for example, employment as a research associate, activities in the context of positions in science management or as a research assistant, doctoral scholarships, partial scholarships for specific phases or projects as well as external funding through employment outside the university.

Most doctoral candidates will have funding from mixed sources during their doctorate, which can change and can also vary depending on the individual situation and personal focus and goals.

In addition to financing the actual doctorate, there are also financial sources for academic publications, the organization of academic events, meetings and conferences as well as stays abroad.

Funding Opportunities During the Doctorate

Doctoral candidates can apply for various funding options in the different phases of the doctorate, such as:

The Scholarship Advisory Service is available as a contact for all prospective doctoral candidates. You can find initial information, current openings and tips on the homepage of the Scholarship Advisory Service. In addition, you can arrange for a personal counseling appointment.

The International Office is also the contact for other options to finance various types of stays abroad during your doctorate (research stays, teaching stays abroad, participation in exchange programs e.g. ERASMUS+ for doctoral candidates).

Organization & Implementation of Academic Events, Conferences and Meetings

UniGR – Funding for Academic Events
The UniGR supports the organization of academic events with a cross-border character – the format of the academic events can vary from conferences, colloquiums and workshops to summer schools.

Grants for Academic Events
For the preparation and implementation of workshops, meetings and conferences at Trier University, grants of up to € 3,000 per event can be requested from the research fund budget. The funding is advertised separately twice a year with an application deadline for the 1st of April and October. The Presidium will decide where the funding will be awarded.

Academic Publications

GUT Publication Prize

The Graduate Center ot Trier University awards puplication prizes every year as a distinction for outstanding academic publications. Academic publications that have appeared in a specialist journal or anthology over the past two years can be submitted as competition entries. A jury comprising members of the respective faculties (Fachbereiche) evaluates the publications according to research achievement, relevance and originality. Each of the six prizes is remunerated with 500 euros.

Open-Access Fund

With the support of the DFG, doctoral candidates at Trier University also have an open-access publication fund to finance publications in genuine open-access journals.