Period: 2023-01-25 – 2023-02-14 23:59
Number: V 2023/99
Travel and research grants at the Faculty of Science
Application
The application form is available in the application system for scholarships and grants.
The application is to include a brief but precise account of the purpose of the trip (or, where applicable, of the project) and its significance for your research. A CV is to be attached to your application, and if you are a research student, you should also attach a statement from your supervisor.
Please note that different foundations address different target groups. You should always apply to all the foundations for which you qualify.
Each application is to state a purpose, i.e. either a travel grant or research grant. Only one purpose per application is granted.
You may also apply for grants for digital conferences, but only from the foundations that do not have travel as a requirement.
Principles for allocation of travel and research grants
The following principles apply to the allocation of travel grants:
- Among the applications for travel to conferences, priority will be given to applications from those who will be taking an active part in the conference with a presentation or poster. Conference trips should be scheduled at least 3 months after the date of the call for applications in order to be granted.
- Among the applications for research and study trips, priority will be given to brief and well-documented applications and well-planned trips. Trips that concern the gathering of material, the use of special equipment and suchlike are given priority over trips that only concern discussions with other researchers.
- Applications that concern close travel destinations within Scandinavia are given low priority.
- Applications from early-career researchers and doctoral students are prioritised. In the review of applications from doctoral students, particular attention is paid to statements from supervisors.
- Applicants who have not been awarded a grant in the previous two years are given precedence over applicants who have recently received funds via the Faculty of Science’s travel and research grants.
Decision
The decision on allocation of funds is taken by the board of the Faculty of Science unless otherwise indicated for the relevant foundation.
Payment
Payments to employees of Lund University are made to the applicant’s department. Where applicable, the application should take account of the department’s additional overhead costs. It is appropriate to include these under the heading “other costs”. In such cases, the costs stated in the application are to exclude VAT.
In cases where, according to the statutes of the foundation, grants can also be awarded to activities outside Lund University or to students, and such applications are approved, payment is made to a private bank account or equivalent. In this case, the costs stated in the application are to include VAT.
If the funds have not been used for the purpose for which they were allocated within the timeframe decided, they are to be repaid.
The last day for using the grant is 31 December 2024.
Grants
Stiftelsen Ove Almborns donationsfond (92000)
Purpose: grants for research on cryptogams, preferably on lichens
Amount: SEK 170 000
Stiftelsen C F O Nordstedts fond (92348)
Purpose: travel grants for study purposes within the botanical field
Amount: SEK 3 900
The decision is made by the professors in the botanical subjects.
Stiftelsen Anna och Svante Murbecks minnesfond (93183)
Purpose: grants for two students of botanical subjects. Students studying Systematic Botany take precedence.
Amount: SEK 31 700
You may apply for grants for digital conferences from this foundation.
Stiftelsen A och Charlotte Wollmars donation (93320)
Purpose: grants to lecturers and “docents” for travel abroad
Amount: SEK 10 500
Stiftelsen Bokelunds resestipendiefond (94507)
Purpose: travel grants for study purposes to academic teachers and students
Amount: SEK 110 500 to permanently employed academic teachers
SEK 55 200 to students, who are conducting and have been conducting studies at the University for at least two years.
Stiftelsen Axel Hallströms donation (94511)
Purpose: travel grants for study purposes to postgraduates in the botanical field
Amount: SEK 19 400
Stiftelsen Landshövding Per Westlings minnesfond (95096)
Purpose: travel and research grants for both junior and senior researchers at Lund University
Amount: SEK 146 300
You may apply for grants for digital conferences from this foundation.