Application

For German project staff and professors as well as post-docs, all activities and stays are funded according to the “BayRKG” (Bavarian Travel Expenses Law), which requires a “Dienstreiseantrag” (business travel request) in advance and a “Reisekostenabrechnung” (travel and subsistence form) after completion of the stay. It is possible to ask for a part payment in advance.

The attendance fees for conferences are also borne by the DAAD.

Accommodation costs for up to 14 days have to be defrayed by the host institution. For stays longer than 14 days, accommodation costs will be funded by the network.

For Australian professors and post-docs, all activities and stays are funded with fixed subsistence allowances.

*If a research stay or lectureship lasts at least 14 days at the research destination, one also gets a fixed travel
allowance. 

Research Stays of German undergraduate and graduate students / PhDs will be funded with fixed allowances for travelling and if they last at least 14 days at their research destination, also with a fixed subsistence allowance. 

The attendance fees for conferences are also borne by the DAAD.

For German undergraduate and graduate students / PhDs conferences are funded - only on application in advance (!) - with allowances according to the “BayRKG” (Bavarian Travel Expenses Law), which requires a “Dienstreiseantrag” (business travel request) beforehand and a “Reisekostenabrechnung” (travel and subsistence form) after completion of the stay. It is possible to ask for a part payment in advance.

In advance of their stay all exchange students need to go through an application process which includes:

• Agreements between applicants and two supervisors (one supervisor each at the home university and the host institution); Application form
  
• The approval of the project board
• Financial agreements
• Visa application

Please be aware that the visa application process may last up to 3 months - depending on your nationality and the kind of visa you apply.

DAAD allowances can only be paid if there is a travel confirmation (e.g. a flight ticket). But  be aware that if your visa is not yet granted and you already book a flight, it is on your own risk. Please offset this risk by paying the additional costs for rebookable / refundable tickets.

Research stays of undergraduate and graduate students / PhDs will be funded with a fixed allowance for travel.

If Australian exchange students attend workshops / summer schools in Germany, they will be funded with fixed allowances for travel and subsistence.

For attending a conference, Australian exchange students will be funded with a fixed subsistence allowance.

In advance of their stay all exchange students need to go through an application process which includes:

• Agreements between applicants and two supervisors (one supervisor each at the home university and the host institution); Application form
  
• The approval of the project board
• Financial agreements
• Visa application

Please be aware that the visa application process may last up to 3 months - depending on your nationality and the kind of visa you apply.

DAAD allowances can only be paid if there is a travel confirmation (e.g. a flight ticket). But  be aware that if your visa is not yet granted and you already book a flight, it is on your own risk. Please offset this risk by paying the additional costs for rebookable / refundable tickets.