Applicants for a Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) travel grant must currently pursue an experimental project in basic biomedical research aimed at elucidating basic biological phenomena of human life and acquiring new scientific knowledge. The Fonds awards travel grants to European citizens working in Europe and overseas, and to non-European citizens who perform their MD, PhD or postdoctoral project in Europe, or will use the travel grant to work in Europe. The Foundation funds PhD students or medical students during their doctoral thesis as well as postdocs. In addition, they support research visits of graduates who have applied for a PhD project abroad, but who have not yet worked with their potential PhD supervisor and not yet obtained a Phd position (hereafter called PhD candidates). The travel grants are aimed at junior scientists. Therefore, your eligibility depends on when you received your university entrance qualification: For PhD and MD students as well as graduates, it must not have been obtained more than 11 years (i.e.132 months) prior to the planned research visit For postdocs, it must not have been obtained more than 13 years (i.e. 156 months) prior to the planned research visit. Researchers can be awarded more than one Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) travel grant, however, only one grant is awarded during any 12-month period.
Supports MD, PhD students, and postdocs in conducting experimental basic biomedical research through short-term stays or practical courses worldwide. Enables PhD candidates to assess scientific and personal compatibility with potential supervisors via research stays in international laboratories.
The application must be written in English by the applicants themselves. Applications must be submitted to BIF the latest six weeks but no earlier than six months prior to the planned date of departure.