Part of the budget of the Department of Political and Social Sciences is dedicated to supporting the mobility and internationalisation of the PhD programme. EBES grants are mainly intended to help predoctoral students finance short stays at research centres and presentations at national and international conferences. Active participation in conferences with selective acceptance procedures is an important training in the PhD programme. Applications for these grants must always be submitted with the support of the thesis supervisor, who also needs to sign the application.
 
The call for applications runs annually from January to December.
 
Grants must be submitted to the Academic Committee of the PhD programme, which is the body responsible for reviewing applications and authorising them.

 

1. Beneficiaries 

EBES grants are available to students enrolled in the PhD Programme in Political and Social Sciences. Active participation in the activities of the Department and the supervisor's explicit support will be a prerequisite. Students may request up to 4 of these grants during their stay in the PhD programme.

 

2. Main purposes of the call 

Research Stays: To facilitate the completion of the thesis at UPF, the Departament and the PhD programme co-finance the cost of travel and stay of research stays at academically prestigious institutions. These stays should aim to deepen the knowledge of new techniques, methodologies, research approaches or content areas closely related to their thesis.

Congress, seminars and workshops: The goal here is to stimulate the mechanisms of exchange of information and scientific knowledge by presenting research at conferences, symposia and international events for researchers from Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

 

3. Key items

Area Amount
Europe Up to 800€
Outside Europe Up to 1000€

 

4. Eligible costs and reimbursement of the expenses

Eligible costs:

  • travel expenses
  • accommodation
  • registration fees

Accommodation and travel expenses must be justified by presenting an original invoice (either digital or hard-copy).

If there are expenses for public transport to and from airports or transfers in the city, original tickets will have to be provided to justify them.

Note:

- Avoid booking accommodation via Airbnb, as UPF does not accept invoices from this provider.

- Accommodation expenses must not exceed €120 per night.

It will be necessary to provide a certificate of attendance for the activity.

5. How to apply

Applications for EBES grants must be submitted before the activity is carried out. This application has to be previously authorised by the Academic Committee of the programme.

Application documents:

  • Application form duly completed and signed by both the student and the supervisor
  • Written acceptance of the organization of the host institution

The application documents need to be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] at least one week before the meeting of the Academic Committee.

 

6. Mobility and Training Grants Regulations (Departmental Council, 15/02/2023)

The Department supports students to the best of its ability, within its budgetary limits, for their training in the speciality of their thesis. Once the thesis has been submitted for external assessment, the training period is understood to have finished and no financial support will be granted for methodological courses, conferences and other expenses related to the completion of the doctoral thesis. In the specific case of RECSM courses (summer and winter courses), students who have already submitted the thesis for external evaluation or have made the deposit must finance the courses themselves, but may benefit from the student discount.