Travel Grant

Supporting the participation of PhD students in national or international conferences or scientific FURTHER training courses

Purpose of the scholarship:

To engage young postgraduate researchers of medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutic and health sciences in the Hungarian national scientific life. Participants can get to know leading researchers in their narrower/broader fields, get first-hand information about the latest scientific results, and gain knowledge through personal conversations that would not be possible by merely following publications alone (e.g. methodological innovations, unpublished results).

Semmelweis University contributes to the participation of young researchers in PhD training in significant professional conferences and postgraduate training courses facilitating the presentation of their own results, thus supporting the process of the open-minded, broad-minded researcher training.

EligibILE APPLICANTS are

PhD and MD-PhD students as well as predoctoral students with active status at the Semmelweis University Doctoral School.

mode of support

registration fee (also in the case of online conferences), travel expenses and accommodation costs.
during the call period of the given call, a PhD student may only receive funding for one scientific conference or study trip
The grant can only be used to finance trips submitted through the university tour organizer
The maximum amount of support can be: HUF 400,000
In the case of a PhD student researching at Semmelweis University, the awarded grant will be transferred to the research department, whereas if the research is not conducted at Semmelweis University, the grant must be used through the Financial Office of the Doctoral School.
The travel grant awarded is used in accordance with the provisions of Semmelweis University’s effective Delegation and Travel Expense Reimbursement Policy. https://semmelweis.hu/jogigfoig/files/2024/10/Kikuldetesi_es_utazasi_kltsgter_szab_hataly_20241002.pdf)
Please send the documents required for travel at least 3 weeks before the start of the trip.

Conditions of the support:

In the case of conference participation, a first-author or shared first-author presentation or poster that is accepted and presented at the conference chosen as the purpose of the trip.
The following are an advantage in the evaluation of the application:

– Accepted/published publication with at least Q2 classification

– Award won at the OTDK (only for applicants before the Complex Exam)

– You have not previously won a grant from the Doctoral School’s travel application scheme

Submission of a professional report after the trip has taken place

Within 1 month of the completion of the trip, a professional report of at least 1 page is compulsory. If the applicant fails to comply with this obligation, he/she

will not be eligible for applications announced by the Doctoral Office for a period of at least 1 year following the reporting period.

To be submitted by the applicant:

Completed application form:
Certificate* of the accepted first-author lecture/poster
Summary of the lecture or poster*
Official announcement of the scientific event about the participation fee and hotel costs
List of publications printed from MTMT and certified by the Semmelweis University Central Library, indicating the impact factor and D/Q rating of the publications

*It can be submitted retrospectively, but it is a prerequisite for the disbursement of the grant.

In the case of a successful grant, the trip must be completed by 31 December 2025.

The application must be sent to the e-mail address phd.palyazatok@semmelweis.hu Semmelweis University.

The travel application can be applied for once in a calendar year.

Application form: download
Professional report: download

Deadline for submission of Travel Grant applications:

From February 28 to March 31, 2025

Evaluation of the application:

can be expected by 20 April 2025