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Travel grants for Bachelor’s, Master’s and MD/PhD students

Every year, the GUF awards a limited number of grants to Bachelor's, Master's and MD/PhD students from the University of Groningen who travel abroad for study, research, internship or a foreign study exchange that form part of the curriculum.
We only offer grants for individual study components (such as internships) and extracurricular activities (such as company visits). Participation in regular courses will not be sponsored by the fund.
The grant for outstanding Master’s students is no longer available, in its place the standard grants were raised. The maximum grant for a period spent in Europe is €650 and for a period spent outside Europe €750.
For outstanding students there is the possibility to apply for a grant to attend a conference (in The Netherlands or abroad) or to enroll in a summer or winter school. The standard amount is €250.
For all grants you must comply with the average mark requirements, marks will not be rounded up. Students are only entitled to one personal travel grant and one conference grant from the GUF during the total period of their studies.

Each month we will ask 4 students/organizers to send in a report with pictures and/or a video, to be published on our blog.
This will be specified in the award letter.

General requirements and conditions

Students can submit applications for internship grants, limited to countries with color code green or yellow (check the website of Ministry of Foreign affairs).
Furthermore, you must travel by train (instead of by plane) at all foreign trips booked as from 1 January 2023, if the destination is less than 800 km from Groningen (or another point of departure), and/or the journey time is less than nine hours by train. Please check the website Sustainable business travel policy.

Preference is given to placements/study periods that last at least 8 weeks, requests for periods of less than 6 weeks will not be considered (Personal travel grant).

Application must arrive at the GUF email address guf rug.nl at least 6 weeks before the start of the planned activity. An email to confirm receipt will be sent within 5 working days.

ALL applications must be digital and send to the secretariat: guf rug.nl.

Please read all the information carefully, as applications will only be accepted if all the relevant appendices are enclosed. Make sure everything is legible, fill out the application form digitally. Do not send in more appendices than is asked for.

Personal travel grant

To apply for this grant you must have an average mark of at least 7.5 over the last 2 years (24 months), counted back from the application date, of study at University Groningen and/or previous university/higher education institution.
Applications with an average below 7.5 will not be considered. We use an official conversion table to convert foreign lists of marks to Dutch marks, this conversion is binding.

Please send your application digital in 1 document in the following order:
1. Completed and signed application form.
2. A description of the planned activity (max. 2 A4).
3. A signed recommendation from the study advisor or lecturer.
4. A official list of marks stating all results from the last 2 years (24 months) of study.

Application form for personal travel grant

The application must arrive at the GUF email address guf rug.nl at least 6 weeks before the start of the planned activity.
Upon return we might ask you to submit a short report with pictures to be published on our website. (The exact terms will be in the award letter.)

Grant for attending a conference or summer/winter school

To apply for this grant, students must have an average mark of at least 8.5 over the last 2 years (24 months), counted back from the application date, of study at University Groningen and/or previous university/higher education institution. We use an official conversion table to convert foreign lists of marks to Dutch marks, this conversion is binding. Students are only entitled to one conference grant from the GUF during the total period of their studies, but is separate from any application for a personal travel grant.

Please send your application digital in 1 document in the following order:
1. Completed and signed application form.
2. An official lists of marks, stating all results from the last 2 years (24 months) of study.
3. Certificate of registration for the conference or summer/winter school.
4. A signed recommendation from the study advisor or lecturer.

Application form attending conference

The application must arrive at the GUF email address guf rug.nl at least 6 weeks before the start of the planned activity.

Grants for group study trips and organization of conferences/symposia

Group study trips

Grants will only be awarded to students planning a group study trip if the trip is organized by the students and one or more scientific members of staff from RUG will supervise the students on this trip.

Please send your application digital in 1 document in the following order:
1. Completed and signed application form.
2. A description of the trip and the planned activities (max. 2 A4).
3. A budget stating all anticipated expenses, the requested amount from the GUF, the contribution from the attendees and any other organizations.
4. A signed recommendation letter from the supervisor.

Application form for Group study trips

The application must arrive at the GUF email address guf rug.nl at least 6 weeks before the start of the planned activity.
Upon return we might ask you to submit a short report with pictures to be published on our website. (The exact terms will be in the award letter.)

Organization of conferences/symposia

Conferences must be aimed mainly at RUG Bachelor/Master students and/or potential students and must take place in Groningen or the northern part of The Netherlands.
Participants/attendees must be charged a contribution (entrance fee).
If paid RUG staff is deployed for the event, GUF will not award a grant.

Please send your application digital in 1 document in the following order:
1. Completed and signed application form.
2. A description of the planned activity and the outline of the conference program (max. 2 A4).
3. A budget stating all anticipated income and expenses, the requested amount from the GUF, the contribution from the participants and any other organizations.

Application form for conferences/symposia

The application must arrive at the GUF email address guf rug.nl at least 6 weeks before the start of the planned activity.
After the event we might ask you to submit a short report with pictures to be published on our website. (The exact terms will be in the award letter.)