The ELSA Mobility Program supports European collaboration, enriches research experiences, and promotes diversity. By fostering connections, providing financial assistance, and enabling knowledge sharing we shape the future of safe and secure AI innovation. We aim to enable young researchers to work with top researchers at other institutions within the partner network. The PhD and Postdoc Mobility Program is aimed at PhD students and postdocs in the network who want to initiate a collaboration with an experienced fellow or member of ELSA or ELLIS at another site.

Mobility grant

3,000 EUR per person

Duration of the visit

The PhD and Postdoc Program supports both short-term stays (e.g. networking event, workshop, conference) and long-term stays (e.g. research exchange, research visit).

Eligible applicants

Applicants must fulfil two of the four conditions:

• Your sending institution is located in the EU or an Horizon Europe Associated country. Please confirm this by checking
  this list before submitting your application.
  and
• The exchange is supported by at least one advisor in the ELSA network (either sending or hosting institution).
  or
• One advisor must be ELLIS Member, Fellow , Scholar or Unit Faculty.
  or
• You are attending an ELSA/ELLIS event or workshop.

Number of visits per person

The limit of the Mobility Programm is not defined by the number of visits. An applicant can be reimbursed as often as they apply until the maximum amount of 3,000 EUR in total is depleted.

Refundable costs

Costs are eligible for reimbursement if they fall within the following three categories:

• Travel costs
• Accommodation
• Beverages and meals

All expenses need to be declared as actual costs, documented by scans of original invoices, receipts and tickets.

Step One: Application

To apply for a mobility grant, submit your signed application form to the ELSA Travel Office via email (elsa-travel@cispa.de).
Applications are possible year-round, but should be submitted no later than 1 month before the starting date of the visit, as they need to be reviewed and processed by the ELSA Travel Office.

Step Two: Reimbursement

Immediately after the visit (no later than 20 days after the last day of the visit), the researcher must complete the request for reimbursement (part 2) and send scans of the signed original of this document and of the original receipts to the ELSA Travel Office via elsa-travel@cispa.de.