Funding Program for ELLIS Researcher Mobility (PhDs / Postdocs)

The PhD and Postdoc mobility program is aimed at existing PhD students and postdocs in the network who want to initiate a collaboration with a Fellow or Member at another site. Young researchers can give their careers a head start by gaining international experience and exchanging ideas with the best labs in Europe. The Mobility Award covers travel costs of up to 2,500 EUR per researcher over the duration of their PhD or postdoc.

Eligibility criteria:

The applicant is doing a PhD/postdoc at one of the ELISE partner institutions (cf. Terms and Conditions, p. 4-5, for a list of partners) OR the applicant is an ELLIS PhD student or postdoc;

During the exchange, the applicant will be supervised by an ELLIS Fellow, Scholar or Member at the hosting institution.


See the funding website for more details on applying here.

Funding Program for ELLIS Researcher Mobility (Fellows / Scholars)

The goal of the ELISE Mobility Program for Experienced Researchers is to bring ELISE/ELLIS Fellows, Scholars, and Members together by supporting their short and long-term scientific visits to initiate collaboration within the ELISE/ELLIS community.

Eligibility criteria:

Duration of the visit: unlimited within September 1, 2020 – July 31, 2023

‍Eligible applicants: ELISE/ELLIS Fellows, Scholars or Members.

The visit needs to involve ELISE/ELLIS Fellow/Scholar/Unit Director either on the traveling or the hosting side.

‍Eligible destinations: Sites in ELISE/ELLIS network in or outside Europe (primarily international visits). The host writes a short email supporting the application.

‍Max. eligible travel costs per visit: 3,000 €

‍Max. number of visits per person: Each ELISE/ELLIS Fellow/Scholar/Unit director can be supported once, either for their own travel or to host a visitor.

‍‍Additional details: Available in the full description of the Terms and Conditions of the mobility program.


See the funding website for more details on applying here.