Travel Grants

for Master Students at Danish Higher Education Institutions
in support of thesis work relevant to Danish Development Assistance

The list of travel grants from the first round of applications in 2010 within the health sector, within the water sector and within the sectors covered by Danish Development Research Network.

Closing Date for Application

The closing date for second round of applications in 2010 is Monday, November 1 at 12:00 noon. Replies should be expected about six weeks after the closing date.

Conditions of Application

The applicant must be a master student enrolled at a Danish higher education institution. Students on OSVAL II studies/pre-graduate research year for medical students, and students on a 4+4 arrangement are eligible for a travel grant only if the field work is considered part of the master degree and will be used for a report equivalent to a master thesis.       

The applicant must fill in the electronic application form and attach the following documents to the application:

1.  Written approval of the project from the supervisor, guaranteeing the academic level of the project.

     In cases of OSVAL II/pre-graduate research year students and students on a 4+4 arrangement applying for a travel grant, the supervisor must explicitly state that the field work is considered part of the master degree and will be used for a report equivalent to a master thesis.

2.  As documentation of local attachment, a signed official approval from the local partner/country office/embassy of Denmark in the country where the field work is to be carried out (not from the head office in Denmark).

3.  Copies of relevant examination certificates

The instructions given in the electronic application form must be followed. Applications, which do not include all required information and attach the above mentioned documents, will not be considered.  

More students doing thesis field work together should only submit one common application.

The application must be submitted before the field work begins, and field work must not have been concluded before the closing date for application. Minimum duration of field studies is 1 month.

All applicants will receive an electronic receipt notice when submitting the application.

Selection Criteria

The application will be assessed by the research networks in terms of the criteria listed below:

- The project’s relevance to ongoing Danish development programmes/projects in the country designated for field work

- The field study takes place in a developing country

- The field study is of a duration that allows for gathering material of a sufficient scope and depth (minimum duration is 1 month).

Funding

The grant may cover some or all of the following expenses:

- Cheapest travel by air

- Visa, vaccination, research permit and travel insurance expenses

- Interpreting assistance

- Local transport (only individual invoices of more than DKK 200 each)

- Lodging expenses

All the expenses shall be documented by original receipts. It is a precondition that the same expenses are not funded by other sources.

Reporting

The recipients of grants of the call 2010 are expected to forward the following documentation to DFC no later than two weeks after returning to Denmark:

- Financial accounting form including original receipts for all expenses

- Reporting for Travel Grants

- Field study report of max. 2 pages in English as hard copy and in electronic file (Word or PDF file) 

  The report must contain a statement on the collaboration with the local partner, applicability of the collected data for the project/master thesis, as well as positive and negative experiences including possible changes in relation to the original project description.

  A copy of the field study report must be sent to the local project or collaborating institution.