Internships abroad - funding opportunities for doctoral students
Short-term and occasional opportunities
- Czech National Agency for International Education and Research - Scholarship finder
- A*STAR – Agency for Science, Technology and Research - student research stays DSP (Research Attachment Program) in the field of biomedical, technical and technological sciences, IT, physics and related disciplines. Lenght of stay 1-2 years. Scholarship in the amout 2700 SDG/1 month, monthly accommodation allowance 600 SDG, one-time allowance for air transport 1500 SDG, one-time accommodation allowance 1000 SDG, one-time IT allowance 800 SDG, health insurance, conference support. Very good level of English is required. Application deadlines: May 15 and November 11.
- DAAD Scholarship in the field of Green Hydrogen (GH2) for master's students, doctoral students and postdocs. Application deadline April 10, 2024 for master´s students via the link Doctoral sutdents and postdocs can apply for the scholarship at any time during the year.
- ESO Internship - the place of the internship is Germany or Chile, lenght of stay 6-12 months. Scholarship in the amount 2 500-3 000 EUR. The internship is suitable for students of master's and doctoral programs as well as scientists and engineers working in any of the following fields can apply: astronomy, astrophysics, software engineering, electrical engineering, mechanics, controlling, optics, operational engineering, project management. Maximum age: 32 years. Application deadline: April 26th, 2024.
Long-term, regular opportunities
- Erasmus+ - European commission official website
- Erasmus+ and Exchange - CTU information
- Fulbright Scholarship for Postgradual Study in the USA, application deadline Feb. 1 / Sept. 1 /for Czech citizens only/
- CTU Grants for Study Abroad /in Czech/
- Scholarship Programs of Foreign Universities/in Czech/
- Foundation for the Support of Study Abroad /in Czech/
Contact Person: Ms. Lucie Bílová, the Rector’s Office of the CTU, Zikova 4, e-mail: bilova@vc.cvut.cz, phone: (+420) 22435 3467, - Studujvesvete.cvut.cz/ - CTU information portal /CZ/EN/
- Mobilita - Akce 200 /in Czech/ - FEE extraordinary scholarship to support students' professional practice abroad
- Dean's Scholarship "Mobilita 200" to support a foreign internship /in Czech/
- The scholarship program of the German Federal Environment Foundation for Central and Eastern Europe - suitable for Ph.D. students, applicaton deadline March 5 and September 5
- DAAD Scholarship for PhD students and postdoctoral students, application deadline November 15, 2023. The application is always submitted electronically via the online portal DAAD (access to the DAAD portal via the scholarship databaseat http://www.daad.cz after choosing a specific scholarships).
Recommendations & Suggestions
- apply for support in advance, it is very difficult to apply retrospectively,
- internship abroad will allow you to get to know how it works elsewhere, force you to leave the comfort zone, improve your language skills, expand the overall view,
- internship abroad is required by doctoral study regulations (see bellow), consider at least a 3-month stay
- start planning your stay soon, include it in your Individual Study Plan,
- ask your supervisor, department chief and experienced fellow students for an advice and help,
- share your experience with your fellow students when you return.
Faculty regulations
- Study regulations: Doctoral Study Code for FEE
(Article 8 Internationalization), - Career Code - for those who consider or pursue academic career (SD_2013_04_ The duties and responsibilities of creative workers, paragraph 6 Assoc.prof.),
Karierní řád (SD_2013_04_ Napln prace a povinnosti tvurcich pracovniku, odst. 6 Docent)
Support & Useful links
- International Office at the Rectorate, CTU
- Internships for doctoral students /in Czech/ - general info
- mobility.cvut.cz - register your application (login as to KOS system)
- Contact persons at FEE: Mgr. Karolína Bambousová (internships and trainees), e-mail: bambokar@fel.cvut.cz, phone: (+420) 22435 2376, Ing. Kamila Gregorová (doctoral study), e-mail: gregokam@fel.cvut.cz, phone: (+420) 22435 2230.