Funding - PhD students

Application for funding

As a PhD student you can apply for departmental funding for submission fees, external PhD courses and conferences (fee + travel + allowance). Also, you can apply for funding to a limited extent for books, data and apps that are relevant to your PhD project. In addition, you may also apply for funding for your research stay abroad.

In order to get approval, you have to talk to your supervisor first and then send an application form to PhD secretary Susanne Christensen (sch@econ.au.dk

Application form for funding (PhD) (updated form 10-04-24)

The form is mandatory for all expenses, and your subsequent travel settlement will not be accepted without this form. 

IMPORTANT: You cannot apply for travel funding for an external PhD course before the course has been pre-approved by the PhD school - See instructions here

If applying for funding for a conference, please remember to:

  • state the name of the conference
  • add a link to the conference
  • add the title of your paper and include co-authors (if any)

If you need help with the form, please contact one of the research secretaries in your section.

More information on expense reimbursement: 
https://medarbejdere.au.dk/en/administration/finance/travel-booking-and-expense-reimbursement/

You cannot commit to any expenses before you have applied for and obtained approval.  

You may book a flight directly with an airline if it is cheaper than booking it via AU's travel agency CWT. However, you must be able to provide documentation. Read more about funding and travelling (booking, settlement, insurance) here.

Funding for your mandatory research stay abroad

Please contact PhD secretary Susanne Christensen (sch@econ.au.dk). More information on funding rules can be seen at the ECON PhD sharepoint: https://aarhusuniversitet.sharepoint.com/sites/ECON-PhD

AU credit card

Please apply here: AU credit card

Settlement in RejsUd

If you have questions relating to settlement in RejsUd (our travel and expense claim system), please contact one of the research secretaries of your section. You will need the signed approval form to process your expenses in RejsUd: https://medarbejdere.au.dk/en/administration/finance/expense-and-travel-reimbursement/rejsud

PhD students belong to the same section as their main supervisor.