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The purpose of the project is to enable scholarship exchange of PhD students. The Programme allows the participants to take part in short-term internships (lasting 30 or 90 days) aimed at increasing their competences and qualifications.

24 UPWr PhD students can participate in the project, including 5 for 30-day internships and 19 for 90-day internships.

Project implementation time frame: 3 January 2022 – 31 December 2024.

Registration deadline: continuous recruitment

Funding will be allocated to international trips for the purpose of:

  • obtaining materials for a PhD thesis/scientific article;
  • taking measurements with the use of unique equipment, including large research infrastructure which is unavailable (or difficult to obtain) in one’s home country;
  • participating in the preparation of an international grant application.

Regulations for doctoral students' internships at the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences as part of the International Interdisciplinary Doctoral School - at the HEART of BioBased project University

The project requires flat rates for travel expenses and subsistence costs.

Travel expenses, health insurance, third-party insurance, accident insurance, visa fees and costs of establishing residency

Straight-line distance between the home institution
and the host institution (in km)*:
Flat rate amount per person:
less than 500 PLN 1,000.00
500 - 999 PLN 2,000.00
1,000 – 2,999 PLN 3,000.00
3,000 – 6,000 PLN 4,000.00
greater than 6,000 PLN 5,000.00

* Distances have been calculated with the use of Erasmus+ Distance Calculator

Cost of living (30 days)*

When travelling to/from OECD countries, as well as to/from cities in countries not belonging to OECD but listed in the top 50 of the MERCER’s ranking** For other countries
PLN 12,000.00 PLN 8,000.00

* The number of days of one’s stay should be calculated as follows: the number of days of the event in which the participant is taking place + the maximum of 2 days (1 day to travel to the place of education and 1 day to travel back).

** MERCER’s ranking website

Settlement allowance

A one-time allowance for the management (e.g. raw materials, semi-finished products, reagents, access to laboratory rooms and large research infrastructure unavailable (difficult to access) in Poland, purchase of access to library collections, library card, etc.) in the amount of PLN 5,000.

Formal issues to deal with before leaving the home institution

  1. Application Form and Internship Plan
    Mobility must take place between June 2022 and October 2024
    The application form, duly filled in, should be sent to UPWr International Relations Office – dwz@upwr.edu.pl
  2. Superior’s reference letter or tutor’s/thesis supervisor’s reference letter
    To be submitted with the Application Form
    To be sent to UPWr International Relations Office – dwz@upwr.edu.pl
  3. Letter of Acceptance
    Before signing the agreement
    UPWr will send the Letter of Acceptance to the beneficiary
  4. Financial agreement
    To be signed at least 2 weeks before leaving (documents: "Agreement between the beneficiary and the project participant" and "Declaration of the project participant")
    The signing of the financial agreement is obligatory. In order to do it the following information is needed:
    • the precise starting date and the precise final date of one’s stay at UPWr,
    • the scope of activities,
    • bank details (bank name, account number (IBAN No.), SWIFT). Please make sure that your bank accepts transfers in Polish currency – PLN,
    • a copy of the insurance covering the whole stay.
    The above data should be sent to the following e-mail address dwz@upwr.edu.pl at least 10 working days before signing the agreement.
  5. Airline tickets
    – Before leaving
    – The Beneficiary buys airline tickets on his/her own.

Files to download

  1. Internship certificate
    Before returning to the home institution
    To be signed by a tutor at a host institution.
    The document should be delivered to UPWr International Relations Office.
  2. Information about achieved outcomes
    Before returning to the home institution
    The document should be delivered to the International Relations Office.
  3. Travel expense statement
    Before returning to the home institution
    The document should be delivered to the International Relations Office.

Files to download