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Internationalize Your Doctorate

PR.INT - Project International

If you have a concrete international project in mind, PR.INT is the right funding opportunity for you. Possible projects are:

  • Research stays & lab visits
  • Field research
  • Inviting guest scientists to RUB
  • Other

Please feel free to apply with different international projects by choosing the project type "other" in the application form. We highly encourage you to develop innovative projects that might not fit the above mentioned categories. All applications have to be written in English and in a way that they are also comprehensible for non-experts.

Equality

We try to take unavoidable personal restrictions in your academic work into consideration. Therefore, we would like to give you the opportunity to include a brief explanation of your personal circumstances that lead to a special need in the implementation of your international activity in your application. Please take this into account when designing your activity and your application. Please enclose proof with your application. This will only be checked by the Research School office and is not part of the review process.

Funding

When applying for PR.INT, you need to calculate your budget as precisely as possible, given the time period between your application and the beginning of your project. Please check our expenditure guide to see which costs you can apply for. There is no funding amount limit.

Please note:
You are expected to work with specific costs and not lump sums (daily accommodation allowance).

In the case of longer stays:

  • Contact the host institute and ask for accommodation for visiting researchers (enclose feedback).
  • Check the free market.
  • Up to one hour travel time to and from the place of work by public transport is considerd reasonable.
  • The accommodation must be appropriate. Please specify your search criteria in the cost plan.

Eligibility

Every enroled doctoral researcher at RUB who is registered in the Research School Database can apply for PR.INT. You should have obtained at least 4 credit points with the Research School qualification program, or with a structured doctoral program such as IGB, IDS or GSCB. You also must be able to finish your project before your final doctoral examination.

It is also possible to have CPs recognized. Please contact Nena Nikolic if you want to know which activities can be credited with how many CP. You can find more information here. 

Master’s students are not eligible for our funding lines. Please contact the International Office for advice on funding opportunities.


Review Criteria

The reviewers will evaluate all applications according to the following criteria:

  • Formal completeness of the application & General comprehensibility for non-experts
  • Scientific quality and general significance of the international project
  • Significance and impact of the international project on your doctoral project as a whole & on your international network & visibility
  • Sustainable impact of the international project on RUB’s international network & visibility
  • Reasonable specification of costs

Besides the application form, your application contains the following documents:

  • Letter of recommendation from your first supervisor
  • Letter of invitation that indicates the duration or dates of your stay
    (if you are going on a research stay, lab visit etc.)
  • Letter of commitment (if you are inviting a guest scientist)
  • A structured work plan
  • A structured budget plan

Review Process

First, PR.INT applications are reviewed by two doctoral researchers – one from your discipline and a second one from a different field. Second, both your application and the two resultung reviews are then analysed by our ECR Board, which gives a funding recommendation. Finally, the Executive Board makes the final decision based on your application and the preceding feedback from the reviewers and the ECR board.


Application

Please find the application form here. Refer to this PDF for questions to be answered and the corresponding notes and lengths. Please send us your application with all other documents in a single PDF file by e-mail to Sarah Gemicioglu.

If you have any further questions about PR.INT, please see the reference to the info session at the bottom of this page.


Deadlines

DeadlineEstimated decision
16 July 20255 November 2025
13 August 20253 December 2025
10 September 202514 January 2026
15 Oktober 20254 February 2026
12 November 20254 March 2026
10 December 20251 April 2026
14 January 20266 May 2026
11 February 20263 June 2026
11 March 20261 July 2026

Special Cases

  • If you would like to attend a conference, you can apply for funding via PR.INT Conference. If you want to attend a conference/workshop/summer school that takes place immediately before, after or during your research stay and at the same location, you can apply for this in the same application as the research stay. Conference participation must be active (poster or talk).
  • If a group of doctoral researchers wants to do the same project at the same time and place, every applicant has to hand in their own application. In these applications please explain why you travel in a group. Important note: Please contact Sarah Gemicioglu if you plan a group project.

Virtual Info Sessions

Please take a look at all the information on this page first. If you still have questions, please feel free to attend one of the virtual 30-minute info sessions. If you would like to join, please send an e-mail to Sarah.Gemicioglu@rs.rub.de.

  • Thursday, 13 November, 10 am
  • Wednesday,  26 November, 1 pm
  • Thursday, 11 Dezember, 10 am
  • Thursday, 8 January, 10 am
  • Wednesday, 28 January, 1 pm
  • Thursday, 12 February, 10 am
  • Wednesday, 25 February, 1 pm
  • Wednesday, 25 March, 1 pm
  • Thursday, 9 April, 10 am
  • Wednesday,  22 April, 1 pm
  • Thursday, 14 May, 10 am
  • Wednesday, 27 May, 1 pm
  • Thursday, 11 June, 10 am
  • Wednesday, 24 June, 1 pm 
Your contact:

Dr. Sarah Gemicioglu

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Your own individual international event

You want to oranganize a conference or a summer school? Please have a look at our funding line PR.INT Event.

You want to learn more about funded PR.INT activities? Please visit our Map of International Research Activities (MIRA).