ERIM PhD Reference Guide

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4.1 ERIM Support Programme for PhD candidates (ESP 10)
ERIM has Support Programmes for conference visits, conference participation,
working visits to an international university, field research data collection, following
courses and scientific literature. The support of ERIM is generally based on the 50/50
actual cost matching principle with either the department of the PhD candidate
and/or external sponsorship (with some exceptions, for example course funding).
PhD candidates will always be requested to look externally for funding for travel and
conference expenses. Possible funding sources include NWO and Trustfonds.
Furthermore, PhD candidates are expected to act responsibly and cost‐efficiently
when asking for ERIM Support Programme. Requests for support have to be
submitted at least one month in advance of the planned activity. The request must
contain budget estimation and acquired internal / external matching support. Please
note that financial support will be paid afterwards and your declaration must be
accompanied by original receipts and/or bills.
For more information, see the ERIM Support Programmes Manual or Annex A.3 for
ESP no. 10.
4.1.1 Courses
ERIM supports the costs for (short) academic courses provided by external academic
networks (for example EIASM) or universities. ERIM only supports courses as agreed
upon in advance in the Training and Supervision Agreement (TSA).
Please note that all the courses taken outside ERIM, within or outside the
Netherlands need to be approved in advance by the ERIM Doctoral Office. The
number of external courses may vary, depending on the course fees and other
course‐related costs (flights, accommodation etc.).
On average per PhD candidate, ERIM has refunded fully two external courses.
Should a PhD candidate or the department want to have additional external
course(s) to be refunded, then a short motivation from the candidate’s supervisor
should be added to the TSA. Depending on the total costs for all courses per PhD
student, ERIM will refund up to 50% of the actual cost for the additional course
based on the 50/50 matching principle with the concerning department.
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