ERIM PhD Reference Guide
ERIM PhD Reference Guide
ERIM PhD Reference Guide
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Research Materials<br />
Data Collection (In the field or in the Lab)<br />
<strong>ERIM</strong> supports research data collection. This support will only be available to the<br />
<strong>PhD</strong> candidates who have fulfilled their first year’s obligations and with a positive<br />
assessment of their research proposal. The support is based on the 50 / 50 actual<br />
cost matching principle with either the department where the <strong>PhD</strong> candidate is<br />
appointed and / or external sponsorship, with a maximum of € 2,500.<br />
Scientific and Educational Literature<br />
Per <strong>PhD</strong> candidate, a total amount of € 500 is reimbursable within two years of the<br />
start of the <strong>PhD</strong> project.<br />
International Research Activities<br />
Working visit to international supervisor<br />
<strong>ERIM</strong> supports outward working visits to international supervisor for <strong>PhD</strong> candidates<br />
after the positive assessment of the research proposal (first year). In their final year<br />
<strong>PhD</strong> students may ask <strong>ERIM</strong> for support in financing part of the inward travel<br />
expenses of their supervisor in his capacity of supervising / attending the thesis<br />
defense. The support is based on the 50 / 50 actual cost matching principle with<br />
either the department where the <strong>PhD</strong> candidate is appointed and / or external<br />
sponsoring, to a maximum of € 1,000 per visit.<br />
International Research Study / Visit<br />
<strong>ERIM</strong> supports international study visits of <strong>PhD</strong> candidates to another academic<br />
institution. Candidates in their third and fourth year are encouraged to visit and<br />
participate in another international research group in their area of specialization. In<br />
this way the candidate is enabled to professionalize his / her international academic<br />
peer‐relations. The support is for a research visit with a maximum duration of four<br />
months and is based on a “1/3 of the actual cost”‐ matching principle with two other<br />
parties: department where the <strong>PhD</strong> candidate is appointed and at least one external<br />
sponsor to a maximum of € 4,000.<br />
A request for an international research study contains the following elements:<br />
• A support letter of your promoter / supervisor<br />
• Overview of the aim of the study and planned activities<br />
• Description of the expected impact of the study on the quality of the results<br />
of the <strong>PhD</strong> research project<br />
• Budget estimation such as: housing, flight and other connecting<br />
transportation, settlement costs, visa, insurances.<br />
No daily allowance will be paid; <strong>ERIM</strong> will reimburse costs of living only in case these<br />
are evidently higher than in the Netherlands (Example of budget estimation is<br />
available through the <strong>ERIM</strong> Office).<br />
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