Circle U. travel grants extended to 2027
Staff at Health can continue to apply for travel grants in the coming years to support academically relevant visits to universities within the Circle U. alliance. The dean’s office is extending the scheme, allocating DKK 100,000 annually in both 2026 and 2027.
About travel grants for Circle U. visits
Who can apply?
- Academic staff at a minimum of postdoctoral level with at least 50% employment at Health.
- Groups of up to four people including the main applicant.
- For group trips, one participant may be a student, and one may be a non-academic staff member employed full-time at Health.
What can be funded?
- Up to DKK 20,000 per person per trip.
- Travel and accommodation costs, as well as per diem allowances according to state and AU rates.
- No requirements regarding the number of travel days.
- Costs related to representation (e.g. dinners and gifts), conferences, courses, and project-related expenses (materials, equipment transport, etc.) are not covered.
Destinations (Circle U. universities)
- Université de Paris
- UCLouvain
- King’s College London
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin including Charité
- University of Belgrade
- University of Oslo
- University of Pisa
- University of Vienna
Application, reimbursement, and evaluation
- Application forms can be submitted on an ongoing basis – there is no deadline.
- An agreement regarding the visit must be in place before applying; retrospective funding is not available.
- Expenses must be settled in RejsUd after return.
- Grant recipients will receive a short evaluation form concerning the visit, its outcomes, and any follow-up plans.
The travel grants aims to strengthen the internationalisation of education and teaching at Health, and to support the university’s active participation in the Circle U. alliance.
These travel grants complement other funding opportunities, such as Erasmus+ grants for employees, and help facilitate short, targeted visits to international partners.
Trips focused on teaching and networking
The grants can be used to visit colleagues at one of the alliance’s universities for purposes of inspiration, knowledge sharing, and networking.
For example, a visit might involve observing how a subject is taught in Paris or London, discussing a new study programme or curriculum reform, gaining insights into digital teaching formats in Oslo, or exploring future research collaboration opportunities in Vienna or Berlin.
The activities must be academically relevant and clearly focused on inspiration and networking – not conference attendance or project execution.
Visits to Circle U. partners may be related to both teaching and research, but applications with a clear focus on teaching will be prioritised.
A flexible scheme – also open to groups
All academic staff at a minimum of postdoctoral level and with at least 50% employment at Health are eligible to apply. Funding of up to DKK 20,000 per person per trip can be applied for to cover travel and accommodation costs, in accordance with government and university regulations.
It is also possible to apply as a group. Under certain conditions, a student (e.g. a member of a board of studies) and a technical/administrative staff member may participate. This allows for a more holistic inclusion of the teaching environment when seeking external inspiration.
There is no fixed application deadline, and you may apply more than once. However, a concrete agreement regarding the visit must be in place before submitting an application, and the trip must not have already taken place.
You can find more information and apply via the faculty website.
Contact
Advisor Sara Ølholm Eaton
Aarhus University, Health – The Faculty Secretariat
Phone: +45 23 60 22 68
Email: solholm@au.dk