Short-term stays in 2023 (one up to max. three weeks between end of March and 30 September 2023) at a partner university of the European University for Well-Being (EUniWell)

• Linnaeus University (Sweden)
• Nantes Université (France)
• University of Birmingham (England)
• University of Florence (Italy)
• Semmelweis University (Hungary)
• Subject to confirmation: University of Murcia (Spain)

Your project should be in line with EUniWell’s vision and the Sustainable Development Goals and should cover a well-being related topic.

Possible exchange formats for your stay: 

• Conducting interviews or surveys
• Library or archive research
• Laboratory work / practical works
• Preparation and work for theses
• Participation in specialised courses, workshops or seminars
• Summer or winter schools
• Participation in competitions
• Tasks in the context of Open Science 
• Data Literacy
• Stays for acquisition of additional methodological skills

Well-Being and sustainability play a crucial role in your project as well as in your stay and your travels. In case you are - for instance - not able to travel by sustainable means of transport, what else could you do? Which other ideas do you have to contribute to the well-being of our environment or society? Convince us with creative and unusual ideas that will then become best practice in EUniWell. 

• Students enrolled in a degree programme at University of Cologne (Bachelor, Master, State Examination)
• Doctoral students at University of Cologne
• PostDocs at University of Cologne
• Applicants must either have German citizenship or be treated as Germans in accordance with § 8, Section 1, No. 2 et seq. and sections 2, 2a and 3 BAföG. Applications from foreign students are possible if they are enrolled in a study programme at the University of Cologne with the aim of obtaining a degree from University of Cologne

Travel and accommodation costs are funded for one week and in exceptional cases up to three weeks in accordance with Landesreisekostengesetz NRW (Law of Travel Expenses North Rhine-Westphalia). The stay has to be undertaken by 30 September 2023. The earliest starting day depends on the selection process but is probably possible around 15 March 2023. 
The Fellowship is a partial grant. Generally, the costs you actually incurred will be reimbursed up to a certain amount. 

• The reimbursement of travel costs (outward and return journey) is limited to a maximum of €800.
• No information can be given in advance on the exact amount of the funding of subsistence/accommodation costs. The exact amount depends on the selected applications and the respective countries of the stay.

Applications can be sent via an online form. Please follow this link, fill in the form and upload the following documents (in German or English):

• Current CV
• Motivation letter (one page):
  • Description of your project and the aim of the exchange
  • What contribution is made to well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals?
  • What added value does the stay offer for your study or your career path?
• For students: Transcript of Records
• List of costs to be reimbursed (cost projection)
• If already existent: Confirmation letter, e.g. of supervisors at the partner university or at University of Cologne or a confirmation of participation in a specific course, competition etc. (could also be handed in later)

The evaluation of applications takes place in particular on the basis of the following criteria:

• Justification of your project (project description)
• Integration into EUniWell’s vision
• Relevance for research, teaching and transfer
• Well-Being or SDG factors of your project and your travels
• Integration of your project into your study or career plan 
• For students: Convincing academic performance and/or well-being commitment

• The stay has to be organised independently and (for students) in consultation with a responsible teacher (especially for stays for final theses, laboratory stays, etc.). EUniWell may help to arrange contacts at the partner universities. 
• The fellowship is paid on the basis of existing evidence. Thus, Fellows have to pay for the stay in advance. Please keep all receipts carefully. After your stay and after handing in the statement of travel expenses, you will receive the refund.
• You can apply for an advance payment. You will then receive a payment of 80% of the calculated costs. For this purpose, the potential travel and subsistence costs must be calculated and documented with researched information (offers, information material, screenshots, links, etc.). Download form for Advance Payment 
• Further information on the administrative process will be given in case of your acceptance.
• If you are accepted for the fellowship, a contractual agreement will be concluded.
• You can receive further information during Ms Leonie Tillmanns’ office hour or via mail (l.tillmanns(at)uni-koeln.de