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Grants for PhD Students at BKV for skills development 2026

The Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) hereby announces grants for PhD students at BKV for stays with another research group/laboratory in Sweden or abroad, or for participation in a doctoral training course at another higher education institution in Sweden or abroad during 2026.

Financial Framework

The total support at BKV amounts to SEK 125,000 per year. Decisions on approval or rejection are made collectively by the deputy head of department on an ongoing basis and communicated thereafter.

Grants are provided for expenses related to travel, accommodation, and course fees (including per diem allowances) that are reported at the institution. For visits to another research group or laboratory, a maximum of SEK 20,000 per application is allowed. For participation in a doctoral course at another location, a maximum of SEK 15,000 per application is allowed. Grants are awarded only once during the entire doctoral education. Retroactive applications are not permitted.

PhD students employed by Region Östergötland (RÖ) must apply to RÖ for reimbursement of per diem allowances.

Payment is made after the applicant has reported their expenses to EKUS at Campus US. Private expenses are not included in the financial report until they have been reimbursed by the department (e.g., via a travel expense claim).

The applicant must report expenses after the completed course/stay, no later than January 31 of the following year, to EKUS. Private expenses are not reimbursed. Payment will be made shortly thereafter.

Application

Participation in Doctoral Training Courses at Another Location

The purpose is to give applicants the opportunity to participate in highly specialized courses of importance to their dissertation project that are not offered at Linköping University. To be eligible for funding, the equivalent course must not be offered at Linköping University. The course must have a scope corresponding to at least 1.5 higher education credits within doctoral studies. Applications intended to cover costs for participation in conferences, or in so-called “workshops” connected to conferences, are not permitted. Grants may also be awarded to applicants whose native language is not Swedish and who wish to participate in an English-language basic block course at another location in Sweden. This also applies to distance courses offered online.

Application for Participation in a Doctoral Training Course

Applications must be submitted via the application form no later than two weeks before the course starts and must include:

  • A cost estimate (including per diem allowances for LiU-employed doctoral students)

  • The course program

  • A brief justification for why the applicant wishes to attend the course

  • A certificate from the doctoral student’s principal supervisor confirming that the course is relevant to the applicant’s dissertation project

  • Proof that the applicant has been admitted to the course

Applications (form below), marked with reference number BKV-2025-00902, should be emailed to: forskarutbildning@bkv.liu.se

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Stay with Another Research Group/Laboratory

The purpose is for the applicant to acquire specific laboratory techniques or other research methodologies. To be eligible for funding, the stay must last a minimum of one (1) consecutive week.

Application for Stay with Another Research Group/Laboratory

Applications must be submitted via a special application form and sent in good time, but no later than two weeks before the intended date of the stay, and must include:

  • A cost estimate (including per diem allowances for LiU-employed doctoral students)

  • A description of the laboratory and/or research group to be visited

  • A detailed justification of the technique or methodology the applicant intends to acquire

  • A certificate from the principal supervisor confirming that the stay is relevant to the doctoral student’s dissertation project

Applications (form below), marked with reference number BKV-2025-00902, should be emailed to: forskarutbildning@bkv.liu.se

Documents

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Organisation

Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV)

What characterizes the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is the wide breadth of research and education. BKV is one of the largest departments at LiU with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.

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