AROP Research Fellowships for PhD Candidates and Postdocs

Dear Students,

We received the following fellowship opportunity from RWTH:

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Are you a PhD student or postdoc and would love to experience life and work in a state-of-the-art German research ecosystem for some time? If so, our AROP program might be just what you are looking for.

AROP – short for Advanced Research Opportunities Program – is an RWTH Aachen University funding program that offers travel grants and scholarships to support research stays of international PhD students and postdocs from strategically relevant international universities or research institutions. The goal of the program is to strengthen and intensify bilateral relations between RWTH Aachen University and international universities or research institutions of strategic relevance.

Among other purposes, you may use your research stay to work on joint research projects and publications and to initiate joint projects in the field of capacity building.

Information at a glance:

Target Group: PhD students and postdocs of strategically relevant international universities and research institutions

Length of stay: up to 6 months

Deadline: March 31, 2025

Scholarship: Monthly stipend of € 1,800 | Travel grant of € 500 to 1,500 euros (depending on country of origin)

More detailed information on the program can be found on our website.