The Doctoral School is pleased to announce the fifth call for applications for the University's Research, Innovation & Development Trust (RIDT) travel grants which allow Ph.D. students to present their research overseas.
Registered UM Ph.D. students who have transferred their studies, are encouraged to submit their application through the , by Saturday 31 May 2025. These competitive grants would cover expenses related to participation in conferences overseas and in which the students would be disseminating their findings through first-author papers or first-author posters.
The applications will be evaluated by a board made up of representatives of the Doctoral School, the RIDT and the Pro-Rector for Research and Knowledge Transfer.
Applicants will be informed within one month of the closing date of the call whether their application has been successful. The application must be approved prior to the student attending the conference.
Grants shall be paid as a reimbursement to cover 75% of expenses properly incurred, up to a maximum of [€1,750].
¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÃâ·Ñ about the Eligibility, Selection Criteria, and General Conditions for Travel, can be found on the website. Please ensure to read this information properly before submitting your application.
"Beyond my presentation, the conference was a gateway to state-of-the-art research and transformative methodologies from around the globe. These invaluable experiences have sparked new ideas and methodologies that I plan to integrate into my ongoing studies. Networking with pioneers in various fields further deepened my understanding and broadened the scope of my research.
I am deeply grateful to the Research, Innovation & Development Trust (RIDT) and the University of Malta (UM) for their generous financial support, which made this journey possible. Their unwavering backing underscores the importance of institutional support in driving impactful research and fostering meaningful global collaboration."
Bhushan Dinkar Pawar, PhD student, Faculty of ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÃâ·Ñ and Communication Technology, Awardee from the third call for the RIDT Doctoral Student Overseas Conferences Grants.
