Status of doctoral students Doctoral students with an employment contract at the University of Iceland (on the basis of a grant, for instance) have the status of employees and therefore enjoy the collectively agreed rights that pertain to such employment. Besides these rights, PhD students who are employees have the right to subsidised food, a commuting grant and the use of a computer. More information on the collectively agreed rights of doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers with an employment contract Research grants for doctoral students The University of Iceland has in recent years increased the number of grants for PhD students, given that robust financing allows PhD students to dedicate themselves to their studies full time and complete their degree. University of Iceland Research funds Icelandic Research Fund International grantsErasmus+ grant - Exchange Studies Graduate students can apply for Erasmus+ grants for study abroad with cooperating universities in Europe. The International Office handles students´ Erasmus+ applications. It is also possible to apply for supplementary grants from Erasmus+ because of disability or health restrictions. Further Information on Exchange Studies Erasmus+ grant – professional training Graduate Students at the University of Iceland may apply for an Erasmus+ grant to fund traineeships or research work in European companies or institutes. The International Office handles students´ Erasmus+ applications. It is also possible to apply for supplementary grants from Erasmus+ because of disability or health restrictions. Further Information on Traineeship Abroad Watanabe styrktarstjóðurinn við Háskóla Íslands The purpose of the Watanabe Trust Fund is to grant scholarships for a study period in Japan or Iceland, in both undergraduate and postgraduate studies, as well as to encourage the exchange of academic staff. Further Information on The Watanabe Trust Fund Grants at Nordic Center India Each year two grants of up to 3500 euros each are awarded to Nordic universities affiliated with the Center for collaboration with Indian universities.Further Information on the Collaboration Grant Grants for PhD students and academic staff at the member universities for 500 euros are awarded for research travel to India. Grants are awarded twice a year. For more information contact International Office Grants at the Nordic Centre China The Nordic Centre at Fudan University funds 2-4 week research stays for researchers from affiliated Nordic universities in China and the travel of researchers from Chinese universities to the Nordic countries. More information about the Travel Grants For more information contact International Office Fulbright Grants for Research in the United States PhD students at Icelandic universities can apply for grants to support a 4-12 month research stay in the United States. The grant amount is 10,000 USD irrespective of the length of the grant. Only Icelandic citizens who are not Green Card holders or American citizens are eligible. Fulbright Iceland administers the grants. More information about Fulbright Grants. Grants from the SchoolsSchool of Social Sciences The School of Social Sciences and its individual faculties award grants to PhD students to support costs related to research infrastructure, publications, conference participation and more. More information on grants in the School of Social Sciences. School of Health Sciences Travel Grants for PhD Students Specialized Grants in Health Sciences School of Humanities More information on grants at the School of Humanities School of Education PhD students in the School of Education can apply for travel funding three times during their studies. More information on grants in the School of Education School of Engineering and Natural Sciences PhD students in SENS can contact the PhD Studies Coordinator Þuríður Ósk Sigurjónsdóttur for more information about grants. facebooklinkedintwitter
