“German-Russian Interdisciplinary Science Center” (G-RISC)

G-RISC funding

Subject of funding

• Mobility grants for excellent young Russian students, graduate students, or young researchers up to the age of 35 years aiming interdisciplinary research projects in Germany, support can be requested for research stays up to 2 months.

• Qualification requirement for graduates: Bachelor degree or equivalent.
• Qualification requirement for doctoral students: Master degree or equivalent.

• - Mobility grants for excellent young German students, graduate students, or young researchers up to the age of 35 years aiming interdisciplinary research projects in Russia up to 2 months.

• Qualification requirement for graduates: Bachelor degree or equivalent.
• Qualification requirement for doctoral students: Master degree or equivalent.

• Mobility grants for outstanding researchers for teaching compact interdisciplinary classes of broad interdisciplinary interest at the partner institutions in Russia or Germany up to 10 days.
• Electronic Projects: Sustainable developments in German-Russian collaboration promoting the goals of G-RISC using electronic means and their demonstration of use within the scientific scope of G-RISC.

More information about G-RISC is available here

Criteria

• Graduate students, postdoctoral students and young researchers up to the age of 35 years from Russian and German universities and research organization;
• Outstanding scientists from Russia and Germany;
• Nationality or citizenship is of no importance, rather than the location of the applicant’s affiliation. Proposers are outstanding researchers supporting young people, interdisciplinary research, and collaborations between Russia and Germany.

Application must be submitted on G-RISC portal

Application deadlines - October 31st and April 30th each year!

All inquiries concerning participation in G-RISC at SPbU can be sent to the email g-risc@spbu.ru

Scholarships

G-RISC funds primarily mobility of young researchers between Russia and Germany. G-RISC can neither fund expensive equipment nor positions for scientists.

Research stays of German students and scientists at SPbU are fully financed by SPbU (travel expenses and daily allowance are covered) according to the norms set by DAAD.

Research stays of German students and scientists at Russian universities and research organizations are fully financed by DAAD according to DAAD norms.

Allowance for travel costs for the visits to/from European part of Russian is € 425, Asian part of Russia – € 800 .

Research facilities at SPBU:

At St Petersburg University visits are possible on the basis of the following research units:

Institute of Chemistry

Faculty of Physics

Faculty of mathematics and mechanics

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Institute of Earth Sciences  

Welcome to St Petersburg

Research Park

The outstanding intellectual and academic environment of the oldest Russian university serves the basis for the 26 resource centres that are now an integral part of the SPbU Research Park. The centres employ the experience, knowledge and research achievements of the previous generations. Each center covers a research area related to one of the four priority spheres which define the common strategy of the University's research.

SPbU resource centres target the following priority spheres:

• Nanotechnology and Materials Science
• Biomedicine and Human Health
• Information Systems and Technology
• Ecology and Nature Management

More information about resource centers in each sphere is available here

Living Expenses

(the following table is intended to be only a guide)

Housing

Researchers coming for short-term visits might stay at the hotels in St Petersburg or Peterhof. Students can stay at SPbU Halls of residence.

More information is available here