Advance Payment
An advance for the costs of travel in case of conference, workshop, etc. for your research can be asked, according to the UNIGE Memento. In case you need to travel professionally (within or outside of Switzerland), you can ask for an advance using the following link: Memento – UNIGE (the link is in French, as there is no official translation to English we could find).
CONDITIONS:
- The beneficiary needs to justify their reason for an advance and give an estimate to the accounting department.
- If the sum is lower or up to CHF 3’500.–, the application needs to be signed by the person responsible for the funds
- If the sum is between CHF 3’501.– and CHF 5’000.–, the request has to be countersigned by the direct supervisor following directive 0069 (here)
- If the sum exceeds CHF 5’000.–, the advance request must be countersigned by the Dean of the Faculty of the beneficiary, by the Rector for the Deans, members of the Rectorate and attached services, by the Vice-Rectors for the central administration.
- Each expense must comply with the procedures in force at the University
- The validity of the expense is attested by the beneficiary.
- Each expense must be justified by an original receipt.
- The original receipts have to be given to the accounting department no later than two weeks after the event.
There is a possibility to get reimbursed for childcare, you will find it here (again the link is in French).
Advance on salary
If you need an exceptional advance on your salary, you can ask for one once a year, the procedure can be found here.
LNDS Travel Grants
The PhD Program LNDS offers travel grants with three yearly deadlines and allows funds for travelling for conferences, workshops or advanced doctoral courses in Switzerland or abroad. Find more information here.
