Research stays outside the host country

Research fellows may under certain circumstances also conduct research outside the host country during the sponsorship period if this is necessary for the implementation of their research outline or for organizational reasons.

Research stays outside the host country can be used e.g. for field research, archive visits, experiments at specific facilities or collaborations with other research institutions or conducted for personal or organizational reasons (family obligations, health-related aspects).

The following restrictions apply:

• At least six months of the research during the fellowship must conducted at the actual host institute.
• The total duration of sponsorship outside the host country must not normally exceed 25 percent of the total funding period (no more than six months for postdocs, four months for experienced researchers).
• Research stays outside the host country at the very beginning or end of the fellowship stay are only permitted in exceptional cases.

Research stays outside the host country must be requested in writing if they are longer than one month. Please submit your application at least three months in advance and expect a processing time of several weeks.

For further information please refer to the Guidelines Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships, section A.1.11.

Please use the application form and submit the completed form by email to your contact at the Foundation.

• Form for applying for a research stay outside the host country (PDF, 79 KB)