We encourage students to travel to our courses, attend our other activities and do work placements in relevant companies or organizations.
Active student members will receive a flat rate grant of 5000 NOK per semester they are active in the Photosyntech (see below for requirements). The acitivty grant should be used to cover travel and accommodation costs for participating in Photosyntech courses, workshops and other activities we provide. Only active members will receive the flat rate grant.
We provide travel and accommodation grants for work placements. Only Photosyntech PhD student members can apply for these grants grants.
Activity grant
If you are an active PhD student member you will get a flat rate grant for each semester you are active in Photosyntech.
The grant is 5 000 NOK and will be awarded to your annum or project account at your local institution.
The grant should be used to cover travel and accommodation for attending Photosyntech courses, workshops and other Photosyntech driven activities.
Activity will be assessed by the Photosyntech leader group and paid out after the semester has ended.
If you get an activity grant you will receive an email from our coordinator about this.
What do we consider active?
- Being a student ambassador
- Taking Photosyntech courses
- Arranging Photosyntech webinars
- Being an active participant in our webinars
- Participating in Photosyntech workshops
- Arranging social gatherings for Photosyntech student members
- Making content for our website and social media accounts
Work placement Grants
All PhD student members are encouraged to do work placements like secondments (non-paid internships) or shadowing in relevant companies, research institutions or public organs. Our grants may cover your extra costs. The steering committee decides who receives the secondment grants.
Secondment grants
Secondment grants are for longer work placements (1 week up to 3 months) to do a smaller project, learn new skills and get a deeper insight into the organization of your host.
Work shadowing grants
Work shadowing grants are for shorter work placements (1 day up to a week) to shadow an employee or leader to gain insights into the workplace and skills needed.
We cover:
- Travel, accommodation and living costs (e.g. food).
We do not cover:
- Salary