Applications LEB Travel Fund

• PhD Candidates of Wageningen University & Research.
• Junior scientists without permanent employment and affiliated to WUR (up to 35 years).
• Researchers at WUR from low-income countries with limited financial support

There is a maximum funding amount available for each category (see guidelines). Funding is not provided for personal expenses, purchase costs of materials and equipment, normal publication costs, regular already planned trips (e.g. in the TSP).

An individual can qualify for funding twice, as long as the grants fall into different categories.

Please read the guidelines carefully before applying.

Co-funding

The LEB Travel Fund provides funding based on the principle of co-funding. In principle, the fund subsidises 50% of the declared costs.
Be aware that costs that have been claimed for funding by another fund within University Fund Wageningen or other grantors cannot be claimed again.
You will receive your grant afterwards and based on expenses actually incurred; you need to send us your expenses report within two months after your trip. If not, the grant will expire without further notice.

Also, the application must be submitted at least 1 month before the trip otherwise it will not be considered.

The LEB Fund, established under the name Fonds Landbouw Export Bureau (Fund Agriculture Export Bureau), has been supporting activities of PhD students and young researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) since 1916. In 2023, the boards of the Stichting Fonds Landbouw Export Bureau 1916-1918 and the Stichting University Fund Wageningen both agreed to transform the LEB Fund into a Named Fund within the University Fund Wageningen under the new name LEB Travel Fund.