LERU Mobility

The LERU Law PhD Exchange Program is a collaboration between law faculties at 18 universities of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), which aim to increase the international mobility of their early-career researchers. Through this program, between 80 and 100 places for research stays can be awarded.

The participating LERU institutions are responsible for the academic integration of the incoming guests and may, in some cases, offer assistance in finding affordable housing at the university.

The LERU Law PhD Exchange Program is open to all doctoral students of the participating institutions. Applications should be submitted via the online application platform. From April 15, 2024, until May 26, 2024, applications for the LERU Law PhD Exchange Program can be submitted. Further information about the exchange program, as well as detailed application instructions, can be found at the following link: https://www.law.kuleuven.be/leru.

The University of Zurich awards mobility grants for short research stays lasting at least two weeks and up to two months, which take place within the framework of a LERU Law PhD Exchange Program.

Fact Sheet on the Awarding of Funding for Short Exchanges by Junior Researchers (PDF, 192 KB)

Applicants for a mobility grant must meet the following requirements:

1. Doctoral student of the Faculty of Law or employed as a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Law;
2. No prior funding of the applicant's proposed activity at the same location through a mobility grant.

The following documents must be submitted for the application:

• Motivation letter outlining the project and reasons for meeting the eligibility criteria (max. 1 A4 page);
• Support letter from the supervising person (max. ½ A4 page);
• Invitation letter/confirmation from the host institution;
• CV;
• Academic transcripts;
• For doctoral students: proof of enrollment; for postdocs: confirmation of employment/activity as a postdoc at the Faculty of Law;
• Travel expense receipts.

The complete application must be submitted electronically as a PDF document (single file only) to the Office of the Vice Dean for Research and Career Support at the Faculty of Law.

The allocation of mobility grants is based on the chronological order of application submissions (principle of "First come, first served"). Applications for exchange stays within the framework of the LERU doctoral program are given preferential treatment. For this purpose, a certain amount can be reserved.