If you would like to take part in a scientific conference with a geographical focus, there is the possibility that we will support you financially. We think it’s great if you are interested in geographical topics beyond your course! Thanks to our committee work, we have been able to provide financial support for conferences in cooperation with GIUB.

Current conferences

  • None

If you would like to participate in a conference related to geography, please let us know and we will advertise it here.

Applying for funding

In order for us to be able to support your attendance at a conference, you must fulfill four requirements.

  1. Funding is only available to students of the Department of Geography at the University of Bonn who have received or will receive confirmation of their participation in the conference.
  2. Since we would like to enable all students at GIUB to participate in the conference proposed by you, we need some lead time. Please contact us at least four weeks before the registration deadline so that we can publicly announce that we are funding your requested conference.
  3. We can only fund conferences that are related to geography. We therefore require a brief description of the event and a statement from you explaining why you would like to take part in the conference. We usually decide within a week whether your participation will be funded.
  4. The participation costs for the conference must amount to at least €20 for us to be able to support them. Funding is generally only possible up to a maximum of 50% of the cheapest participation fee, but not more than €40 per person. The amount of funding per person also depends on the number of participants we sponsor. You will be informed of the final amount of funding shortly after the conference. Payment will then be made.


Applying for funding for a new conference
If the conference you are attending is not yet listed here, you must apply for funding informally by email to at least four weeks before the registration deadline. Please send us your certificate of enrollment, the invoice for the conference participation, a description of the conference, the reason for your participation and indicate whether you will receive other benefits and how long you would like to attend the conference. We will then need your certificate of attendance no later than two weeks after the end of the conference in order to be able to fund you.

Applying for funding for a conference listed here
If you would like to take part in a conference listed here, please register for the conference and send us an informal application by email to before the start of the event, including your certificate of enrolment and the invoice for the conference participation. We will then need your confirmation of participation no later than two weeks after the end of the conference.