Upon request, the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies may cover the cost of a trip to a conference or an archive by public transportation. We ask that applicants book travel early to take advantage of savings offers.

As a general rule, the Doctoral Program will only cover the cost of air travel if the trip by train takes 8 hours or more.

In rare cases, a destination may be poorly served, and traveling by private vehicle may save a lot of time. In these cases, the Doctoral Program may pay a subsidy toward the trip; however, it will only cover the cost of a comparable trip by public transportation. The Doctoral Program does not pay for rental cars and mileage allowances.

The University of Basel is committed to reducing its CO₂ emissions. On the topic of air travel, we recommend reading this website.